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Chapter 7 Respirator
Chapter 7 Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brady- | slow |
| em- | in |
| eu- | good; normal |
| tachy- | fast |
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
| atel/o | incomplete; imperfect |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
| nas/o | nose |
| pleur/o | pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| spir/o | breathing |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -ectasis | dilation; expansion |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
| trachea | structure that allows air to travel to/from lungs; windpipe |
| pharynx | passageway through which air, food, and liquids travel |
| mediastinum | cavity between the left and right lungs |
| diaphragm | dome-shaped structure between the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| nasal cavity | specialized structure that filters, warms and humidifies inhaled air |
| septum | a partition, such as between the left and right nasal cavities |
| glottis | space between the vocal cords |
| Bronchioles | tiny airway branches that end in alveolar sacs |
| Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide | Resp Syst works with cardiovascular system to deliver ______ and remove _______ |
| Vestibular Region | that contain coarse hair that filter air inhaled |
| Respiratory | air is warmed and humidified in which region |
| Sphenoid | the 4 cavities make up the paranasal sinuses (frontal, ethmoid, maxillary and ____ |
| nasopharynx | Pharyngeal tonsils are located in the section of the pharynx known as |
| upper respiratory tract | air is inhaled and humidified by the |
| Respiration | one inspiration plus one expiration counts as one |
| oximeter | placed on pt's finger or earlobe to measure blood oxygen level |
| chloride sodium | sweat test that reveals a high amt of __________is positive indicator of Cystic Fibrosis |
| tachypnea | faster than normal breathing |
| oropharynx | palatine and lingual tonsils are located in |
| what closes the opening to larynx when swallowing food | epiglottis |
| vocal cords | what is the dividing point between the upper and lower resp tracts |
| bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli | after trachea, inhaled air proceeds to the |
| Cyanosis | condition of bluish tint to the skin due to lack of oxygen circulation to body tissues |
| auscultation | medical term for process of listening for sounds in the body |
| perfusionist | manages the heart-lung machine during open heart surgeries |
| ventilator | used to deliver artificial respirations |
| mucolytic | drug that loosens mucus |
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