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CNHP 2010 CH. 10
Terms and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| layng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
| nas/o | nose |
| or/o | mouth |
| pector/o | chest |
| phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
| pleur/o | pluera (lining of lungs) |
| -pnea | breathing |
| spir/o | breathing |
| steth/o | chest |
| paransal sinuses | air-filled space in the skill that opens into the nasal cavities |
| palate | roof of the mouth; partition between the oral and nasal cavities; divided into the hard and soft palate |
| hard palate | bony anterior (front) portion of the palate |
| soft palate | muscular posterior (back) portion of the palate |
| Pharynx | throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx |
| nasopharynx | part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages |
| orophyarynx | central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis |
| laryngopharynx | lower part of the pharynx, just below the oropharyngeal opening into the larynx and esophagus |
| tonsils | oval lymphatic tissues on each side of the pharynx that filter air to protect the body from bacterial invasion; also called palatine tonsils |
| adenoid | lymphatic tissue on the back of the pharynx behind the nose; also called pharyngeal tonsil |
| glottis | opening between the vocal cords in the larynx |
| Lobes | subdivisions of the lung, with two on the left and three on the right |
| Pleural cavity | potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura |
| mucous membrane | thin sheets of tissue that line respiratory passages and secrete mucus, a viscid (sticky) fluid |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| Bradynea | slow breathing |
| Tachypnea | fast breathing |
| hypopnea | shallow breathing |
| hyperpnea | deep breathing |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| apnea | inability to breath |
| orthopnea | ability to breath only in an upright position |
| wheezes | high-pitched, musical sounds heard on auscultation of the lung as air flows through a narrowed airway; occurs in disorders such as asthma or emphysema |
| stridor | high-pitched, crowing sound that occurs with an obstruction in the upper airway (trachea or larynx) |
| sputum | material expelled from the lungs by coughing |
| hypoxemia | deficient amount of oxygen in the blood |
| hypoxia | deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells |
| rhinorrhea | thin, watery discharge from nose (runny nose) |
| asthma | panting; obstructive pulmonary disease caused by a spasm of the bronchial tubes or by swelling of the mucous membrane; characterized by paroxysmal (sudden, periodic) attacks of wheezing, dyspnea, and cough |
| atelectasis | abnormal dilation of the bronchi with accumulation of mucus |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | lung cancer; cancer originating in the bronchi |
| croup | acute respiratory infection in infants and young children involving the larynx, trachea, and bronchi causing inflammation; creates a funnel-shaped elongation of tissue causing a distinct 'seal bark' cough |
| empyema | accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity; also called pyothorax |
| arterial blood gas (ABG) | analysis of arterial blood to determine the adequacy of lung function in the exchange of gases |
| PaO2 | abbreviation for partial pressure of oxygen; measurement of the amount of oxygen in the blood |
| PaCO2 | abbreviation for partial pressure of carbon dioxide; measurement of amount of carbon dioxide in the blood |
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