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CNHP

Chapter 10

question/term answer/definition
respiratory system ensures the body’s oxygen requirements are met
oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide
respiration exchange of air between the lungs and atmosphere
respiration= breathing or ventilation
the respiratory system is divided into the upper and lower respiratory tracts
oxygen is supplied to body cells and tissues via the bloodstream
oxygen is brought into the body through inhalation into the lungs and is passed into the bloodstream
carbon dioxide is eliminated through exhalation as the lungs received carbon dioxide that has diffused out of the blood
which structures make sound possible as air passes across them larynx and vocal cords
alveol/o alveolus (air sac)
bronch/o, bronchi/o bronchus (airway)
bronchiol/o bronchiole (little airway)
capn/o, carb/o carbon dioxide
laryng/o larynx (voice box)
lob/o lobe (a portion)
nas/o, rhin/o nose
or/ mouth
ox/o oxygen
palat/o palate
pector/o, steth/o, thorac/o chest
pharyng/o pharynx (throat)
phren/o diaphragm (also mind)
pleur/o pleura (lining of lungs)
=pnea breathing
pneum/o, pneumon/o air or lung
pulmon/o lung
sinus/o sinus (cavity)
spir/o breathing
tonsill/o tonsil
trache/o trachea (windpipe)
uvul/o uvula
pleura parietal (outer) , pleural cavity, visceral (inner)
eupnea normal breathing
hypopnea shallow breathing
hyperpnea deep breathing
dyspnea difficulty breathing
apnea inability to breathe
orthopnea ability to breathe only in an upright position
cheyne stokes respiration breathing pattern characterized by gradual increase of depth and sometimes in rate to maximum level, followed by decrease, resulting in apnea
ABG arterial blood gas
AP anterior posterior
CPAP continuous positive airway pressure
CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation
LTB laryngotracheobronchitis
PaCO2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PaO2 partial pressure of oxygen
PEFR peak expiratory flow rate
PF peak flow
pH potential of hydrogen
PSG polysomnography
TV or VT tidal volume
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