Dooley's Med Term Ch7
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| pneumo- | lungs/air
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| sinus/o | refera to sinuses
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| epiglott/o | pertaining to epiglottis
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| bronch/o | pertaining to bronchi
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| alveol/o | pertaining to alveoli
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| trache/o | referring to trachea
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| mucus | secreted by mucous membranes; moistens, warms, filters air
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| mucous | refers to the membranes that line the respiratory tract and secrete mucus
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| cilia | tiny nostril hairs that capture debris
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| tonsils | collection oof lymphatic tissue in the pharynx that protects the upper respiratory system
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| sinuses | hollow, mucous membrane lined cavities in the skull that make the skull lighter, give the voices resonance, and produce mucus that drains into the nasal cavity and pharynx
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| pharynx | AKA the throat; three divisions: naso,oro, laryngo
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| epiglottis | cartilage flap that covers the larynx during swallowing to keep food/liguid from entering the respiratory system
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| larynx | AKA voice box; contains the vocal cords that produce sound; located between the pharynx and trachea
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| thyroid cartilage | AKA the Adam's apple; large cartilage that covers and protects the larynx/vocal cords
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| vocal cords | cproduce sound as air passes over and causes them to vibrate
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| trachea | AKA wind pipe; large air tube that extends into the chest, sits anterior to the esophagus;flexible
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| bronchial tree | made up of the bronchi, bronchioles; so called due tht fact that they resemble the branching structure of a tree
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| bronchi | two branches that dvide off the trachea; one goes to left lung, one to right
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| bronchioles | smallest branches of bronchi
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| alveoli | AKA air sacs; tiny grape like clusters of air sacs located at the end of each bronchiole; surrounded by capillaries; site of O2 and CO2 exchange
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| lung | structure that houses the structures of the lower respiratory tract;
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| lobe | division of a lung; right lung has three, left has two
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| mediastinum | space in the midchest that is between the lungs and holds the heart, aorta, esophagus,bronchi and thymus
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| pleura | multilayered membrane that surrounds each lung
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| diaphragm | muscle that separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity; contraction and relaxation of this muscle makes breathing possible
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| phrenic nerve | innervates the diaphragm and makes movement of that structure possible
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| inhalation | AKA inspiration; the act of breathing in
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| exhalation | AKA expiration; the act of breathing out
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| external respiration | the exchange of gases between the between the alveoli and the blood
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| internl respiration | the exchange of gases between the cell and the blood
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| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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| aphonia | loss of the ability to produce speech sounds
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| dysphonia | difficulty producing speech sounds; ex: hoarseness, weakness of voice
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| rhinitis | runny nose
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| allergic rhinitis | runny nose due to allergic reaction; AKA hay fever
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| croup | acute respiratory syndrome; causes obstruction of larynx, hoarseness and a barking cough; affects children 5 and under
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| epistaxis | nose bleed
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| diphtheria | acute bacterial infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract; large patches of bacterial growth appear in throat; prevented with childhood vaccination
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| pertussis | AKA whooping cough; acute bacterial URI that presents with uncontrollable cough; prevented through immunization
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| sinusitis | inflammation/infection of sinuses
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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| laryngitis | inflammtion of larynx; characterized by hoarseness
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| pharyngitis | AKA sore throat; inflammation of the pharynx
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| pharyngorrhea | discharge of mucus from the pharynx
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| laryngospasm | sudden spasm of the larynx that causes closure of the larynx
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| pneumothorax | accumulation of fluid in the pleural space that couses the collapse of a lung
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