Medical Coding Lesson 07 - Respiratory System
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| Inspiration | Air goes into the lungs when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract.
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| Expiration | Air is forced out of the lungs when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax.
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| Mucous | membrane A thin layer of tissue that produces mucus.
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| Mucus | A sticky substance that traps particulates and prevents them from traveling through the respiratory system.
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| Cilia | Microscopic hairs that move particulates trapped in mucus out of the respiratory system.
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| Pharynx | More commonly known as the throat.
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| Larynx | More commonly known as the voice box or glottis.
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| Trachea | More commonly known as the windpipe.
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| Bronchi | Small air passages that are lined with mucous membranes and lead to the lungs.
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| Bronchioles | Very small airways that lead to the alveoli.
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| Alveoli | Air sacs at the end of the bronchioles that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.
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| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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| RSV | Respiratory Syncytial Virus
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| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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| Axial skeleton | The trunk of the body (excluding arms and legs)
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| Cervical | Uppermost area of spine (top seven vertebrae)
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| Coccyx | Lower tip of the spine
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| Diaphysis | The shaft part of a long bone
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| Distal skeleton | Bones farthest from the axial skeleton (lower arms, lower legs, hands, feet)
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| Epiphysis | The knob end of a long bone
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| Intervertebral disc | A cartilage cushion between vertebrae in the spine
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| Lumbar | Spine of the lower back (five vertebrae below thoracic)
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| Metaphysis | Where the diaphysis joins the epiphysis
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| Proximal skeleton | Bones closest to the axial skeleton (upper arms and legs)
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| Sacrum | Vertebrae within the pelvic girdle, which fuse in late teen years
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| Thoracic | Spine of the upper body (middle 12 vertebrae)
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| Vertebra | A cylindrical bone of the spinal column, enclosing the spinal cord
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| Flexors | Muscles that contract or bend at the joint
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| Extensors | Muscles that extend at the joint (opposite of flexors)
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| Abductors | Muscles that move body parts away from the trunk
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| Adductors | Muscles that move body parts toward the trunk
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| Greenstick | Incomplete fracture (think of breaking a tree branch that's still green)
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| Closed | Simple, complete
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| Open | Compound
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| Impacted | Telescoped
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| Spiral | The break encircles the bone in a spiral shape
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| Comminuted | The bone is broken, splintered or crushed in several pieces
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