Respiratory System
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| adenoids | show 🗑
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| alveoli | show 🗑
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| show | One of the smaller subdivisions of the bronchial tubes (root: bronchiol/o)
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| bronchus | show 🗑
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| show | A gas produced by energy metabolism in cells and eliminated through the lungs
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| carbonic acid | show 🗑
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| compliance | show 🗑
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| show | The dome-shaped muscle under the lungs that flattens during inspiration (root: phren/o)
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| epiglottis | show 🗑
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| show | The act of coughing up material from the respiratory tract; also the material thus released; sputum
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| expiration | show 🗑
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| glottis | show 🗑
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| show | The iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that transports oxygen
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| inspiration | show 🗑
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| show | The enlarged, superior portion of the trachea that contains the vocal folds (root: laryng/o)
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| lingual tonsils | show 🗑
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| lung | show 🗑
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| mediastinum | show 🗑
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| nose | show 🗑
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| oxygen (O2) | show 🗑
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| palatine tonsils | show 🗑
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| show | The throat; a common passageway for food entering the esophagus and air entering the larynx (root: pharyng/o)
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| phrenic nerve | show 🗑
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| show | A double-layered membrane that lines the thoracic cavity (parietal pleura) and covers the lungs (visceral pleura) (root: pleur/o)
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| show | The thin, fluid-filled space between the two layers of the pleura; pleural cavity
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| pulmonary ventilation | show 🗑
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| sinus | show 🗑
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| show | The substance released by coughing or clearing the throat; expectoration; it may contain a variety of materials from the respiratory tract
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| surfactant | show 🗑
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| show | The air passageway that extends from the larynx to the bronchi (root: trache/o)
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| turbinate bones | show 🗑
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| show | Membranous folds on either side of the larynx that are important in speech production; also called vocal cords
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| acidosis | show 🗑
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| show | Pulmonary edema that can lead rapidly to fatal respiratory failure; causes include trauma, aspiration into the lungs, viral pneumonia, and drug reactions; shock lung
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| show | Inflammation of the nasal mucosa with sneezing, tearing, and profuse secretion of watery mucus, as seen in the common cold
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| show | Abnormal alkalinity of body fluids; respiratory alkalosis is caused by abnormally low carbon dioxide levels
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| arterial blood gases (ABGs) | show 🗑
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| show | The accidental inhalation of food or other foreign material into the lungs; also means the withdrawal of fluid from a cavity by suction
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| asthma | show 🗑
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| show | Incomplete expansion of a lung or part of a lung; lung collapse; may be present at birth (as in respiratory distress syndrome) or be caused by bronchial obstruction or compression of lung tissue (prefix atel/o means “imperfect”)
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| show | Chronic dilatation of a bronchus or bronchi
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| bronchitis | show 🗑
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| show | An endoscope used to examine the tracheobronchial passageways. Also allows access for tissue biopsy or removal of a foreign object
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| show | Any of a group of chronic, progressive, and debilitating respiratory diseases, which includes emphysema, asthma, bronchitis, and bronchiectasis
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| show | A childhood disease usually caused by a viral infection that involves upper airway inflammation and obstruction; croup is characterized by a barking cough, difficulty breathing, and laryngeal spasm
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| show | Bluish discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood (adjective: cyanotic)
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| cystic fibrosis (CF) | show 🗑
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| show | Acute infectious disease, usually limited to the upper respiratory tract, characterized by the formation of a surface pseudomembrane composed of cells and coagulated material
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| show | Difficult or labored breathing (-pnea), sometimes with pain; “air hunger”
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| show | A chronic pulmonary disease characterized by enlargement and destruction of the alveoli
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| show | Accumulation of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural space; pyothorax
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| show | The spitting of blood from the mouth or respiratory tract (ptysis means “spitting”)
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| hemothorax | show 🗑
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| show | Presence of fluid in the pleural space
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| hyperventilation | show 🗑
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| hypoventilation | show 🗑
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| show | An acute, contagious respiratory infection causing fever, chills, headache, and muscle pain; “flu”
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| show | Study based on the accumulation of radioactive isotopes in lung tissue; a ventilation scan measures ventilation after inhalation of radioactive material; a perfusion scan measures blood supply to the lungs after injection of radioactive material
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| pertussis | show 🗑
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| pleural effusion | show 🗑
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| pleurisy | show 🗑
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| pneumoconiosis | show 🗑
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| pneumonia | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of the lungs; may be caused by infection, asthma, allergy, or inhalation of irritants
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| pneumothorax | show 🗑
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| pulmonary function tests | show 🗑
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| pulse oximetry | show 🗑
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| pyothorax | show 🗑
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| show | A respiratory disorder that affects premature infants born without enough surfactant in the lungs; it is treated with respiratory support and surfactant administration
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| spirometer | show 🗑
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| sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) | show 🗑
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| thoracentesis | show 🗑
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| show | A skin test for tuberculosis; tuberculin (PPD), the test material made from products of the tuberculosis organism, is injected below the skin; a hard, raised lump appearing within 48 to 72 hours indicates an active or inactive TB infection
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| show | An infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; often involves the lungs but may involve other parts of the body as well
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