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respiratory system

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Chapter 11
Respiratory system
show The exchange of gases between the body and the air, process called respiration  
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show oxygen is inhaled into the lungs(when you breathe in) and carbon dioxide is exhaled(when you breathe out)  
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oxygen passes through   show
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show from the blood through the same capillaries into the lungs is exhaled(as you breathe out)  
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what are the organs of the respiratory system responsible for?   show
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How does air enter the body?   show
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show are the entrance to the nose  
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What are the nose and sinuses lined with?   show
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Pharynx   show
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show 1. nasopharynx, 2. oropharynx 3. laryngopharynx  
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show upper portion located behind the nose  
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oropharynx   show
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show (hypopharynx) lower portion behind the larynx  
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show AKA: voice box  
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show the pharynx with the trachea  
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what is the larynx supported by?   show
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show 2 cone-shaped, spongy organs (consisting of alveoli, blood vessels, elastic tissue and nerves)  
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lobes   show
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show double folded membrane that surrounds the lung  
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show the outer layer of the pleura which lines the thoracic cavity EXTERNAL PLEURA  
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show inner lining of the pleura which covers the lung INTERNAL PLEURA  
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show small space between these membranes  
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show aids in the process of breathing  
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phrenic nerves   show
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show inhalation; and expiration is exhalation  
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show creates a decrease in the pressure within the thorax and draws air into the lungs  
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exhalation   show
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show lymphatic tissue of the nasopharynx  
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show air cells of the lungs; functional units of the lungs aka ( parenchyma)  
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show 2 main branches leading from the trachea to the lungs  
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show smaller subdivisions of the bronchi tubes  
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show covers the entrance of the larynx when the individual swallows  
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show the enlarged upper end of the trachea below the root of the tongue; the voice box  
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show external nostrils  
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nasopharynx   show
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show central portion of the pharynx lying between the soft palate and upper portion of the epiglottis  
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show lympatic tissue located in the depression of the mucous membrane of fauces(the constricted opening leading from the mouth and the oral pharynx)  
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parietal pleura   show
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pharynx   show
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pleura   show
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show the space that separates the visceral and parietal pleura, which contains fluid that acts as a lubricant to the pleural surfaces during respiration  
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trachea   show
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show portion of the pleura that is closest to the internal organs  
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apnea   show
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show abnormally slow breathing  
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show air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain. SOB  
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epistaxis   show
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show insufficient oxygenation of the blood  
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hypoxia   show
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rhinorrhea   show
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show to expel air forcibly through the nose and mouth  
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tachypnea   show
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show whistling sound or sighing sound, OCCURS IN ASTHMA, CROUP, HAY FEVER, MITRAL STENOSIS, AND PLEURAL EFFUSION  
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show a childhood disease characterized by a barking cough, suffocative and difficult breathing, stridor and laryngeal spasm ASSOCIATED W/ SCARLETT FEVER AND SCABIES  
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laryngitis   show
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show an acute upper respiratory infectious disease, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis; WHOOPING COUGH  
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rhinitis   show
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show inflammation of a sinus, especially a paranasal sinus  
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show inflammation of the palatine tonsils; located in the area of the oropharynx  
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asthma   show
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3 types of asthma   show
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bronchogenic carcinoma   show
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emphysema   show
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show accumulation of fluid in the pleural space  
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pleuritis (pleursy)   show
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pneumonia   show
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show a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity. thoracentesis will remove excess fluid or gas from the cavity  
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show the obstruction of one or more pulmonary arteries by a thrombus(clot); most patients who die will do so in the first 2 hours after the embolism  
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show completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well or virtually well infant.  
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show an infectious disease caused by the tubercule bacillus and mycobacterium tuberculosis  
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show tests to assess respiratory function  
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thoracentesis   show
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show arterial blood gas(es)this is a blood test  
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AP   show
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COPD   show
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show chest x-ray  
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show diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus  
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LLL   show
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LUL   show
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show right lower lobe  
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RUL   show
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show right middle lobe  
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show posteranterior; meaning back to front  
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show pneumocystis carinii pneumonia  
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show pulmonary function test(s)  
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SIDS   show
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SOB   show
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TB   show
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URI   show
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show gland  
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-oid   show
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show bronchus; airway  
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-i   show
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show bronchioles  
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show small or little  
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show larynx  
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nas/o   show
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show pharynx  
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show mouth  
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show pleura  
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show noun ending  
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show pertaining to  
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show trachea  
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show internal organs  
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show straight  
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show breathing  
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show lung; air  
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show lungs  
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rhin/o   show
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show sinus  
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show chest  
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trache/o   show
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a   show
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brady   show
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show bad, painful, disordered, difficult  
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hyp   show
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show oxygen  
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-emia   show
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-ia   show
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rhin/o   show
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show discharge, flow  
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show rapid  
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tonsill/o   show
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show pertaining to formation; producing  
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carcin/o   show
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show tumor  
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show chest  
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-ary   show
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show to throw  
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-ism   show
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pulmon/o   show
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show chest  
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-centesis   show
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show pharynx connects mouth and nose to larynx; larynx connects the pharynx with the trachea; trachea branches into 2 bronchi; bronchi lead to lungs 1 to each; bronchi branch into smaller tubes(bronchioles); at the end of the bronchioles is the alveoli  
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Pertussis   show
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show inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes  
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newborn   show
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infant   show
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