Actcm - Medical Terminology - Respiratory System - Chapter 11

Front 1

Nares

Back 1

Nostrils or external openings of the nose

Front 2

Paranasal Sinuses

Back 2

Cavities to the sides of the nose

Front 3

Septum

Back 3

What divides the 2 nostrils

Front 4

Pharynx

Back 4

Throat

Front 5

Adenoids

Back 5

Lymphoid tissue behind the nasal pharynx

Front 6

Palatine Tonsils

Back 6

Lymphoid tissue behind the mouth

Front 7

Larynx

Back 7

Contains the voice box (vocal cords)

Front 8

Epiglottis

Back 8

Cartilage that covers the larynx while swallowing to prevent food from going into the trachea

Front 9

Trachea

Back 9

Air passageway from lungs to larynx

Front 10

Lungs

Back 10

Respiratory organ (breathing organ)

Front 11

Bronchus (Bronchi)

Back 11

Larger air passageway going into the 2 lobes of the lungs

Front 12

Bronchiole

Back 12

Smaller subdivisions of the bronchi

Front 13

Pleura

Back 13

Double-layered membrane that lines the thoracic cavity and covers the lungs (Visceral/Lung and Parietal/Thoracic cavity)

Front 14

Pleural Space

Back 14

Space between the Pleura

Front 15

Alveoli

Back 15

Tiny air sacks in the lungs where gas exchange occurs (Oxygen-In and CO2-Out)

Front 16

Diaphragm

Back 16

Dome-shaped muscle under lungs that controls respiration

Front 17

Phrenic Nerve

Back 17

Nerve that activates the diaphragm

Front 18

-pnea

Back 18

breathing

Front 19

Dyspnea

Back 19

Difficulty breathing

Front 20

-oxia

Back 20

Level of oxygen

Front 21

Hypoxia

Back 21

Decrease in oxygen levels

Front 22

-phonia

Back 22

Voice

Front 23

Dysphonia

Back 23

Difficulty in speaking - not able to find words, tongue

Front 24

How does dysphonia differ from dysphasia?

Back 24

Dysphonia by example is like having trouble speaking such as being hoarse after a cold whereas Dysphasia may take a variety of forms (loss of speach, voice, control of tongue) such as having difficulty speaking after a stroke

Front 25

Nas /o

Back 25

Nose

Front 26

Intranasal

Back 26

Within the nose

Front 27

Rhin / o

Back 27

Nose

Front 28

Rhinoplasty

Back 28

Surgery or repair of the nose

Front 29

Pharyng / o

Back 29

Pharynx

Front 30

Pharyngitus

Back 30

Inflammation of the pharynx

Front 31

Laryng / o

Back 31

Larynx

Front 32

Laryngeal

Back 32

Pertaining to the larynx

Front 33

Trache / o

Back 33

Trachea

Front 34

Tracheotomy

Back 34

Incision in the trachea

Front 35

Broncho / o

Back 35

Bronchus

Front 36

Bronchogenic

Back 36

Originating in the bronchi

Front 37

Bronchiol

Back 37

Bronchiol

Front 38

Bronchiolectasis

Back 38

Dilation of the bronchiol

Front 39

Phren / o

Back 39

Diaphragm

Front 40

Phrenic

Back 40

Pertaining to the diaphragm

Front 41

Pleur / o

Back 41

Pleura

Front 42

Pleuritis

Back 42

Inflammation of the Pleura

Front 43

Pulm / o and Pulmon / o

Back 43

Lungs

Front 44

Extrapulmonary

Back 44

Outside the lungs

Front 45

Pneum / o

Back 45

Air or gas

Front 46

Pneumothorax

Back 46

Presence of air in the thorax

Front 47

Pneumon / o

Back 47

Lung

Front 48

Pneumonitis

Back 48

Inflammation of the lungs

Front 49

Spir / o

Back 49

Breathing

Front 50

Spirometry

Back 50

Measurement of breathing

Front 51

Inspiration

Back 51

Inhalation

Front 52

Expiration

Back 52

Exhalation

Front 53

Sputum

Back 53

Phlegm coughed up from the lungs

Front 54

Expectoration

Back 54

Act of coughing up from the lungs

Front 55

Rhinitis

Back 55

Nasal inflammation

Front 56

Atelectasis

Back 56

Incomplete expansion of the lung ( or part of the lung)

Front 57

COPD

Back 57

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - a group of chronic, progressive and debilitating lung diseases

Front 58

Cyanosis

Back 58

Bluish discoloration of the skin caused by hypoxia (deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues)

Front 59

Pleurisy

Back 59

Pleuritis - Inflammation of the pleura which may be caused by infection, injury or tumor.

Front 60

Tuberculosis

Back 60

Infectious disease of the lungs that is very contagious

Front 61

Thoracentesis

Back 61

Surgical puncture of the pleura for removal of air or fluids

Front 62

Bronchospasm

Back 62

Spasm of the bronchial smooth muscles that narrows the bronchi

Front 63

Nasal Cannula

Back 63

Tubing that delivers supplemental oxygen or increased air flow to the nose

Front 64

Intubation

Back 64

Insertion of a tube into throat for breathing

Front 65

Antitussive

Back 65

Drug that prevents or relieves coughs

Front 66

Mucolytic

Back 66

Something that dissolves the mucus

Front 67

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (Pneumoconiosis)

Back 67

Lung disease due to inhalation of dust such as black lung (miner's lung)