Ch. 7 Respiratory System

Front 1

cilia

Back 1

any hairlike structure

Front 2

diffuse

Back 2

moving or spreading out of a substance at random

Front 3

homeostasis

Back 3

maintain constant internal environment

Front 4

oxygen (O2)

Back 4

tastless, odorless gas essential for human respiration

Front 5

pH

Back 5

symbol indicates degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance

Front 6

septum

Back 6

wall dividing two cavities

Front 7

nasal septum

Back 7

wall seperating the two nostrils of the nose

Front 8

nas/o

Back 8

nose

Front 9

rhin/o

Back 9

nose

Front 10

nares

Back 10

nostrils

Front 11

olfactory

Back 11

sense of smell

Front 12

pharynx

Back 12

thraot - muscular tube for passage of food and air

Front 13

larynx

Back 13

voice box- contains structures that make vocal sound

Front 14

epiglottis

Back 14

seals off air passageway to the lungs during swallowing

Front 15

phonation

Back 15

the production of speech sounds through the vibration of the vocal folds of the larynx

Front 16

vocal cords

Back 16

cords in larynx along walls, vibrate from air to make sounds

Front 17

trachea

Back 17

windpipe

Front 18

main-stem bronchus

Back 18

part of bronchius that attaches the bronchioles to the lung; transports air to lungs

Front 19

bronchi/o, bronch/o

Back 19

bronchus

Front 20

bronchiole

Back 20

smallest part at end of bronches of the trachea

Front 21

alveolar duct

Back 21

beyond the bronchioles where the aveolar sacs and alveoi arise from

Front 22

aveolar

Back 22

tiny sacs at end of bronchioles

Front 23

left lung

Back 23

2 lobes

Front 24

right lung

Back 24

3 lobes

Front 25

parietal pleura

Back 25

membrane that line the thoracic cavity

Front 26

visceral pleura

Back 26

membrane lying closest to the lung

Front 27

parietal space

Back 27

space between parietal and visceral pleura (pleural cavity)

Front 28

deviated septum

Back 28

nasal septum off to one side from birth or being broken

Front 29

epistaxis

Back 29

nosebleed

Front 30

rhinitis

Back 30

inflammation of the nose

Front 31

diaphragm

Back 31

large muscular partition between the chest and abdominal cavities

Front 32

cyanosis

Back 32

blueness - due to lack of oxygen

Front 33

aspiration

Back 33

breathe in food or liquid

Front 34

dyspnea

Back 34

difficulty breathing

Front 35

ortho

Back 35

positional

Front 36

orthopnea

Back 36

positional breathing

Front 37

stridor

Back 37

high-pitched, harsh, adventitious breath sound caused by a spasm, swelling, or obstruction

Front 38

wheezing

Back 38

whistling or sighing sound

Front 39

crackles

Back 39

abnormal respiratory sound heard, cuased by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia or when air enters maoisture-filled alveoli

Front 40

rhonchi

Back 40

snore like sound in the throat or bronchial tubes

Front 41

rales

Back 41

moisture filled alveoli

Front 42

pnea

Back 42

breathing, air

Front 43

tachypnea

Back 43

rapid breathing

Front 44

bronchitis

Back 44

inflammation of the bronchi

Front 45

atelectasis

Back 45

collapse of lung(s)

Front 46

laryngitis

Back 46

inflammation of the larynx

Front 47

pulmonary embolism

Back 47

blockage in an artery of the lungs

Front 48

pulmonary edema

Back 48

accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissues and alveoli

Front 49

nose

Back 49

rhin/o

Front 50

air

Back 50

pneum/o, pneumon/o

Front 51

lung

Back 51

pulmon/o

Front 52

blue

Back 52

cyan/o

Front 53

breathing

Back 53

pnea

Front 54

ptysis

Back 54

sputum, spitting

Front 55

slow

Back 55

brady

Front 56

difficult/painful

Back 56

dys

Front 57

normal

Back 57

eu

Front 58

rapid

Back 58

tachy

Front 59

asphyxia

Back 59

condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen

Front 60

hypoxia

Back 60

oxygen defficiency in body tissues

Front 61

hypoexmia

Back 61

oxygen deficiency in arterial blood

Front 62

bronchoscopy

Back 62

visual examination of bronchi with an endoscope

Front 63

laryngoscopy

Back 63

visual examination of the larynx

Front 64

ABG

Back 64

test measures partial pressure of O2, CO2, pH, and bicarbonate level in arterial blood sample

Front 65

pleurectomy

Back 65

excision/removal of part or all of the pleura

Front 66

pneumectomy

Back 66

excision/removal of part or entire lung

Front 67

rhinoplasty

Back 67

reconstructive surgery of the nose

Front 68

thorac/o

Back 68

abdomen, thorax

Front 69

thoracentesis

Back 69

abnormal collection of fluid in chest

Front 70

tracheostomy

Back 70

surgical opening of trachea

Front 71

antihistamines

Back 71

stops release of histamines

Front 72

antitussives

Back 72

relieves or suppresses cough

Front 73

bronchodilators

Back 73

dilates bronchioles

Front 74

decongestant

Back 74

breaks up mucus or sputum

Front 75

expectorant

Back 75

makes cough up mucus or sputum

Front 76

pector/o; steth/o; thorac/o

Back 76

chest

Front 77

CO2

Back 77

carbon dioxide

Front 78

ABG

Back 78

arterial blood gasses

Front 79

ARDS

Back 79

adult respiratory distress syndrom

Front 80

COPD

Back 80

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Front 81

CXR

Back 81

chest x-ray

Front 82

CPR

Back 82

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Front 83

EEG

Back 83

encephalogram, encephalography

Front 84

HgB

Back 84

hemoglobin

Front 85

Hx

Back 85

history

Front 86

O2

Back 86

oxygen

Front 87

SaO2

Back 87

arterial oxygen saturation

Front 88

SOB

Back 88

shortness of breath

Front 89

T & A

Back 89

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Front 90

TRP

Back 90

temperature, respiration, pulse

Front 91

URI

Back 91

upper respiratory infection

Front 92

hemothorax

Back 92

blood in pleural cavity

Front 93

pneumothorax

Back 93

air in pleural cavity

Front 94

Tx

Back 94

treatment

Front 95

Dx

Back 95

diagnosis

Front 96

MRI

Back 96

magnetic resonance imaging

Front 97

CT

Back 97

computed tomography

Front 98

laryngotracheobronchitis

Back 98

inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchioles

Front 99

apnea

Back 99

without breathing

Front 100

obstructive dyspnea

Back 100

difficulty breathing caused by something blocking airway

Front 101

lobectomy

Back 101

surgical removal of a lobe

Front 102

PFT

Back 102

pulmonary function test

Front 103

tracheotomy

Back 103

surgical removal of part or all of the trachea

Front 104

pulmon/o

Back 104

lung

Front 105

pneum/o

Back 105

air; lung

Front 106

eupnea

Back 106

difficulty breathing

Front 107

spir/o

Back 107

breathe

Front 108

capnia

Back 108

carbon dioxide

Front 109

thorax

Back 109

chest

Front 110

cheyne-Strokes respiration

Back 110

abnormal type of respiration in people who are dying

Front 111

spirometry

Back 111

PFT that measures the breathing capacity of the lungs

Front 112

lavage

Back 112

bipsied lung tissue or bronchial washings

Front 113

postural drainage

Back 113

method of positioning a patient so that gravity aids in the drainage of secretions

Front 114

Respiratory system does what

Back 114

-regulates blood pH

-plays a role in sounds, speech, and olfaction

Front 115

respiration

Back 115

-inspiration/inhilation

-expiration/exhalation

Front 116

eustachian tube

Back 116

connects ear canal to throat

Front 117

mediastinum

Back 117

center area where heart is

Front 118

a

Back 118

without, no

Front 119

aspiration pneumonia

Back 119

fatal pneumonia may result from food or liquid inhilation

Front 120

rhinorrhea

Back 120

runny nose

Front 121

vocal cord nodules

Back 121

polyps on vocal cords, could be cancerous

Front 122

asthma

Back 122

inflammatory/inflammation disease to allergents