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50 Cards in this Set
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nose
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filter to moisten and warm air entering the boady
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alveoli
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air sacs at the end of the bronchioles
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bronchi
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tubes carrying air between the trachea and lungs
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larynx
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location of the vocal cords
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lungs
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located in the thorax cavity
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pharynx
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acts as food and air passage way
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pleura
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membrane covering the lung
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adenoids
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lymphoid tissue behind the nasal cavity
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trachea
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passageway for air to the bronchi
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epiglottis
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keeps food out of the trachea and larnyx
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adenoiditis
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inflmaation of the adenoids
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atelectasis
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incomplete expansion of the lung
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bronchiectasis
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dilation of the bronchi
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchi
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bronchogenic carcinoma
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canerous tumor originating in the bronchus
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bronchopneumonia
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diseased state of teh bronchi and lungs
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diaphragmatocele
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hernia of the diaphragm
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epiglottitis
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inflammation of the epiglottis
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hemothorax
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blood in the chest
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laryngitis
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inflammation of the larynx
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larngotracheobronchitis
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inflammation of the larnyx, trachea, and bronchi (croup)
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lobar pneumonia
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diseased state of a lobe of the lung
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nasopharyngitis
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inflammation of the nose and pharynx
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pansinusitis
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inflammation of the sinuses
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pharyngitis
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inflammation of the pharynx
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pleuritis
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inflammation of the pleura
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pneumatocele
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hernia of the lung
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pneumonia
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diseased state of the lung
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pneumonitis
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inflammation of the lung
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pneumoconiosis
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abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
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pneumothorax
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air in the chest, cause of a collapsed lung
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pulmonary neoplasm
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new growth in the lung (tumor)
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pyothorax
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pus in the chest
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rhinitis
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inflammatio of the nose
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rhinomycosis
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abnormal condition of fungus in the nose
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rhinorrhagia
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rapid flow of blood from the nose
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thoracalgia
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pain in the chest
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tonsillitis
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inflammation of the tonsils
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tracheitis
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inflammation of the trachea
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tracheostenosis
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narrowing of the trachea
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adult respiratory distress syndrome
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respitory failure in an adult from injury
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asthma
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respiatory disease with coughing or wheezing
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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any persistent lung disease
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coccidiodomycosis
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fungal disease affecting the lungs and organs of the body
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cor pulmonale
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serious cardiac disease associated with emphysema
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croup
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acute obstruction of the larynx
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cystic fibrosis
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excess mucus production in the respiratory tract
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diviated septum
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one part of the nasal cavity is smaller
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emphysema
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streching of the lung tissue caused by alveoli becoming distended
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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