Lesson 11 Respiratory System

Front 1

oxyhemoglobin

Back 1

hemoglobin saturated with oxygen

Front 2

respiration

Back 2

the process of the inspiration (breathing or inhaling) amd experation (breathing out or exhaling) of carbon dioxide

Front 3

hydrothorax

Back 3

a space forced between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura

Front 4

hemothorax

Back 4

the accumulation of blood in the space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura; caused by the rupture of small blood vessels in pulmonary disorders

Front 5

pneumothorax

Back 5

preforation of the pleura that allows air to enter and fill the pleural space

Front 6

mediastinum

Back 6

the cavity that seperates the lungs from one another

Front 7

alve-

Back 7

combining form

hollow, cavity

Front 8

amygdal-

Back 8

combining form

(almond) tonsil

Front 9

anthrax-, anthrac-

Back 9

combining form

coal; anthrax

Front 10

aux-, -auxe-, -auxis

Back 10

combining form

grow, increase

Front 11

bacter(i)-

Back 11

combining form

[small staff] bacterium

Front 12

bronch(i)-

Back 12

combining form

[windpipe] bronchus

Front 13

capn-

Back 13

combining form

[smoke] carbon dioxide

Front 14

cocc-, -coccus

Back 14

combining form

[berry] coccus ( a type of spherical bacterium)

Front 15

coni-, koni-

Back 15

combining form

dust

Front 16

labi-

Back 16

combining form

lip

Front 17

larynx-, laryng-

Back 17

combining form

larynx

Front 18

paresis

Back 18

combining form

lack of strength, paralysis

Front 19

pharynx-, pharyng-

Back 19

combining form

[throat] pharynx

Front 20

phys-

Back 20

combining form

air, gas

Front 21

pleur-

Back 21

combining form

[side] pleura

Front 22

pne-

Back 22

combining form

breathe

Front 23

pneum(at)-

Back 23

combining form

[breathe] air, gas

Front 24

pneum(on)-

Back 24

combining form

lung

Front 25

sider-

Back 25

combining form

iron

Front 26

spir(at)-

Back 26

combining form

breathe

Front 27

staphyl-

Back 27

combining form

[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate, staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like bunch of grapes)

Front 28

stern-

Back 28

combining form

chest, breast, breastbone

Front 29

steth-

Back 29

combining form

chest, breast

Front 30

strept-

Back 30

combining form

[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains)

Front 31

sud(or)-

Back 31

combining form

sweat, fluid

Front 32

thorax, thorac-

Back 32

combining form

chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax

Front 33

trach(e)-, trachy-

Back 33

combining form

[rough] trachea

Front 34

diphheria

Back 34

caused by diphheria bacterium that lodge in the throat and trachea, producing exotoxins that are lethal to the cells of the adjacent areas. As it progresses, the leather-like false membrane causes difficulty in swallowing

Front 35

emphysema

Back 35

COPD - characterized by hte increase in the size of the terminal air spaces, which causes an excess of air in the lungs and destruction of the alveolar walls

Front 36

influenza

Back 36

contagious respitatory viral infection

Front 37

pneumonia

Back 37

inflammation of the lungs usually resulting from infections caused by bacteria, viruses, or other pathogenic organisms

Front 38

anthracosis

Back 38

black lung - often suffered by coal miners

Front 39

byssinosis

Back 39

disease that affects cotton mill workers

Front 40

silicosis

Back 40

disease that affects granite and sandstone industry workers

Front 41

asbestosis

Back 41

bronchial carcinoma resulting from being exposed to asbestos fibers

Front 42

siderosis

Back 42

disease that affects iron and steel workers and welders

Front 43

silo filler's disease

Back 43

affects grain silo workers- caused by exposure to nitrogen dioxide; characterized by irritation of the eyes and pharynx and damage to the lungs

Front 44

tuberculosis

Back 44

characterized by the development of lesions of the lung tissue; lesions are called tubercles

Front 45

pertussis

Back 45

whooping cough

Front 46

asphyxia

Back 46

lack of a pulse

Front 47

asphyctic

Back 47

pertaining to, affected with asphyxia, or without a pulse