Medical Terminology Chapter 7

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Hypoxemia

Back 1

Deficiency of oxygen in the blood

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Bronchi

Back 2

Two branches of the trachea

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Thoracentesis

Back 3

Surgical puncture of the thoracic cavity

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Orthopenia

Back 4

Easier to breathe when sitting or standing

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Deviated nasal septum

Back 5

Displacement of cartilage dividing the nostrils

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Visceral pleura

Back 6

Serous membrane that envelops the lungs

Front 7

External respiration

Back 7

Exchange of O2 and Co2 within the blood and capillaries of the alveoli

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Parietal pleura

Back 8

Serous layer that lines the thoracic cavity

Front 9

Trachea

Back 9

Windpipe

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Mucosa

Back 10

Moist tissue layer lining hollow organs and cavities

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Coryza

Back 11

Head cold

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Epistaxis

Back 12

Nose bleed

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Co2

Back 13

Tasteless, colorless gas produced by body cells during metabolic process

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Decongestant

Back 14

Medications that decrease mucous membrane swelling

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Oxygen

Back 15

Tasteless, colorless has essential for human respiration

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Pyopneumothorax

Back 16

Pus and air in the pleural space

Front 17

Percussion

Back 17

Tapping the body and listening to the sound produced

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Diaphragm

Back 18

Large muscular partition that lies between the thoracic and abdominal cavity

Front 19

Tachypnea

Back 19

Rapid breathing

Front 20

Nasopharynx

Back 20

Muscular tube posterior to the nose

Front 21

Hypoxia

Back 21

Absence or deficiency of oxygen in the tissues

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Antitussives

Back 22

Medication that suppresses coughing

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Epiglottis

Back 23

Lid covering the larynx during swallowing

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Cyanosis

Back 24

Blueness of the extremities

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Spirometry

Back 25

Process of measuring the ventilatory ability of the lung capacity and flow

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Anosmia

Back 26

Absence or decrease of the sense of smell

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Sputum

Back 27

Secretions produced by the lung that are expelled during coughing

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Hemothorax

Back 28

Blood in the thoracic cavity

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Nasal cavity

Back 29

Chamber where air is drawn into the body

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Apnea

Back 30

Temporary loss of breathing

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Mediasternum

Back 31

The side between the right and left lung

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Alveoli

Back 32

Air sacs in the lungs

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Naris

Back 33

Nostril; opening to the nasal cavity

Front 34

Pulmonary edema

Back 34

Accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue or alveoli

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Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Back 35

Breathing pattern characterized by variations in depth of respiration

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Paroxysmal

Back 36

Spasms that are typically sudden and violent

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Auscultation

Back 37

Listening to the body with an instrument

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Pulmonary embolus

Back 38

Mass of matter in the pulmonary artery or it's branches

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Pneumoconiosis

Back 39

Condition of the lungs caused by inhalation of dust

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Surfactant

Back 40

Substance that covers the alveoli that allows them to expand with ease

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Asphyxia

Back 41

Condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen

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Consolidation

Back 42

Lungs undergo solidification as a result of disease

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Oropharynx

Back 43

Muscular tube posterior to the mouth

Front 44

Atelectasis

Back 44

Collapsed lung

Front 45

Rhinoplasty

Back 45

Reconstructive surgery of the nose

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Bronchioles

Back 46

Very small branches of the bronchus

Front 47

Bronchoscopy

Back 47

Visual examination of the bronchi

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Larynx

Back 48

Voice box

Front 49

Empyema

Back 49

Pus in the pleural space

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Septum

Back 50

Wall dividing two cavities

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Respiratory failure

Back 51

Inability of the heart and lungs to maintain exchange of O2 and co2

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Internal respiration

Back 52

Exchange of O2 and Co2 between body cells and blood

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Aspiration pneumonia

Back 53

Pneumonia resulting from blood or liquid inhalation

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Arterial blood gas

Back 54

Test that measures O2 and Co2, acidity, and bicarbonate levels in the blood

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Laryngopharynx

Back 55

Muscular tube superior to the larynx