Medical Term
-meter
measure
Sound is created when air passes by this part of the respiratory system:
Larynx
Viral respiratory tract infection
cold
life saving technique in which an obstructed airway is cleared through abdominal thrusts which exert pressure on the diaphragm.
Heimlich maneuver
The name of the VO2 test we did by walking the mile.
Rockport walk test
muscle contraction
-spasm
hairlike projections on bronchial tubes that help move mucous, catch dust, particles and pathogens
cilia
alveoli fill with fluid and pus, usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or an irritation by chemicals, confirmed by a chest xray.
pneumonia
Oximetry
The muscle that relaxes and contracts pulling air in and pushing air out of the lungs.
Diaphragm
chest
Throac/o
Flap that prevents food and water from entering the lungs:
Epiglottis
A progressive disease that destroys the alveoli in the lungs:
Emphysema
The measurement of air capacity in the lungs:
Spirometry
Listening to the sound of breathes in the lungs using a stethoscope
Ausculatation
Throat
Pharyng/o
Where the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen occurs in the lungs:
Alveoli
Malignant tissue in the lungs that destroys other tissue:
lung cancer
If someone has trauma to the lungs and the pleural sac fills with fluids, what procedure is done?
Name a country in South America that starts with a P
Peru, Paraguay
-tomy
incision, cut
The pharynx is made up of what type of tissue?
Muscle (smooth)
Bacterial infection that most often effects lungs and can spread to other parts of the body, tested with a blood test and treated with antibiotics
Tuberculosis
Surgical puncture into the chest wall to aspirate (draw out by suction) fluid from the pleural sac (lower part of lung)
thoracentesis
What year did Mrs. Johnsen graduate high school
2007