Anatomy
air sac in the lung
What is Alveolus?
bronchiol/o
what is bronchioles - small bronchus
pnea
what is breathing?
listening to sounds within the body
What is auscultation?
acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor
What is croup?
lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing
What is the epiglottis?
cyan/o
what is blue?
-ema
what is condition?
tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure
What is percussion?
whooping cough; highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea
Pertussis
double-layered membrane surrounding each lung
What is pleura?
pneumo/o
What is lung?
-sphyxia
What is pulse?
fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in the alveoli
What is rales?
chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection
what is bronchiectasis?
one of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx
What is palatine tonsil ?
rhin/o
What is nose?
-ptysis
loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum
What is rhonchi ?
inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally
what is cystic fibrosis?
outer layer of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall
What is parietal pleura?
spir/o
what is breathing?
-osmia
What is smell?
strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
What is stridor?
collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli
What is atelectasis?