Upper
Lower
Pathology
Diagnostic Procedures
Terminology
100
A chamber lined with mucus membranes and tiny hairs
What is Cilia
100
Divides the trachea into 2 branches
What is Bronchi
100
Inflammation of the bronchi caused mainly by smoking and air pollution
What is Chronic Bronchitis
100
lung treatment using various techniques to deliver medication in mist form directly to the lungs or air passageways
What is aerosol therapy
100
air, lung
What is pneum/o or pneumon/o
200
Receptors for sense of smell
What is Olfactory neurons
200
Tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles
What is Alveoli
200
Characterized by decreased elasticity of the alveoli
What is Emphysema
200
method of positioning a patient so that gravity aids in the drainage of secretions from the bronchi and lobes of the lungs
What is postural drainage
200
another word for "voice box"
What is larynx
300
Protects the opening to the respiratory tract from microscopic organisms
What is Tonsils
300
Covers the lobes of the lungs and folds over to line the walls of the thoracic cavity
What is Serous Membrane
300
A communicable disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
What is Tuberculosis
300
variety of test used to evaluate respiratory function, the ability of the lungs to take in and expel air as well as perform gas exchange across the alveolocapillary membrane
What is pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
300
"windpipe"
What is trachea
400
contains the structures that make vocal sounds possible
What is Larynx
400
Lies between the chest and abdominal cavity
What is Diaphragm
400
Any abnormal fluid in the pleural cavity, the space between the visceral and parietal pleura
What is Pleural effusion
400
excision of part of the pleura, usually the parietal pleura
What is pleurectomy
400
chest
What is thorax
500
Composed of smooth muscle, embedded with c-shape rings of cartilage
What is Trachea
500
Space between the right and left lung
What is Mediastinum
500
A condition in which the lungs no longer function effectively, threatening the life of the patient. Usually occurs as a result of very serious lung conditions, such as trauma,severe pneumonia, and other major infections that affect the entire body or blood
What is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
500
test that measures dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood
What is arterial blood gas (ABG)
500
breathing
What is pnea
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