What is the place that begins the process of ventilation?
100
cyanosis
What is the name referring to the bluish tint of skin that is receiving an insufficient amount of oxygen or circulation
100
diphtheria
What is a bacterial upper respiratory infection characterized by the formation of a thick membranous film across the throat and has a high mortality rate?
100
aerosol therapy
What is a medication suspended in a mist intended for inhalation; also delivered by a nebulizer?
100
-centesis
What is the suffix for puncture to withdraw fluid?
200
The muscle that separates the abdomen from the thoracic cavity, produces the difference between the atmospheric pressure and the pressure within the chest cavity is the?
What is diaphragm?
200
Apnea
What is the process of not breathing
200
CF or Cystic Fibrosis
What is a hereditary condition causing the exocrine glands to malfunction, and the patient to produce very thick mucus that causes severe congestion within the lungs and digestive system?
200
antihistamine
What is medication that blocks the effects of histamine?
200
laryng/o
What is the combining form for larynx?
300
Respiratory membrane
What is the place where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air within the alveolus and the blood inside the capillaries?
300
Rhinomycosis
What is a fungal infection of the nasal cavity?
300
Legionnaire's disease
What is a sever, often fatal bacterial infection characterized by pneumonia and liver and kidney damage?
300
antitussive
What is a medication that relieves the urge to cough?
300
sept/o
What is the combining form for wall?
400
The trachea
What is the wind pipe another name for?
400
Pleural rub
What is a grating sound made when the two layers of the pleura rub together during respiration, caused by one lining becoming thicker as a result of inflammation.
400
Tuberculosis or TB
What is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and most commonly affects the respiratory system and causes inflammation and calcification in the lungs?
400
bronchodilator
What is a medication that relaxes muscle spasms in the bronchial tubes, and used to treat asthma?
400
poly-
What is the suffix for many?
500
Very small hairs that line the opening to the nose (as well as much of the airways, and filter out large dirt particles before they can enter the lungs.
What is cillia
500
tachypnea
What is process of breathing fast; a high respiratory rate
500
pneumothorax
What is a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity, which may result in collapse of the lung
500
expectorant
What is a medication that improves the ability to cough up mucus from the respiratory tract?