Respiratory System Review

Layer of epithelial cells that are the main surface area of gas exchange

Condition where airways narrow and swell that leads to production of extra mucus. Makes breathing difficult.

Collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli. Caused by obstruction of distal airways and accumulation of fluids in pleural cavity

Listening to sounds within the body

large tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs

Chronic dilation of bronchus, loss of elasticity and secretions do not drain. No cure

Inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long period of time, type of COPD

hair-like projections that move microbes and debris up and out airways

Acute viral infection; obstrucion of the larynx; barking cough and stridor

Inherited disorder with thick mucus secretions in the respiratory tract, mucus does not drain

Acute infection where thick substance lines back of throat, caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

Hyperinflation of air sacs, destruction of alveolar walls, form of COPD

Flap that closes over trachea during deglutition to prevent particles from entering respiratory tract

Nosebleed, Trauma, Vitamin K deficiency, clotting abnormalities, blood thinners and hypertension

area where the lung meets the bronchi

First & upper portion of the trachea, contains vocal cords

Area in the chest that holds the heart, lungs, and other important structures.

air-filled extension of the nasal cavity, there are four

outer layer of the pleura

Tapping on the surface to determine difference in the density of underlying tissue

Highly contagious, infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea. uncontrollable coughing caused by Bordetella pertussis

scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing agains each other

crackling sounds during inhalation when there is fluid in the alveoli

loud rumbling sounds, bronchi obsrutced by sputum

material expelled by the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting

strained high pitch sound, caused by obstruction in pharynx or larynx

continuous high pitched whistling sound

suffix for “smell”

suffix for “breathing”

suffix for “spitting”

combining form for “adenoids”

combining form for “alveoli”

prefix for “slow”

combining form for “bronchial tube”

combining form for “bronchiole, small bronchus”

combining form for “dust”

combining form for "blue”

combining form for “larynx(voice box)”

combining form for “nose”

combining form for “mouth”

combining form for “straight, upright”

combining form for “oxygen”

prefix for “next to”

combining form for “chest”

combining form for “pharynx(throat)”

combining form for “voice”

combining form for “diaphragm”

combining form for “lungs”

combining form for “pus”

combining form for “complete”

combining form for “tonsils”

combining form for “trachea(wind pipe)”