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chapter 11
chapter 11
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
08/02/2016

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Term
inspection
Definition
visual examination
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adenoids
Definition
lymphatic tissue forming a prominence on the wall of the recess of the nasopharynx
Term
alveoli
Definition
air cells of the lungs
Term
apex
Definition
the upper portion of the lungs
Term
asymptomatic
Definition
without symptoms
Term
base
Definition
the lowest part of the lungs
Term
bronchi
Definition
the two main brances leading from the trachea to the lungs
Term
bronchiole
Definition
one of the smaller subdivisions of the bronchial tubes
Term
capillaries
Definition
any of the minute (tiny) blood vessels
Term
diaphram
Definition
the musculus membranous wall separating the
Term
epiglottis
Definition
a thin leaf shaped structure located roof of the tougue
Term
glottis
Definition
the sound-producing apparatus of the larynx
Term
larynagia
Definition
pain in the larynx
Term
larynx
Definition
the enlargement upper end of the trachea
Term
mediastinum
Definition
the mass of organs separating the lungs
Term
nares
Definition
external nostrils
Term
nasopharynx
Definition
postnasal space
Term
oropharnex
Definition
central portion of the pharnex
Term
palatine tonsils
Definition
lymphatic tissue located in the depression of the mucos membrane
Term
paranasal sinuses
Definition
hollow areas of cavities within the skull
Term
pariental pleura
Definition
portion of the pleura the contains the ribs
Term
pharynx
Definition
passageway from nasal cavity to larynex and food from mouth
Term
phernic nerve
Definition
Term
pleura
Definition
the double folded membrane that lines the cavitys
Term
pulmonary parenchyma
Definition
the function units of the lungs
Term
septum
Definition
a wall dividing two cavitys
Term
sputum
Definition
substance coughed up from lungs
Term
thorax
Definition
the chest
Term
trachea
Definition
cylinder shaped tube with rings to keep it open
Term
visceral pleura
Definition
portion of the plerua that is closest to the internal organs
Term
apnea
Definition
temporary cessation of breathing
Term
bradypnea
Definition
abnormally slow breathing
Term
epistaxis
Definition
hemorrhage from the nose
Term
expectoration
Definition
the act of spitting out siliva
Term
hypercapina
Definition
increase amount of carbon dioxide
Term
hypoxia
Definition
deficiency of oxygen
Term
kussmaul respirations
Definition
very deep gasping
Term
rales
Definition
abnormal sound heard on chest
Term
rhinorrhea
Definition
is thin watery discharge from the nose
Term
rhonchi
Definition
rattlings in the throat, especially when it resembles snoring
Term
sneeze
Definition
to expel air forcibly through the nose and mounth by spasmodic
Term
stridor
Definition
harsh sound during respiration
Term
pertussis
Definition
an acute upper respiratory infectious disease cause by the bordetella
Term
croup
Definition
a childhood disease characterized
Term
laryngitis
Definition
inflammation of the larnex
Term
pertussis
Definition
an acute upper respiratory infectious disease caused by the bordetella pertusiss bactirium
Term
sinusisitis
Definition
inflammation of the sinus
Term
tonsillitis
Definition
inflammation of the tonsils
Term
influenza
Definition
viral infection
Term
lung abscess
Definition
a localized collection of pus in lung tissue
Term
pleuritis
Definition
inflamation of both the visceral and parietal pleura
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