Shared Flashcard Set

Details

medical terms
respritory system
52
Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/28/2009

Additional Anatomy Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
apnea
Definition
temporary cessation of breathing
Term
dyspnea
Definition
difficult breathing
Term
dysphagia
Definition
difficulty swallowing
Term
tachypnea
Definition
very rapid breathing
Term
effusion
Definition
escape of fluid
Term
orthopnea
Definition
difficulty bbreathing except when sitting up
Term
emphysema
Definition
abnormal accumulation of air
Term
asthma
Definition
spasm and swelling in the airways
Term
bronchiectasis
Definition
chronic dilation of the lung
Term
atelectasis
Definition
incomplete expansion or collapse of lung
Term
pulmonary function test
Definition
evaluates how a patient breathes
Term
thoracentesis
Definition
when the chest wall is punctures with a needle to obtain fluid for a diagnosis this process is called what..
Term
coccidioidomycosis
Definition
a disease caused by a fungus
Term
eupnea
Definition
normal breathing
Term
cor pulmonale
Definition
heart failure caused by pulmonary disease
Term
deviated septum
Definition
defect in the wall between the nostrils
Term
hemoptysis
Definition
coughin up blood
Term
hemothorax
Definition
collection of blood in the chest
Term
hiatal hernia
Definition
when part of the stomach portrudes through through the diaphragm into the chest
Term
pertussis
Definition
whooping cough
Term
pharynx
Definition
throat
Term
larynx
Definition
voice box
Term
trachea
Definition
windpipe
Term
alveoli
Definition
cluster of air sacs
Term
bronchii
Definition
main branches conveying air from trachea to the chest
Term
intercostal
Definition
between ribs
Term
sinuses
Definition
pockets in face and in skull bones
Term
lungs
Definition
organs or respiration where blood and oxygen mix
Term
diaphragm
Definition
cheif muscle of respiration
Term
sids
Definition
sudden infant death syndrome
Term
copd
Definition
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Term
pluerisy
Definition
inflammation of the pluera
Term
cystic firbosis
Definition
malfunctionof pancreas and respritory infections
Term
influenza
Definition
contagious inflammation of the upper respritory tract
Term
emphysema
Definition
pus in the body cavity
Term
ARDS
Definition
acute respirtory distress syndrome
Term
hypercapnia
Definition
excessive amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
Term
othopnea
Definition
breathing is possilbe only in the upright position
Term
dyspnea
Definition
difficult breathing
Term
cyanosis
Definition
condition where there is a bluish discoloration of the skin
Term
hemoptysis
Definition
spitting up blood
Term
hypoxia
Definition
deficiency of oxygen
Term
pyothorax
Definition
condition of pus in the pleural cavity
Term
stridor
Definition
high-pitched, harsh sound heard during inspiration
Term
dysphonia
Definition
inability to make sounds
Term
hemothorax
Definition
blood in the chest
Term
rales
Definition
crackling sounds heard on auscultation, usually during inhalation
Term
rhonchi
Definition
loud, course, rattling sounds heard on auscultation
Term
tachypnea
Definition
abnormally rapid breathing
Term
dyspnea
Definition
labored or difficult breathing
Term
wheeze
Definition
whislting sounds heard without a stethescope
Term
plueral rub
Definition
rubbing sounds heard on auscultaion
Supporting users have an ad free experience!