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- nas/o
- nose
- olfact/o
- smell, taste
- sinus/o
- air-filled cavity within a bone that is lined wiht mucous membrane
- laryng/o (larynx)
- voice box - located bet. the pharynx and the trachea
- epiglott/o (epiglottis)
- prevents food from entering the trachea and lungs...located at base of tongue...lid-like structure
- trache/o (trachea)
- windpipe- airway to lungs
- bronch/i, bronchi/o, broncho/o
- 2 branches of the trachea, one branch goes to each lung
- bronchiol/o
- smallest branches of bronchi
- alveol/o
- air sacs, grape-like structures found at the end of each bronchiole
- lob/o
- lobe of lungs
- pleural cavity
- air tight area bet. the layers of the pleural membranes containing a thin layer of fluid, fluid allows membranes to slide easily during breathing
- phren/o
- diaphragm...muscle that makes breathing possible
- plumon/o
- lung
- COPD
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - irreversible respiratory conditions, characterized by chronic airflow limitations
- epistaxis
- nosebleed- usually caused by an injury, excessive use of blood thinners, or bleeding disorders
- pertussis
- whooping cough, bacterial infection
- pharyng/o (pharynx)
- throat
- aphonia
- loss of the ability of the larynx to produce normal speech sounds
- dysphonia
- any change in vocal quality including hoarseness, weakness, or cracking during puberty
- -thorax
- chest
- pleural effusion
- abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, produces a feeling of breathlessness b/c it prevents the lung from fully expanding
- -ptysis
- splitting
- pulmonary edema
- accumulation of fluid in lung tissues
- pneum/o, pneumon/o
- lungs
- atel/o
- incomplete
- aspiration
- inhaling or drawing a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract...withdrawal by suction of fluids or gasses from a body cavity
- pneumoconiosis
- abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs that usually develops after years of enviornmental or occupational contact
- -pnea
- breathing
- tachypnea
- an abnormally rapid rate of respiration - usually more than 20 breaths per minute
- apnea
- absense of spontaneous respiration
- dyspnea
- shortness of breath- difficult or labored breathing
- ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
- oxygen
- asphyxiation
- suffocation- any interruption of breathing resulting in asphyxia...caused by airway obstruction, drowning, smothering, choking, or inhaling gasses
- cyanosis
- bluish discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen
- spir/o
- to breathe
- -metry
- to measure
- PFT
- Pulmonary Function Tests - used to measure the capacity of hte lungs to hold air, move air in and out, and to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
- laryngoscopy
- visual examination of the larynx using a laryngascope inserted through the mouth and palced into the pharynx to examine the larynx
- sept/o
- septum
- endotracheal intubation
- the passage of a tube through the nose or mouth into the trachea to establish or maintain an open airway
- -ostomy
- surgically creating an opening
- thoracentesis
- the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity