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| lympahatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils |
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| tip or uppermost portion of the lung. An apex is the tip of a structure. Aprical means pertaining to (at) the apex |
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| lower portion of the lung |
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| smallest branches of the bronchi. terminal bronchioles lead to alveolar ducts |
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| branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lung; bronchial tube |
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| gas produced by body cells when oxygen and food combine; exhaled through the lungs |
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| thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract. they clear bacteria and foreign substances from the lung. Cigarette smoke impairs the function of cilia |
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| muscle separting the chest and abdomen. it contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible |
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| lid- like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing |
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| breathing out (exhalation) |
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| slit-like opening to the larynx |
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| midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels and nerves enter and exit the lungs. Hilar means pertaining to (at) the hilum |
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| breathing in (inhalation) |
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| voice box; containing the vocal cords |
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| region between the lungs in the chest cavity. it contains the trachea, heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes |
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| openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities |
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| gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells |
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| one of a pair of almond shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx (palatine means pertaining to the roof of the mouth) |
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| one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose |
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| throat; inlcuding the nasopharyxn, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx |
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| double-folded membrane surrounding each lung |
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| space between the folds of the pleura |
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| essential parts of the lung, responsible for respiration |
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| process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing |
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| inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue |
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| overgrowth of the adeniods |
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| tightening of the bronchus |
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| an acute viral infection occuring in infants younger than 18 months of age |
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| blood condition where there is too much CO2 |
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| condition of dust in the lung |
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| characterized by fever, sore throat, and erythematous |
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| spasmodic closure of the larynx |
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| inflammation of the larynx |
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| removal of a lobe of the lung |
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| an endoscope is inserted through an incision in the chest |
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| abnormal condition where breathing is eaier in the upright position |
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| process of excreting sputum from the chest |
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| pertaining to the pharynx |
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| fluid escape from the pleura |
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| inflammation of the sinuses |
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| instrument to measure breathing |
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| cheyne-stokes respiration |
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| are marked by rhythmic changes in the depth of breathing |
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| not a complete expansion of a lung |
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| painful breathing/ abnormal |
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| excessively rapid and shallow breathing; hyperventilation |
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| pus in the chest- empyema of the chest |
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| listening to sounds within the body |
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| tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure |
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| crackles, fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in the alveoli |
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| loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum |
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| strained, high-pitched sound ehard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx |
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| continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing |
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| inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time, type of chronic obstructuve pulmonary disease (COPD) |
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| inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally |
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| hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls |
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| malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi |
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| abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis |
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| infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis; lungs usually are involved, but any organ in the body may be affected |
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| placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway |
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| fiberoptic endoscope exam of the bronchial tubes |
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| visual examination of the voice box |
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| surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space |
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