Respiratory System

tiny air sacs at the end of each bronchiole

lack of sense of smell

condition of no oxygen

no voice

not breathing

lack of oxygen that can lead to unconsciousness and death

refers to withdrawing fluid from a body cavity using suction

disease characterized by constriction of the bronchial airway, difficulty breathing, coughing and wheezing

collapsed lung

slow breathing

dilated bronchus

narrowest air tubes in the lungs

inflammation of a bronchus

relaxes muscle spasms in bronchial tubes

record of the bronchus

surgical repair of a bronchus

the distal end of the trachea splits into left and right main bronchi as it enters the lung

muscle that separates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity

abnormal voice

difficult, labored breathing

pertaining to inside the trachea

a flap of cartilage that covers the larynx when a person swallows

nosebleed

to breathe air out of lungs

medication that improved the ability to cough up mucus from the respiratory tract

to cough up blood or blood-stained sputum

blood in the chest

excessive carbon dioxide

to breath both too fast and too deep

insufficient oxygen in the blood

insufficient oxygen condition

to breathe air into lungs

removal of the voice box

paralysis of the voice box

voice box

membrane that lines body passages that open directly to the exterior of the body

sticky fluid secreted by mucous membrane lining of the respiratory tract

external openings of the nose that open into the nasal cavity

nose and throat inflammation

only able to breathe sitting straight up

study of ears, nose and throat

roof of the mouth

inflammation of all the sinuses

open or unblocked

tapping

whooping cough

pertaining to the pharynx

throat

thick mucus secreted by the membranes that line the respiratory tract

a protective double layer of serous membrane around the lungs

inflammation of the pleura

puncture of pleura to withdraw fluid

pleural pain

black lung disease

air in the chest

sleep apnea study

pertaining to the lungs

lung specialist

pus in the chest

inflammation of the nose

abnormal condition of nose fungus

surgical repair of the nose

nose discharge

mucus or phlegm that is coughed up from the lining of the respiratory tract

fast breathing

incision into the chest

windpipe

narrowing of the trachea

creating a new surgical opening in the windpipe (trachea)

a machine that provides artificial ventilation for a patient unable to breathe on his or her own

arterial blood gases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

clear to auscultation

diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus injection

ears, nose, throat

shortness of breath

tuberculosis

upper respiratory infection