Chapter 7 Respiratory System

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  1. 1. Surgical removal of a lung.
  2. 4. Placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through which to administer certain drugs.
  3. 7. Refers to the lung or air.
  4. 9. A surgical operation of cutting into the trachea through the neck.
  5. 10. A chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs.
  6. 14. Disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung.
  7. 16. Abnormally slow breathing.
  8. 18. Shallow or slow breathing.
  9. 19. Refers to the throat or pharynx.
  10. 20. Collapse of part or (less commonly) all of the lung.
  11. 21. oximeter: A device that indirectly monitors the oxygen saturation of a patient's blood and changes in blood volume in the skin, producing a photoplethysmogram.
  12. 22. The area between the lungs.
  13. 27. A surgical incision into the chest wall.
  14. 29. A medication or treatment that suppresses coughing.
  15. 32. Pain in the pleura that occurs in relation to breathing movements.
  16. 35. Abnormally rapid breathing.
  17. 36. Excessive deep, rapid, or labored breathing.
  18. 39. Excess fluid in the lungs.
  19. 41. Nosebleed.
  20. 44. A lack of oxygen.
  21. 47. Refers to the larynx or throat.
  22. 49. A procedure that allows a doctor to examine the inside of the lungs, including the bronchi.
  23. 50. Refers to sound or voice.
  24. 52. Refers to sleep.
  25. 53. A substance that dilates the bronchi and bronchioles, decreasing resistance in the respiratory airways.
  26. 54. Inflammation of the sinuses.
  27. 55. Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid.
  28. 56. A disease of the lungs due to inhalation of dust, characterized by inflammation, coughing, and fibrosis.
  29. 58. Accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity.
  30. 61. A genetic disorder affecting mostly the lungs, but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine.
  31. 64. Excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs.
  32. 67. Refers to oxygen.
  33. 68. An excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi.
  34. 69. A serious infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs
  35. 70. Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood.
  36. 71. A procedure in which a scope is used to view the larynx.
  37. 72. Whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory tract infection.
  38. 73. An abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood.
  39. 74. Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space.
Down
  1. 2. A device for producing a fine spray of liquid, used for inhaling a medicinal drug.
  2. 3. An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
  3. 5. A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing.
  4. 6. Refers to the windpipe or trachea.
  5. 8. Refers to the nose.
  6. 11. A lung disease resulting from the inhalation of asbestos particles.
  7. 12. A potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.
  8. 13. A sudden spasmodic closure of the larynx.
  9. 15. Refers to the lung.
  10. 17. Inflammation of the pharynx, causing a sore throat.
  11. 19. Inflammation of the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity.
  12. 23. Refers to the chest or pleural cavity.
  13. 24. Difficulty in speaking due to a physical disorder of the mouth, tongue, throat, or vocal cords.
  14. 25. Inflammation of the larynx.
  15. 26. A collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung (the pleural cavity).
  16. 28. A pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase in breathing followed by a decrease and then a period of apnea.
  17. 30. Refers to breathing.
  18. 31. Refers to the pleura or the side of the body.
  19. 33. The absence of voice.
  20. 34. A sudden constriction of the muscles in the walls of the bronchioles.
  21. 37. A medical specialist who deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.
  22. 38. Accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity.
  23. 40. A type of sleep study that records your brain waves, the oxygen level in your blood, heart rate and breathing, as well as eye and leg movements during the study.
  24. 42. A surgical procedure to create an opening through the neck into the trachea.
  25. 43. Refers to breathe.
  26. 45. A condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation.
  27. 46. A bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
  28. 48. A doctor specialized in ear, nose, and throat disorders.
  29. 51. A type of COPD involving damage to the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs.
  30. 57. Excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, typically caused by inadequate respiration.
  31. 59. Coughing up blood.
  32. 60. Refers to the sinus.
  33. 62. Refers to the bronchial tube or bronchus.
  34. 63. Difficult or labored breathing.
  35. 65. Collapsed lung.
  36. 66. An infection of the upper airway, which obstructs breathing and causes a characteristic barking cough.