chapter 8 (repspitory)

inspiration

The act of drawing air into the lungs

Expiration

The act of expelling air from the lungs

Respiration

The broad process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide

Eupnea

Derived from the Greek eu (good) and pnoia (breath), this refers to normal, quiet, effortless breathing

Pulmonologist

A medical doctor who specializes in the pulmonary system (the lungs and lower respiratory tract)

Pleura

A thin, double-layered serous membrane that surrounds each lung.

Pleural

It is most commonly used to describe the pleural cavity (the microscopic space between the two membrane layers) or conditions like pleural effusion (excess fluid around the lungs).

Phrenic

The phrenic nerve is arguably the most important nerve for breathing

Nares

The medical term for your nostrils. You have external nares (the openings you see) and internal nares (where the nasal cavity joins the throat).

Nasal Septum

The wall made of bone and cartilage that divides the nasal cavity into right and left sides.

alveol/o

alveolus (pl.

alveoli)

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchus, bronchi

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

epiglott/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

phren/o

diaphragm (phren/o

sometimes means mind)

pleur/o

pleura

pharyng/o

pharynx

pneum/o, pneumon/o,

lung

pneum/o,

pulm/o, pulmon/o

sometimes means air

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

eupnea

regular rate of 12-20 breaths per min

bradypnea

faster then 20 min

hyperpnea

faster then 20 breaths per min

sinusitis

Inflammation or swelling of the tissue lining the paranasal sinuses.

rhinitis

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose.

pharyngitis

Inflammation of the pharynx (the throat).

laryngitis

Inflammation of the larynx (the voice box).

rhinorrhea

The medical term for a runny nose

aphonia, dysphonia

the total loss of the ability to produce vocal sounds.

aphasia, dysphasia

laryngalgia

bronchitis

sputum

shortness of breath (SOB)