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Eat, swallow

phag/o

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somn/o

sleep

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Nosebleed

epistaxis

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Whooping cough

pertussis

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Loss of ability to make sounds

aphonia

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Sharp pain caused by inflamed pleural membranes rubbing

pleurodynia

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Air accumulates in pleural space

pneumothorax

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Difficulty speaking

dysphonia

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Scar tissue in the lung

pulmonary fibrosis

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Collapsed lung

atelectasis

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Inflammation in the lung, fluid fills passages

pneumonia

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Abnormally slow rate of breathing

bradypnea

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Abnormally rapid rate of breathing

tachypnea

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Easy or normal breathing

eupnea

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Shallow or slow respiration

hypopnea

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Shortness of breath

dyspnea

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Deficient oxygen levels in body tissues

hypoxia

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Build up of carbon dioxide in blood

hypercapnia

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Pus in the pleural cavity

pyothorax

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Sleep study

polysomnography

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Cough medicine

antitussive

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Surgical puncture into chest to obtain fluid

thoracentesis

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Low oxygen levels in the blood

hypoxemia

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Blood in the pleural cavity

hemothorax

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halat/o

breathe

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sarc/o

flesh

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tubercul/o

swelling

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bronchiolitis

bronchiole inflammation

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-ic

pertaining to

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disphonia

difficult voice condition

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cyan

blue

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epistaxis

nosebleed

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alveolar walls damaged

emphysema

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ptysis

spit

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hemoptysis

coughing blood

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deficient amount of oxygen in the blood

hypoxemia

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This part of pharynx used ONLY by respiratory system

nasopharynx

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hyperpnea

rapid breathing

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mesothelioma

malignant tumor of serous membrane of pleura

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neonatal respiratory distress syndrome NRDS cause by the

lack of surfactant made by lung cells

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larynx made of

muscle and cartilage

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The highest respiratory rates noticed in

newborns

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Rate of respiration regulated by the

pons

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The breathing center responsible for breathing pattern located in the

medulla oblongata

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amount of air in a single inspiration and expiration

tidal volume

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pector/o

chest

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sinus

curve

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CENTRAL Apnea characterised by

absence of respiratory muscle activity

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cystic fibrosis

hereditary disease

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-centesis

puncture

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/ectasis

expansion

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orthopnea

ability to breath in upright position

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CPAP device

noninvasive ventilation device

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Mantoux is a

skin test

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ia

abnormal condition

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shortness of breath

dyspnea

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Pleurodynia accompanied with a

a pain

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Diphtheria cause by

bacteria

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common term for the loss of lung function

emphysema

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C shaped cartilage rings are part of

trachea

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sound

phon/o

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trachea is kept open by

cartilage

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during the swallowing the larynx is covered by

epiglottis

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During inhalation the thoracic cavity is enlarged from top to bottom by

diaphragm which moves down

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Most carbon dioxide is transported in the blood

as bicarbonate ions in the plasma

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The gas that is the most important chemical regulator of respiration is

CO2 because if present in access it lowers the pH of body fluids

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The bronchioles do not have smooth muscles in their walls, only epithelium

false

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Gas exchange by simple diffusion is possible because of

squamous epithelial cells

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cystic fibrosis characterised by

abnormally thick mucus in the lungs

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Walking pneumonia caused by

mycoplasma

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dyspnea

shortness of breath

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To compensate for metabolic acidosis, respiration will

Increase to exhale more CO2

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In a Mantoux PPD skin test the injected solution contain

protein

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To compensate for metabolic acidosis, respiration will

Increase to exhale more CO2

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collapsed lung

atelectasis

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in the term atelectasis atel means

incomplete

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Stimulate the diaphragm and cause it to contract

phrenic nerve

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in hypoxemia -emia means

blood

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The ________ nerve provides sensory input for hearing and equilibrium.

vestibulocochlear

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In the term narcolepsy, the suffix means:

seizure

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Affinity for

tropic

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The ________ cranial nerve controls voice production, slowing of heartbeat, and acceleration of peristalsis.

vagus

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dyslexia

reading disorder

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A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is sometimes referred to as a:

ministroke

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The gray matter in the CNS consists of myelinated nerve fibers. true or false?

false

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neurorrhaphy

suturing ends of a severed nerve

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A loss of the ability to speak

aphasia

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In the term anesthesiologist, the combining form means

feeling

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Patient have unilateral right sided reduced strength when asked to both turn head and lift shoulders against resistance. Which one of the following cranial nerves is likely damaged?

accessory

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barbiturates act as

depress CNS

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A patient loss of normal taste sensation in the anterior part of their tongue. You assess first cranial nerve and find this to be functional. A deficit in which one of the following nerves would account for that?

facial

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Insult to which one of the following cranial nerves would result in the eye taking on a downward and outward gaze?

occulomotor

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involuntary tics

tourette

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sternocleidomastoid muscle innervated by

accessory

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this nerve has strictly sensory fibers

optic

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A patient presents complaining of an area of numbness which affects their left cheek. A lesion affecting which one of the following nerves would account for this?

trigeminal

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demyelination disease

neuralgia

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A person who lacks the ability to stick the tongue out in a straight line, may have an insult to which one of the following cranial nerves?

hypoglossal

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This nerve motor part controls the muscles of mastication

trigeminal

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Encephal/o

brain

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