Respiratory System

surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest

• paracentesis

• thoracotomy

• thoracentesis

• tracheotomy

process of measuring breathing

• pneumonia

• spirometry

• spirometer

• oximetry

air in the chest or pleural cavity

• pneumothorax

• atelectasis

• hypercapnia

• hypocapnia

deficient carbon dioxide

• hypercapnia

• hypoxemia

• hypocapnia

• ventilation

process of air moving into and out of lungs

• respiration

• ventilation

• spirmometry

• internal respiration

flap that closes during swallowing to prevent food from entering lungs

• larynx

• pharynx

• glottis

• epiglottis

Location of gas exchange

• bronchiolies

• arterioles

• alveoli

• venules

condition where breathing is easier when sitting straight

• atelectasis

• hyperventilation

• orthopnea

• pneumonia

exam of the bronchi with a scope

• laryngoscopy

• pneumonectomy

• pharyngoscopy

• bronchoscopy

pus in the pleural cavity

• hemothorax

• pneumothorax

• emphysema

• empyema