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Chapter 8 Worksheet 3

This document provides definitions for 12 terms related to the respiratory system, including sputum, rales, compliance, mucus, pertussis, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, anosmia, anoxemia, stridor, coryza, atelectasis, and epistaxis. Definitions are given for pathological fluids, abnormal respiratory sounds, ease of lung stretching, secreted fluids, diseases, irregular breathing patterns, senses, blood oxygen levels, larynx/bronchus sounds, infections, collapsed lungs, and nosebleeds.

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Chapter 8 Worksheet 3

This document provides definitions for 12 terms related to the respiratory system, including sputum, rales, compliance, mucus, pertussis, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, anosmia, anoxemia, stridor, coryza, atelectasis, and epistaxis. Definitions are given for pathological fluids, abnormal respiratory sounds, ease of lung stretching, secreted fluids, diseases, irregular breathing patterns, senses, blood oxygen levels, larynx/bronchus sounds, infections, collapsed lungs, and nosebleeds.

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Chapter 8

Respiratory System
Worksheet #3

1. sputum – pathological fluid formed in the lungs or bronchi (p.126)

2. rales, crackles – abnormal respiratory sounds heard in auscultation, indicating pathology


(p.126)

3. compliance – ease with which lung tissue can be stretched (p.125)

4. mucus – viscous fluid secreted by mucous membranes (p.125)

5. pertussis – whooping cough (p.125)

6. Cheyne-Stokes respiration – irregular breathing characterized by alteration in depth of


respiration and apnea (p.125)

7. anosmia – lack of sense of smell (p.125)

8. anoxemia – absence of or decrease in O2 in the blood (p.125)

9. stridor – abnormal sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or a bronchus


(p.126)

10. coryza – head cold; upper respiratory infection (p.125)

11. atelectasis – a collapsed or airless state of the lung (p.125)

12. epistaxis – nosebleed; nasal hemorrhage (p.125)

Med Term March 29, 2006


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