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Respitory System

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Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe?
Bronchi
Upper most portion of the lung?
Apex
Space between the lungs in the chest?
Meddiastinum
Nasopharyngeal lumphatic tissue?
Adenoids
What is Pulmonary parenchyma?
Alveoli and brochioles
Removal of the voice box?
Larungectomy
Phren/o means?
Diaphragm
Medical term for a condition of decreased oxygen in the blood?
Hypoxemia
Type of pneumoconiosis?
Asbestosis
What means breathing is easier in an upright position?
Orthopnea
Collection of pus in the pleural cavity?
Pyothorax
Sharp, short blows to the surface of the chest?
Percussion
The "P" in DPT stands for?
Pertussis
Stridor occurs in which upper respiratory disorder?
Croup
Difficult breathing?
Dyspnea

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