Chapter 8 Worksheet 3

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)

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