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27 Cards in this Set
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Parenchyma |
Light, spongy, highly elastic substance |
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Pleura |
Double walled serous membrane sac |
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Visceral pleura |
Inner layer of plural sac |
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Parietal pleura |
Outer layer of pleura sac |
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Pleural cavity |
Space between the two pleura walls |
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Mediastinum |
Area of the thorax. Structures associated with the mediastinum is everything in the thoracic cavity except the lungs |
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Epiglottis |
Situated behind the root of the tongue and the hyoid bone and above the laryngeal entrance |
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Cricoid cartilage |
Ring of cartilage that surrounds trachea or windpipe |
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Right lung compared to left |
Shorter because of space occupied by liver and broader because of position of heart |
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Soft tissue breathing |
Slow inspiration to ensure trachea is filled with air |
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Soft tissue collimation |
12 inches by 1- no more than 10 inches beyond the skin line of the a&p surfaces |
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Atelectasis |
A collapse of all or part of a lung |
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Sarcoidosis |
Condition of unknown origin often associated with pulmonary fibrosis |
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Emphysema |
Destructive and obstructive airway changes leading to an increased volume of air in lungs |
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Tuberculosa |
Chronic infection of the lung caused by the tubercle bacillus |
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Pneumothorax |
Accumalation of air in the pleural cavity resulting in collapse of lung |
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Pleural effusion |
Collection of fluid in the pleural cavity |
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Pulmonary edema |
Replacement of air with fluid in the lung interstitium and alveoli |
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Lobar (bacterial pneumonia) |
Pneumonia involving the alveoli of an entire lobe without involving the bronchi |
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Lobular (bronchopneumonia) |
Pneumonia involving the bronchi and scattered distress throughout the lung |
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Hyaline membrane (respiratory syndrome) |
Underaeration of lungs caused by a lack of surfactant |
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Anthracosis |
Aka as black lung and coal miner lung inflammation caused by inhalation of coal dust (anthracite) |
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Cystic fibrosis |
Disorder associated with widespread dysfunction of the exocrine glands, abnormal secretion of sweat and saliva, and accumulation of thick mucus in the lungs |
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Copd |
Chronic condition of persistent obstruction of bronchial airflow |
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Pneumonia |
Acute infection in the parenchyma |
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Bronchitis |
Inflammation of the bronchi |
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Lindblom method page 121 |
Lordotic position AP axial projection |
