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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM By Sarah, Sylvie, and Jordan Important Abbreviations and Word Parts ■ BS – Breath Sounds ■ COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ■ IT – Inhalation Therapy ■ R – Respirations ■ trach – tracheostomy ■ SOB – Shortness of Breath -pnea – breathing Aspir/o – to breathe in Pneum/o – lung, air Ox/I – oxygen -pneic – pertaining to breathing Important Vocabulary ■ Cilia – microscopic hair in nasal cavity ■ Hypopnea – decreased breathing ■ Apnea – no breathing ■ Hyperpnea – excessive breathing ■ Orthopnea – mouth breathing ■ Aspiration – state of breathing in Health Concerns ■ Hemoptysis – Coughing up blood from the lungs ■ Tuberculosis – Bacterial infection inside the lungs ■ Pneumonia – Inflammation and infection of the lungs ■ Epistaxis – Nosebleed resulting from trauma ■ Asthma – Bronchial airway obstruction, hard to breath Nasal passage/cavity Pharynx Larynx Trachea Bronchial Tubes Bronchioles Pleura Alveoli Diaphragm