1. By Sarah, Sylvie, and Jordan
Respiratory System
By Sarah, Sylvie, and Jordan

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Nasal passage/cavity
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchial Tubes
Bronchioles
Pleura
Alveoli
Diaphragm