Friday, May 22, 2026

Nurse Aide 1 Module AA Vocabulary Flash Cards: Respirations

Module AA focuses on vital signs, height, weight, and fluid balance as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program. This set of flashcards focuses on respirations.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

  1. Click on the first flashcard.
  2. Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.
Module AA: Respirations

Apnea

No breathing

Bradypnea

Respiratory rate that is lower than normal limits (<12 breaths/minute in adults)

Cheyne-Stokes

Alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing & rapid, shallow breathing, plus short periods of absent breathing

Dyspnea

Painful, difficult breathing

Eupnea

Normal breathing, breathing WNL

Exhale

When carbon dioxide is expelled out of the nose/mouth from the lungs

Expiration

Breathing out of carbon dioxide through the nose/mouth while the chest falls (exhalation)

Inhale

When air is pulled in through the nose & down into the lungs

Inspiration

Breathing in with a chest rise (inhalation)

Lungs

Elastic, spongy, cone-shaped air-filled structures involved & the location where the exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide occur

Respiration

Supplies oxygen to cells & removes carbon dioxide from cells

Respirations/ Respiratory Rate

Number of inspirations/inlagations a person takes in a minute

Respiratory System

Involves the structures involved with breathing in of oxygen and breathing out of carbon dioxide

Tachypnea

Respiratory rate above normal limits (>20 in adults)


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