Respiratory System
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nose | mucous membrane and hairs, acts as a filter to moisten and warm the entering air
🗑
|
||||
| nasal septum | partition separating the right and left nasal cavities
🗑
|
||||
| paranasal sinuses | air cavities within the cranial bones that open into the nasal cavities
🗑
|
||||
| pharnyx | the throat, serves as a a food and air passageway
🗑
|
||||
| adenoids | lymphoid tissue located on the posterior wall of the nasal cavity
🗑
|
||||
| tonsils | lymphoid tissue located on the lateral wall at the junction of the oral cavity
🗑
|
||||
| larynx | voice box, location of the vocal cords
🗑
|
||||
| epiglottis | flap of cartilage that covers the opening of the larynx, keeps food out
🗑
|
||||
| trachea | windpipe, passageway for air to the bronchi from the larynx
🗑
|
||||
| bronchus | one of two branches from the trachea that conducts air into the lungs
🗑
|
||||
| bronchioles | smallest subdivision of the bronchial tree
🗑
|
||||
| alveolus | air sacs at the end of the bronchioles
🗑
|
||||
| lungs | two spongelike organs in the thoracic cavity
🗑
|
||||
| pleura | double-folded serous membrane covering each lung and lining the thoracic cavity
🗑
|
||||
| diaphragm | muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
🗑
|
||||
| mediastinum | space between the lungs. Heart, esophagus, trachea ect.
🗑
|
||||
| adenoid/o | adenoids
🗑
|
||||
| alveol/o | alveolus
🗑
|
||||
| bronchi/o, bronch/o | bronchus
🗑
|
||||
| diaphragmat/o, phren/o | diaphragm
🗑
|
||||
| epiglott/o | epiglottis
🗑
|
||||
| laryng/o | larynx
🗑
|
||||
| lob/o | lobe
🗑
|
||||
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose
🗑
|
||||
| pharyng/o | pharynx
🗑
|
||||
| pleur/o | pleura
🗑
|
||||
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | lung, air
🗑
|
||||
| pulmon/o | lung
🗑
|
||||
| sept/o | septum (wall off, fence)
🗑
|
||||
| sinus/o | sinus
🗑
|
||||
| thorac/o | thorax, chest, chest cavity
🗑
|
||||
| tonsill/o | tonsil
🗑
|
||||
| trache/o | trachea
🗑
|
||||
| atel/o | imperfect, incomplete
🗑
|
||||
| capn/o | carbon dioxide
🗑
|
||||
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood
🗑
|
||||
| muc/o | mucus
🗑
|
||||
| orth/o | straight
🗑
|
||||
| ox/i, ox/o | oxygen
🗑
|
||||
| phon/o, phonia | sound, voice
🗑
|
||||
| py/o | pus
🗑
|
||||
| radi/o | x-rays, ionizing radiation
🗑
|
||||
| somn/o | sleep
🗑
|
||||
| son/o | sound
🗑
|
||||
| spir/o | breathe, breathing
🗑
|
||||
| tom/o | to cut, section, or slice
🗑
|
||||
| a-, an- | absense of ,without
🗑
|
||||
| endo- | within
🗑
|
||||
| eu- | normal, good
🗑
|
||||
| poly- | many, much
🗑
|
||||
| trachy- | fast, rapid
🗑
|
||||
| pan- | all, total
🗑
|
||||
| -algia | pain
🗑
|
||||
| -ar, -ary, -eal | pertaining to
🗑
|
||||
| -cele | hernia or protrusion
🗑
|
||||
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
🗑
|
||||
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilatation, expansion
🗑
|
||||
| -emia | in the blood
🗑
|
||||
| -gram | record, radiographic image
🗑
|
||||
| -graph | instrument used to record; record
🗑
|
||||
| -graphy | process of recording
🗑
|
||||
| -meter | instrument used to measure
🗑
|
||||
| -metry | measurement
🗑
|
||||
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension
🗑
|
||||
| -pnea | breathing
🗑
|
||||
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood
🗑
|
||||
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination
🗑
|
||||
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination
🗑
|
||||
| -scopy | visual examination
🗑
|
||||
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
🗑
|
||||
| -stenosis | constriction or narrowing
🗑
|
||||
| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening
🗑
|
||||
| -thorax | chest, chest cavity
🗑
|
||||
| -tomy | cut into, incision
🗑
|
||||
| bronchiectasis | dilation of the bronchi
🗑
|
||||
| bronchopneumonia | diseased state of the bronchi and lungs, inflammation of the lungs
🗑
|
||||
| laryngotracheobronchitis LTB | acute form called the croup,
🗑
|
||||
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the pharynx
🗑
|
||||
| pyothorax | pus in the chest cavity
🗑
|
||||
| rhinorrhagia | epistaxis, nosebleed
🗑
|
||||
| pneumocystitis carinii PCP | type of pneuoma, seen in aids patients
🗑
|
||||
| pertussis | whooping cough
🗑
|
||||
| tuberculosis TB | infectious bacterial disease, spread by inhalation of small particles
🗑
|
||||
| upper respiratory infection URI | cold, infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx
🗑
|
||||
| tracheostomy | creation of an artificial opening into the trachea
🗑
|
||||
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea
🗑
|
||||
| oximeter | instrument used to measure oxygen
🗑
|
||||
| spirometry | a measurement of breathing
🗑
|
||||
| auscultation | the act of listening for sounds within the body through a stethoscope
🗑
|
||||
| percussion | tapping of a body surface with the fingers to determine the density by the sound
🗑
|
||||
| aphonia | condition of absence of the voice
🗑
|
||||
| apnea | absence of breathing
🗑
|
||||
| hypoxemia | deficient oxygen in the blood
🗑
|
||||
| orthopnea | able to breathe easier in a straight position
🗑
|
||||
| nebulizer | device that creates a mist used to deliver medication for respiratory treatment
🗑
|
||||
| sputum | mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth
🗑
|
||||
| CXR | chest radiograph, chest x-ray
🗑
|
||||
| 02 | oxygen
🗑
|
||||
| SOB | shortness of breath
🗑
|
||||
| URI | upper respiratory infection
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
1369322229760607
Popular Medical sets