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clinical medical assistant medical terms part 3

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NAS/O   NOSE  
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SINUS/O   SINUSES  
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PHARYNG/O   PHARYNX (THROAT)  
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LARYNG/O   LARYNX (VOICE BOX)  
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IPIGOLOTTO   EPIGLOTTIS (CLOSES OFF THE TRACHEA)  
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TRACHE/O   TRACHEA (WINDPIPE)  
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BRONCH/O, BRONCHI/O   BRONCHIAL TUBE  
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ALVEOLI/O   ALVEOLI (AIR SACS FOUND IN EACH BRONCHIOLE)  
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PHEUM/O, PNEUMON/O, PULMON/O   LUNGS  
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UPER RESPIRATORY TRACT   CONSIST OF NOSE, MOUTH, PHARYNX, EPIGLOTTIS, LARYNX, AND TRACHEA  
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LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT   CONSIST OF BRONCHIAL TREE AND LUNGS  
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NASAL SEPTUM   WALL OF CARTILAGE THAT DIVIDES THE NOSE INTO TWO EQUAL SECTIONS (CHAMBERS)  
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CILIA   THE THIN HAIRS LOCATED INSIDE THE NOSTRILS  
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MUCOUS MEMBRANES   SPECIALIZED TISSUES THAT LINE THE RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE, REPRODUCTIVE, AND URINARY SYSTEMS.  
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MUCUS   SECRETION THAT FLOWS FROM THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES.  
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RIGHT LUNG   HAS THREE LOBES: THE SUPERIOR, MIDDLE, AND INFERIOR  
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LEFT LUNG   HAS TWO LOBES: THE SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR  
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DIAPHRAGM   THE MUSCLE THAT SEPARATES THE THORACIC CAVITY FROM THE ABDOMEN (CONTRACTION AND RELAXATION MAKES BREATHING POSSIBLE)  
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RESPIRATION   EXCHANGE OF THE GASES OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO LIFE.  
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EXTERNAL RESPIRATION   BREATHING  
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INTERNAL RESPIRATION   EXCHANGE OF GASES WITHIN TEH CELLS OF ALL THE BODY ORGANS AND TISSUES.  
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CROUP   ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN (BARKING COUGH)  
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INFLUENZA   ACUTE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTION.  
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PERTUSSIS   CONTAGIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.(WHOOPING COUGH)  
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ATEL/O   INCOMPLETE  
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-ECTASIS   ENLARGEMENT  
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OX/O   OXYGEN  
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PHON/O   VOICE OR SOUND  
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PLEUR/O   MULTILAYERED MEMBRANE  
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-THORAX   CHEST  
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ARDS   ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME  
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CORD   CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE RESPIRATORY DISEASE  
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SARS   SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME  
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SIDS   SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME  
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URI   UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION  
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