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Medical Terminology
Ch. 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Larynx | Voicebox |
| Lungs | where gas exchange takes place |
| Nose | |
| Pharynx | throat |
| Trachea | windpipe |
| Bronch/o;Bronch/i | bronchus |
| Lob/o | lobe |
| Nas/o | nose |
| Pharyng/o | pharynx |
| Pleur/o | pleura |
| Pneum/o | lung, air |
| Tonsil/o | tonsils |
| Trache/o | trachea |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -ectasis | dilated |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing |
| Inhalation;inspiration | breathe in |
| Exhalation;expiration | breathing out |
| Alveolus | air sac where air exchange takes place |
| Epiglottis | flap of tissue that covers larynx when swallowing so food & drink don't go into trachea |
| Pleura | double membrane covering outside surface of lungs; a serous membrane |
| Tidal volume | amount of air that enters or leaves lungs with one breath at rest |
| Route of Air | Nose or mouth-pharynx-larynx-trachea-left or right main bronchi-smaller bronchi-bronchioles-alveolus |
| Muscles of respiration | Diaphragm & Intercostal muscles |