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Med Term Resp Chpt 7
Med Term Resp Chpt7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organs of the Respiratory System | Nose, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs—alveoli |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial tube, Bronchus |
| Bronch/i | Bronchial tube, Bronchus |
| Laryng/o | Larynx, Throat |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Ox/i | Oxygen |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Ox/y | Oxygen |
| Pharyng/o | Throat, Pharynx |
| Phon/o | Sound, Voice |
| Pleur/o | Pleura, Side of the body |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| Pneum/o | Lung, Air |
| Pneumon/o | Lung, Air |
| Pneu- | Lung, Air |
| Sinus/o | Sinus |
| Somn/o | Sleep |
| Spir/o | Breathe |
| Thorac/o | Chest, Pleural cavity |
| -thorax | Chest, Pleural cavity |
| Trache/o | Windpipe |
| Trachea | Windpipe |
| Function of the respiratory system | Inhale and deliver O2 to lungs to body cells and expel CO2 and a bit of H2O when expelled by the body thru blood and then lungs. Produce airflow through Larynx for speech |
| Upper respiratory tract | Nose, mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, larynx and trahea |
| Lower Respiratory tract | Bronchial tree and lungs |
| Bronchial tree and lungs are located within | Thoracic cavity |
| Bronchial tree and lungs are located within aka | Thorax |
| Thorax | Ribcage |
| Nasal septum | wall of cartilage divides nose into 2 sections |
| Septum | wall that separates 2 chamber |
| Cila | thin small hairs inside nostril that filter air to remove debris |
| Nostril | External opening of nose |
| Mucous membranes | Line the nose |
| Mucus | Slippery secretion produced by mucous membrane to protect and lubricate tissue. |
| In the nose mucus | moisten, warm and filter air as it enters |
| Mucous is the name of the | tissue |
| Mucus is the | secretion that flows from the tissue |
| olfactory receptors | nerve endings that act like receptors for smell, important to taste |
| olfactory receptors are located | in mucous membrane in the upper part of the nasal cavity |
| Tonsils & adenoids are part of the | Lymphatic system |
| Lymphatic system | protects body from infection from nose or mouth |
| Tonsils aka | palatine tonsils located in the back of the mouth |
| Adenoids aka | nasopharyngeal tonsils located higher up behind nose and roof of mouth |
| palatine tonsils | are air filled cavities lined with mucous membrane |
| palatine tonsils is located | in the bones of the skull |
| Para- | near |
| -al | pertaining to |
| A sinus | can be a sac or cavity in an organ or tissue |
| Frontal sinuses location | front bone over eyebrow |
| Frontal sinuses infection | can cause pain in located area |
| Sphenoid sinuses location | sphenoid bone behind eyes under pituitary gland near optic nerve |
| Sphenoid sinuses infection | damage vision |
| Maxillary sinuses location | maxillary bone under eye |
| Maxillary sinuses is the | largest of the paranasal sinuses |
| Maxillary sinuses infection | pain in the posterior maxillary teeth |
| Ethmoid sinuses location | Ethmoid bones between nose and eyes, are irregular shaped air cells that are separated from the orbital cavity by only a thin layer of bone |
| Pharynx aka | throat |
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