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Respiratory
Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Expirations | breathing out |
| glottis | slit-like opening to the larynx |
| hilium (of lung) | Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs |
| Inspiration | Breathing In |
| Larynx | Voice box; containing the vocal cords |
| lobe | Division of a lung |
| mediastinum | Region between the lungs in the chest cavity. It contains the trachea, heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes |
| Nares | Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities |
| Oxygen | Gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells |
| Palatine Tonsils | One of a pair of almost-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx |
| Paranasal Sinus | One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose |
| Parietal Pleura | Outer fold of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall. |
| Pharynx | Throat; including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx |
| Pleura | Double-folded membrane surrounding each lung |
| Pleura Cavity | Space between the folds of the pleura |
| Pulmonary Parenchyma | Essential parts of the lung, responsible for respiration; bronchioles and alveoli |
| Respiration | Process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breath |
| trachea | Windpipe |
| Visceral Pleura | Inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue. |
| Adenoid/o | Adenoids |
| Alveol/o | Alveolus, air sac |
| Bronch/o, Bronchi/o | Bronchus |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole, small bronchus |
| Capn/o | Carbon Dioxide |
| Coni/o | Dust |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| laryng/o | Larynx, voice box |
| Lob/o | Lobe of the lung |
| Mediastin/o | Mediastinum |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Orth/o | Straight, upright |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx, throat |
| Phon/o | Voice |
| phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Pleur/o | pleura |
| Pneum/o, Pneumon/o | Air, lung |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Sinus/o | Sinus, cavity |
| Spir/o | Breathing |
| Tel/o | Complete |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
| Trache/o | Trachea, windpipe |
| -ema | condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax -thorax | pleural cavity, chest |
| adenoidectomy | Process of cutting out the adenoids |
| Adenoid Hypertrophy | Excessive development of the adenoids |
| Alveolar | Pertaining to the air sac |
| Bronchospasm | Sudden contractions of the bronchial tube |
| Bronchiectasis | Dialation of the bronchus |
| Bronchodilator | Widening of the bronchial tube |
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