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MT100 chapter 8
Pulmonology
Question | Answer |
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Alveoli | Thin-walled microscopic air sacs in the lungs that exchange gases |
apex | the top, the end, or the tip of a structure, such as the apex of the lungs or the apex of the heart |
bifurcate | divide in two branches or divisions, become forked |
bronchial tree | branched airways of the bronchi and bronchioles that lead from the trachea to the microscopic airways in the lungs |
cilated epithelium | epithelial tissue with hairlike processes (cilia) on the surface |
erythrocytes | RBC's |
eustachian tubes | the tubes that connect the middle ear and the nasopharynx. These tubes are normally closed but open durning yawning, chewing and swallowing to allow equalization of the air pressure in the middle ear with atmospheric pressure. (also called auditory tubes) |
Glottis | A slitlike opening through which air passes between the vocal cords |
hemoglobin | component of RBCs that transports oxygen to the cells of the body |
homeostasis | a relative constancy or equilibrium in the internal enviroment of the body. this balance is naturally maintained by adaptive responses that promote healthy survival |
olfactory nerves | signals the sense of smell |
patent | wide open and unblocked, such as patent airways |
phrenic nerve | nerve that extends through the thorax and provides innervation of the diaphram |
pleural membranes | double-folded membranes that enclose the lungs, comprise the visceral and parietal pleura |
uvula | small, soft structure suspened from the soft palate |
nas/o | nose |
rhin/o | nose |
pharyng/o | throat |
alveol/ | alveolus |
bronch/o , bronchi/o | bronchus |
lob/o | lobe |
pector/o , steth/o , thorac/o | chest |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | air, lung |
pneumon/o , pulmon/o | lung |
anthrac/o | black coal |
atel/o | incomplete, imperfect |
coni/o | dust |
hem/o | blood |
orth/o | straight |
ox/o | oxgen |
phren/o | diaphram, mind |
spir/o | breathe |
-al | pertaining to |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-scopy | visual examination |
-stomy | forming a opening |
-ar , -itic , -al | pertaining to |
-spasm | involuntary contraction or twitching |
-ole | smaller |
-ectomy | excision |
-scope | instument |
-centesis | puncture |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-osis | condition of |
-ectasis | incomplete expansion |
-ptysis | spitting |
-pnea | labored breathing |
-ia | abnormal condition |
-metry | measurement |
-eu | good, normal |
-capnia | in the blood |
-phonia | "voice" |