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MedTerm-Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| bronchi/o | bronchus, airway |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole (little airway) |
| carb/o | carbon dioxide |
| layng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
| nas/o | Nose |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| ox/o | Oxygen |
| palat/o | palate |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
| pleur/o | pleura (lining of lungs) |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pulmon/o | Lung |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| steth/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| Nose | structure that warms, moistens, and filters air as it enters the respiratory tract; also houses the olfactory receptors for the sense of smell |
| paranasal sinuses | air-filled space in the skull that opens into the nasal cavities |
| palate | roof of the mouth; partition between the oral and nasal cavities; divided into the hard and soft palate |
| hard palate | bony anterior (front) portion of the palate |
| soft palate | muscular posterior (back) portion of the palate |
| Pharynx | throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx |
| nasopharynx | part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages |
| oropharynx | central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis |
| laryngopharynx | lower part of the pharynx, just below the oropharyngeal opening into the larynx and esophagus |
| Larynx | voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords |
| glottis | opening between the vocal cords in the larynx |
| Epiglottis | a lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway |
| Trachea | windpipe; passageway for air from the larynx to the area of the carina, where it splits into the right and left bronchi in the lungs |