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CHNP 2010 CH.10

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thorac/o chest
tonsill/o tonsils
trache/o trachea, windpipe
uvul/o uvula
alveol/o alveolus, air sac
bronch/o bronchus, airway
bronchi/o bronchus, airway
bronchiol/o bronchiole (little airway)
capn/o carbon dioxide
layng/o larynx (voice box)
lob/o lobe ( a portion.)
nas/o nose
or/o mouth
palat/o palate
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
laryngopharynx lower part of the pharynx, just below the oropharyngeal opening into the larynx and esophagus
adenoid lymphatic tissue on the back of the pharynx behind the nose; also called pharyngeal tonsil
uvula small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate
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
carina Cartilaginous ridge at the point where the trachea divides into two (right & left) bronchi
cyanosis bluish coloration of the skin caused by a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood
epistaxis nosebleed (epi = upon; stazo = to drip)
sputum material expelled from the lungs by coughing
hemoptysis coughing up and spitting out blood that originates in the lungs (ptysis = to spit)
hypercapnia excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood (capno = smoke; carbo = coal); also called hypercarbia
hyperventilation excessive movement of air into and out of the lungs, causing hypocapnia
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