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Medical Terminology

Chapter 10: Respiratory System

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1. alveol/o alveolus (air sac)
2. bronch/o bronchus (airway)
3. carb/o carbon dioxide
4. laryng/o larynx (voice box)
5. lob/o lobe
6. ox/o oxygen
7. tonsil/o tonsil
8. trache/o trachea (windpipe)
9. uvul/o uvula
10. thorac/o chest
11. paranasal sinuses air-filled that warms, moistens, and filters air as it enters the respiratory trach; also houses the olfactory receptors for the sense of smell
12. pharynx throat; passageway directly behind the nasal passage
13. tonsils oval lymphatic tissues on each side of the pharynx that filter air to prrotect the body from bacterial invasion
14. epiglottis a lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the air way
15. diaphragm muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and that moves upward and downward to aid in breathing
16. eupnea normal breathing
17. hypopnea shallow breathing
18. hyperpnea deep breathing
19. apnea inability to breathe
20. dyspnea difficulty breathing
21. parenchyma functional tissues of any organ, such as the tissues of the bronchioles, alveoli, ducts, and sacs, that perform respiration
22. caseous necrosis degeneration and death of tissue with a cheese-like appearance
23. expectoration coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs
24. cytic fibrosis inherited condition of exocrine gland malfunction causing secretion of abnormally thick, viscous mucus that obstructs passageways within the body, commonly affecting the lungs nd digestive tract.
25. croup acute respiratory infection in infants and young children involving the larynx, trachea, and bronchi causing inflammation
26. pneumohemothorax air and blood in the pleural cavity
27. sleep apnea periods of breathing cessation that occurs during sleep, often resulting in snoring
28. lung biopsy removal of a small piece of lung tissue for pathologic examination
29. pneumonectomy removal of an entire lung
30. thoracotomy incision into the chest
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