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Chabner Chapter 12
Language of Medicine - Respiratory System - 10th Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoids | lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx |
| alveolus (alveoli) | air sac in the lung |
| apex of the lung | tip or uppermost portion of the lung |
| base of the lung | lower portion of the lung |
| bronchioles | smallest branches of the bronchi |
| bronchus (bronchi) | branch of the trachea that is a passageway into the lung; bronchial tube |
| carbon dioxide | gas produced by body cells |
| cilia | thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract |
| diaphragm | muscle separating the chest and abdomen. It contracts to pull air into the lungs and relaxes to push air out. |
| epiglottis | lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing. |
| expiration | breathing out |
| glottis | slit-like opening to the larynx |
| hilium of the lung | midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs |
| inspiration | breathing in |
| larynx | voice box |
| lobe | division of a lung |
| mediastinum | region between the lungs in the chest cavity. It contains the trachea, lymph nodes, aorta, espophagus, and bronchial tubes. |
| nares | openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavity |
| oxygen | gas that makes up 21% of air. It passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells. |
| palatine tonsil | one of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx |
| paranasal sinus | one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose |
| parietal peura | outer layer of pleura lying closer to the ribes and chest wall |
| pharynx | throat |
| pleura | double-layered membrate surrounding each lung |
| pleural cavity | space between the folds of the pleura |
| respiration | the process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing |
| trachea | windpipe |
| visceral pleura | inner layer of peura lying closer to the lung tissue |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveolo/o | alveolus; air sac |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole, small bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose |
| ortho/o | straight |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| 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 | pleural cavity, chest |
| auscultation | listening to sounds within the body |
| percussion | tapping on a surface to determine the difference in density in an underlying structure |
| rales | crackles heard during breathing when there is fluid in the alveoli |
| sputum | material expelled from the lungs or respiratory tract by spitting |
| wheezes | high pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing caused by narrowed or obstructed airways |
| stridor | strained or high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by an obstruction in the larynx or pharynx |
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