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chap 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | aveolus |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| 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 |
| orth/o | straight, up right |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | pleural cavity, chest |
| Windpipe | Trachea |
| Collections of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx | Adenoids |
| Outer fold of pleura lying closer to the ribs | parietal pleura |
| Lid like piece of cartilage that covers the voice box | Epiglottis |
| Branches of the windpipe that lead into the lungs | Bronchi |
| Region between the lungs in the chest cavity | Mediastinum |
| Air- containing cavities in the bones around the nose | Paranasal sinuses |
| Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract | Cilia |
| Inner fold of pleura closer to lung tissue | Visceral pleura |
| Throat | Pharynx |
| Air sacs of the lungs | Alveoli |
| Voice box | Larynx |
| Smallest branches of bronchi | bronchioles |
| Collections of lymph tissue in the oropharynx | Palatine tonsils |
| midline region of the lungs where bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs | Hilum |