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Med Term Resp Chpt7

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Organs of the Respiratory System   Nose, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs—alveoli  
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Bronch/o   Bronchial tube, Bronchus  
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Bronch/i   Bronchial tube, Bronchus  
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Laryng/o   Larynx, Throat  
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Nas/o   Nose  
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Ox/i   Oxygen  
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Ox/o   Oxygen  
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Ox/y   Oxygen  
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Pharyng/o   Throat, Pharynx  
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Phon/o   Sound, Voice  
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Pleur/o   Pleura, Side of the body  
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-pnea   Breathing  
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Pneum/o   Lung, Air  
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Pneumon/o   Lung, Air  
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Pneu-   Lung, Air  
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Sinus/o   Sinus  
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Somn/o   Sleep  
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Spir/o   Breathe  
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Thorac/o   Chest, Pleural cavity  
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-thorax   Chest, Pleural cavity  
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Trache/o   Windpipe  
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Trachea   Windpipe  
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Function of the respiratory system   Inhale and deliver O2 to lungs to body cells and expel CO2 and a bit of H2O when expelled by the body thru blood and then lungs. Produce airflow through Larynx for speech  
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Upper respiratory tract   Nose, mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, larynx and trahea  
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Lower Respiratory tract   Bronchial tree and lungs  
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Bronchial tree and lungs are located within   Thoracic cavity  
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Bronchial tree and lungs are located within aka   Thorax  
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Thorax   Ribcage  
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Nasal septum   wall of cartilage divides nose into 2 sections  
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Septum   wall that separates 2 chamber  
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Cila   thin small hairs inside nostril that filter air to remove debris  
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Nostril   External opening of nose  
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Mucous membranes   Line the nose  
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Mucus   Slippery secretion produced by mucous membrane to protect and lubricate tissue.  
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In the nose mucus   moisten, warm and filter air as it enters  
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Mucous is the name of the   tissue  
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Mucus is the   secretion that flows from the tissue  
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olfactory receptors   nerve endings that act like receptors for smell, important to taste  
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olfactory receptors are located   in mucous membrane in the upper part of the nasal cavity  
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Tonsils & adenoids are part of the   Lymphatic system  
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Lymphatic system   protects body from infection from nose or mouth  
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Tonsils aka   palatine tonsils located in the back of the mouth  
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Adenoids aka   nasopharyngeal tonsils located higher up behind nose and roof of mouth  
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palatine tonsils   are air filled cavities lined with mucous membrane  
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palatine tonsils is located   in the bones of the skull  
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Para-   near  
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-al   pertaining to  
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A sinus   can be a sac or cavity in an organ or tissue  
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Frontal sinuses location   front bone over eyebrow  
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Frontal sinuses infection   can cause pain in located area  
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Sphenoid sinuses location   sphenoid bone behind eyes under pituitary gland near optic nerve  
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Sphenoid sinuses infection   damage vision  
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Maxillary sinuses location   maxillary bone under eye  
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Maxillary sinuses is the   largest of the paranasal sinuses  
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Maxillary sinuses infection   pain in the posterior maxillary teeth  
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Ethmoid sinuses location   Ethmoid bones between nose and eyes, are irregular shaped air cells that are separated from the orbital cavity by only a thin layer of bone  
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Pharynx aka   throat  
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