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LOM Chapter 12 Vocabulary

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Adenoids   collections of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx  
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Alveolus   air sac in the lung  
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Apex of lung   uppermost region of lung  
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Base of lung   lower portion of the long  
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Bronchioles   smallest branches of the bronchi  
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Bronchus   branch of trachea that is a passageway into the air spaces of the lung  
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Cilia   thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract  
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Epiglottis   lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx  
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Elottis   opening to the larynx  
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Hilum of the lung   midline region where bonchi, etc enter and exit the lungs  
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Laryx   voice box  
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Lobe   division of a lung  
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Mediastinum   reagion between the lungs in the chest cavity  
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Palatine tonsil   one of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphoid tissue in the oropharynx  
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Paranasal sinus   one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose  
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Parietal pleura   the outer fold of pleura lying closest to the ribs and wall of the thoracic cavity  
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Pleura   double-folded membrane surrounding each lung  
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Pleural cavity   space between the folds of the pleura  
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Pulmonary parenchyma   aveoli and small bronchioles, essential cells of the lung  
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Trachea   windpipe  
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Visceral pleura   inner fold of pleura lying closest to the lung tissue  
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Capno   carbon dioxide  
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Conio   dust  
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Cyano   blue  
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Ortho   straight, upright  
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Pectoro   chest  
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Phono   voice  
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Phreno   diaphragm  
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Pneumo   lung  
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Pneumono   lung  
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Pulmono   lung  
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Spiro   breathing  
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Telo   complete  
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Thoraco   chest  
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Ema   condition  
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Osmia   smell  
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Pnea   breathing  
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Sphyxia   pulse  
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Thorax   pleural cavity, chest  
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