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chapter 7

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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alveol/o   alveolus  
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anthrac/o   coal  
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atel/o   incomplete  
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bronch/o   bronchus  
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bronchi/o   bronchus  
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bronchiol/o   bronchiole  
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coni/o   dust  
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diaphragmat/o   diaphragm  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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lob/o   lobe  
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nas/o   nose  
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orth/o   straight  
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ox/o   oxygen  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pneum/o   lung  
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pneumon/o   lung  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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spir/o   breathing  
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trache/o   trachea  
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-capnia   carbon dioxide  
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-ectasis   dilated  
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-osmia   smell  
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-phonia   voice  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-thorax   chest  
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breathing   ventilation (air from outside into lungs), external respiration (changes O2 for CO2 in lungs), internal respiration (O2 for CO2 in body tissue)  
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nares   openings in the nose  
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nasal septum   divides nose  
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palate   separates nasal cavity from the mouth  
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mucous membrane   lines much of the nose/throat/mouth  
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cilia   nose hairs that trap dust  
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paranasal sinuses   air filled cavities that act as an echo chamber  
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nasopharynx   pharyngeal tonsil, eustachian tube, hard palate, soft palate  
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oropharynx   palatine tonsile, tonuge  
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laryngopharynx   epilogttis, vocal cords  
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pleura   double membrane that protects the lungs  
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right lung   bigger  
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left lung   smaller  
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clubbing   widening of toes/fingers seen as a result of O2 deprivation  
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epistaxis   nosebleed  
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hemoptysis   cough up blood  
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hyperventilation   breathe both too fast and too deep  
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hypoventilation   too slow and too shallow  
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orthopnea   dysnpea worsened by laying flat  
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patent   open or unblocked airway  
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