Med Term Resp Chpt 7 Word Scramble
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Organs of the Respiratory System | Nose, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs—alveoli |
Bronch/o | Bronchial tube, Bronchus |
Bronch/i | Bronchial tube, Bronchus |
Laryng/o | Larynx, Throat |
Nas/o | Nose |
Ox/i | Oxygen |
Ox/o | Oxygen |
Ox/y | Oxygen |
Pharyng/o | Throat, Pharynx |
Phon/o | Sound, Voice |
Pleur/o | Pleura, Side of the body |
-pnea | Breathing |
Pneum/o | Lung, Air |
Pneumon/o | Lung, Air |
Pneu- | Lung, Air |
Sinus/o | Sinus |
Somn/o | Sleep |
Spir/o | Breathe |
Thorac/o | Chest, Pleural cavity |
-thorax | Chest, Pleural cavity |
Trache/o | Windpipe |
Trachea | Windpipe |
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 |
Upper respiratory tract | Nose, mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, larynx and trahea |
Lower Respiratory tract | Bronchial tree and lungs |
Bronchial tree and lungs are located within | Thoracic cavity |
Bronchial tree and lungs are located within aka | Thorax |
Thorax | Ribcage |
Nasal septum | wall of cartilage divides nose into 2 sections |
Septum | wall that separates 2 chamber |
Cila | thin small hairs inside nostril that filter air to remove debris |
Nostril | External opening of nose |
Mucous membranes | Line the nose |
Mucus | Slippery secretion produced by mucous membrane to protect and lubricate tissue. |
In the nose mucus | moisten, warm and filter air as it enters |
Mucous is the name of the | tissue |
Mucus is the | secretion that flows from the tissue |
olfactory receptors | nerve endings that act like receptors for smell, important to taste |
olfactory receptors are located | in mucous membrane in the upper part of the nasal cavity |
Tonsils & adenoids are part of the | Lymphatic system |
Lymphatic system | protects body from infection from nose or mouth |
Tonsils aka | palatine tonsils located in the back of the mouth |
Adenoids aka | nasopharyngeal tonsils located higher up behind nose and roof of mouth |
palatine tonsils | are air filled cavities lined with mucous membrane |
palatine tonsils is located | in the bones of the skull |
Para- | near |
-al | pertaining to |
A sinus | can be a sac or cavity in an organ or tissue |
Frontal sinuses location | front bone over eyebrow |
Frontal sinuses infection | can cause pain in located area |
Sphenoid sinuses location | sphenoid bone behind eyes under pituitary gland near optic nerve |
Sphenoid sinuses infection | damage vision |
Maxillary sinuses location | maxillary bone under eye |
Maxillary sinuses is the | largest of the paranasal sinuses |
Maxillary sinuses infection | pain in the posterior maxillary teeth |
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 |
Pharynx aka | throat |
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