BREATH OF FRESH AIR Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cost/o | ribs |
ox/o | oxygen |
capn/o | carbon dioxide |
phragm/o | wall |
tuss/i | cough |
cutane/o | skin |
rhin/o | nose |
meat/o | opening or passageway |
sept/o | wall |
olfact/o | smell |
pharyng/o | throat |
laryng/o | voice box |
bi/o | life |
apnea | absence of breathing |
pulmonary | pertaining to the lung |
hemothorax | accumulation of blood in the chest cavity |
The pharynx is also called the _______________. | throat |
The trachea is also called the ______________________. | windpipe |
Where does gas exchange take place in the lungs? | alveoli |
Define ventilation. | the intake of fresh air; breathing. |
Define respiration. | the diffusion of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the atmosphere and the cells of the body. |
Another term for nares is ______________________. | nostrils |
Parts of the upper respiratory tract are | nose, mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, and larynx. |
Parts of the lower respiratory tract are the | trachea and lungs. |
Bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli are found within the ___________. | lungs |
Within the respiratory tract, a ___________ is an air-filled or fluid-filled space. | sinus |
______________ is a slimelike substance that is composed of glandular secretions, salts, cells, and leukocytes. | Mucus |
The thin hairs found inside of the nostrils are called ___________. | cilia |
Costal means........................ | pertaining to ribs |
The prefix a- combined with the root word -pnea means what? | no breathing |
The prefix dys- combined with the root word -pnea means what? | difficult breathing |
The medical term for when an animal is breathing abnormally slow is _________________________________. | bradypnea |
Auscultation is performed with a ___________________________. | stethoscope |
Py/o | pus |
-itis | inflammation |
rhino- | nose |
tuss/i | cough |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-lysis | break down or separate |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-ary | pertaining to |
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