Respiratory Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Expirations | breathing out |
glottis | slit-like opening to the larynx |
hilium (of lung) | Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs |
Inspiration | Breathing In |
Larynx | Voice box; containing the vocal cords |
lobe | Division of a lung |
mediastinum | Region between the lungs in the chest cavity. It contains the trachea, heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes |
Nares | Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities |
Oxygen | Gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells |
Palatine Tonsils | One of a pair of almost-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx |
Paranasal Sinus | One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose |
Parietal Pleura | Outer fold of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall. |
Pharynx | Throat; including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx |
Pleura | Double-folded membrane surrounding each lung |
Pleura Cavity | Space between the folds of the pleura |
Pulmonary Parenchyma | Essential parts of the lung, responsible for respiration; bronchioles and alveoli |
Respiration | Process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breath |
trachea | Windpipe |
Visceral Pleura | Inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue. |
Adenoid/o | Adenoids |
Alveol/o | Alveolus, air sac |
Bronch/o, Bronchi/o | Bronchus |
Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole, small bronchus |
Capn/o | Carbon Dioxide |
Coni/o | Dust |
Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
laryng/o | Larynx, voice box |
Lob/o | Lobe of the lung |
Mediastin/o | Mediastinum |
Nas/o | Nose |
Orth/o | Straight, upright |
Pector/o | Chest |
Pharyng/o | Pharynx, throat |
Phon/o | Voice |
phren/o | Diaphragm |
Pleur/o | pleura |
Pneum/o, Pneumon/o | Air, lung |
Pulmon/o | Lung |
Rhin/o | Nose |
Sinus/o | Sinus, cavity |
Spir/o | Breathing |
Tel/o | Complete |
Thorac/o | Chest |
Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
Trache/o | Trachea, windpipe |
-ema | condition |
-osmia | smell |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | spitting |
-sphyxia | pulse |
-thorax -thorax | pleural cavity, chest |
adenoidectomy | Process of cutting out the adenoids |
Adenoid Hypertrophy | Excessive development of the adenoids |
Alveolar | Pertaining to the air sac |
Bronchospasm | Sudden contractions of the bronchial tube |
Bronchiectasis | Dialation of the bronchus |
Bronchodilator | Widening of the bronchial tube |
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