MedTerm Chap 12 Word Scramble
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Adenoids | collections of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx |
Alveolus | air sac in the lung |
Apex of lung | uppermost region of lung |
Base of lung | lower portion of the long |
Bronchioles | smallest branches of the bronchi |
Bronchus | branch of trachea that is a passageway into the air spaces of the lung |
Cilia | thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract |
Epiglottis | lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx |
Elottis | opening to the larynx |
Hilum of the lung | midline region where bonchi, etc enter and exit the lungs |
Laryx | voice box |
Lobe | division of a lung |
Mediastinum | reagion between the lungs in the chest cavity |
Palatine tonsil | one of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphoid tissue in the oropharynx |
Paranasal sinus | one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose |
Parietal pleura | the outer fold of pleura lying closest to the ribs and wall of the thoracic cavity |
Pleura | double-folded membrane surrounding each lung |
Pleural cavity | space between the folds of the pleura |
Pulmonary parenchyma | aveoli and small bronchioles, essential cells of the lung |
Trachea | windpipe |
Visceral pleura | inner fold of pleura lying closest to the lung tissue |
Capno | carbon dioxide |
Conio | dust |
Cyano | blue |
Ortho | straight, upright |
Pectoro | chest |
Phono | voice |
Phreno | diaphragm |
Pneumo | lung |
Pneumono | lung |
Pulmono | lung |
Spiro | breathing |
Telo | complete |
Thoraco | chest |
Ema | condition |
Osmia | smell |
Pnea | breathing |
Sphyxia | pulse |
Thorax | pleural cavity, chest |
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