med terminology .7 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
alveol/o | alveolus |
anthrac/o | coal |
atel/o | incomplete |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bronchi/o | bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
coni/o | dust |
diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx |
lob/o | lobe |
nas/o | nose |
orth/o | straight |
ox/o | oxygen |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | lung |
pneumon/o | lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
sinus/o | sinus |
spir/o | breathing |
trache/o | trachea |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-ectasis | dilated |
-osmia | smell |
-phonia | voice |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | spitting |
-thorax | chest |
breathing | ventilation (air from outside into lungs), external respiration (changes O2 for CO2 in lungs), internal respiration (O2 for CO2 in body tissue) |
nares | openings in the nose |
nasal septum | divides nose |
palate | separates nasal cavity from the mouth |
mucous membrane | lines much of the nose/throat/mouth |
cilia | nose hairs that trap dust |
paranasal sinuses | air filled cavities that act as an echo chamber |
nasopharynx | pharyngeal tonsil, eustachian tube, hard palate, soft palate |
oropharynx | palatine tonsile, tonuge |
laryngopharynx | epilogttis, vocal cords |
pleura | double membrane that protects the lungs |
right lung | bigger |
left lung | smaller |
clubbing | widening of toes/fingers seen as a result of O2 deprivation |
epistaxis | nosebleed |
hemoptysis | cough up blood |
hyperventilation | breathe both too fast and too deep |
hypoventilation | too slow and too shallow |
orthopnea | dysnpea worsened by laying flat |
patent | open or unblocked airway |
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