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40 Cards in this Set
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alveol/o
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alveolus (air sac)
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bronch/o,bronchi/o
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bronchus (airway)
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capn/o,carb/o
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carbon dioxide
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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lob/o
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lobe (a portion)
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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phren/o
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diaphragm (also mind)
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pleur/o
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pleura (lining of lungs)
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pneum/o,pneumon/o
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air or lungs
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pulmon/o
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lung
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sinus/o
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sinus (cavity)
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spir/o,-pnea(suffix)
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breathing
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thorac/o,pector/o,steth/o
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chest
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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uvul/o
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uvula
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palate
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rough of the mouth
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pharynx
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throat
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hard palate
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bony anterior (front) portion of the palate.
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soft palate
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muscular posterior (back) portion of the palate
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nasopharynx
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part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages
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oropharynx
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central part of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis
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laryngopharynx
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lower part of the pharynx, just below the oropharyngeal opening into the larynx and esophagus
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larynx
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voice box
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glottis
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opening between the vocal cords in the larynx
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epiglottis
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Opening between the vocal cords in the larynx
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trachea
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Windpipe
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bronchial tree
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branched airways that lead from the trachea to the microscopic air sacs called alveoli
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lungs
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two spongy organs in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage
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lobes
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subdivisions of the lung, with two on the left and three on the right
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diaphragm
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muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and that moves upward and downward to aid in respiration
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mucous membranes
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thin sheets of tissue that line the passage and secrete mucous
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eupnea
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normal breathing
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bradypnea
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slow breathing
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trachypnea
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fast breathing
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hypopnea
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shallow breathing
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hyperpnea
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deep breathing
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dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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apnea
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inability to breathe
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orthopnea
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ability to breathe only in upright position
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