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49 Cards in this Set
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Pharynx contains?
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tonsils and adenoids
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Pharynx divides into what 2 branches?
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Esophagus (part of GI system)
Larynx (voice box) |
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Function of the Epiglottis?
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cover the opening of the larynx so food won't go through.
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From larynx, air passes through what 2 parts?
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trachea and windpipe.
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Trachea is kept open by what?
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10 fibrocartilaginous semi-circular rings
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Bronchus divides into what?
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Bronchioles
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what are alveoli
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cluster of air sacs
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How many lobes on left and right of the lungs?
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right-3 lobes
left-2 lobes |
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What does the diaphragm separate?
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thoracic from the abdominal cavity
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nas/o
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nose
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pertaining to the nose
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rhin/o
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rhinoplasty
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surgical repair of the nose
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sept/o
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septum
sept/o/plasty |
surgical repair of the septum
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Sinus
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sinus, cavity
sinus/o/tomy |
incision of the sinuses
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
adenoid/ectomy |
excision (removal) of the adenoids
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tonsil/o
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tonsils
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pertaining to the tonsils
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phryng/o
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pharynx (throat)
Pharyng/o/scope |
instrument for examining the pharynx
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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inflammation of the epiglottis
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
laryng/o/plegia |
paralysis of the larynx
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trache/o
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Trachea (windpipe)
trache/o/plasty |
surgical repair of the trachea
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Lower Respiratory System
Bronchi/o |
Bronchus
plural: bronchi Bronchi/ectasis |
dilation of bronchi
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Bronch/o
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Bronchus
plural: bronchi bronch/o/scope |
instrument to examen bronchus
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bronhio/o
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bronchiol/itis
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inflammation of the bronchioles
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alveol/o
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alveolus; air sac
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pertaining to the alveoli
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pleur/o
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pleura
pleur/o/centesis |
surgical puncture of the pleural cavity
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pneum/o
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air; lung
pneum/ectomy |
excision of the lung
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pneumon/o
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air; lung
pneumon/ia |
condition of inflammation of the lungs
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pulmon/o
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lung
pulmon/o/logist |
specialist of the lungs
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atel
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imperfect
incomplete atel/ectasis |
incomplete expansion of the lungs
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coni/o
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dust
pneum/o/coni/osis |
incomplete expansion of the lungs (collapsed lung)
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cyan/o
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blue
cyan/osis |
abnormal condition of blueness
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lob/o
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lobe
lob/ectomy |
excision of the lobe
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orth/o
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straight
orth/o/pnea |
breathing in a straight
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ox/i
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oxygen
ox/i/meter |
instrument to measure oxygen
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ox/o
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oxygen
hyp/ox/emia |
deficiency of oxygen in the blood
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pector/o
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chest
pector/algia |
pain in the chest
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steth/o
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chest
steth/o/scope |
instrument to examen the chest
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thorac/o
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thorac/o/pathy
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disease of the chest
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phren/o
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diaphragm, mind
phren/o/spasm |
involuntary contraction of the diaphragm
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spir/o
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breath
spir/o/meter |
instrument for measuring breathing
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-capnia
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CO2
hyper/capnia |
excessive CO2
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-osmia
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smell
an/osmia |
without smell
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-phonia
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voice
dys-phonia |
bad, voice quality
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-pnea
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breathing
a/pnea |
not (without) breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
hem/o/ptysis |
spitting of blood
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-thorax
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chest
py/o/thorax |
pus in the chest
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brady-
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slow
brady/pnea |
slow breathing
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dys-
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bad;difficult;painful
dys/pnea |
difficult breathing
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eu-
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good; normal
eu/pnea |
normal breathing
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tachy-
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rapid
tachy/pnea |
rapid breahting
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