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25 Cards in this Set
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Cilia |
Fine, hairlike projections inside the nose |
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Larynx |
Air passageway between pharynx and trachea Holds vocal chords |
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Adenoids |
Two lymphatic structures located on posterior wall of nasopharnyx Enlarge in childhood shrink in puberty |
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Tonsils |
Lymphoid tissue located on either side of throat |
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Phon/o |
Sound or voice |
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Pan |
All or entire |
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Eu |
Good or normal |
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Em- |
In |
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Per- |
Through |
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-spasm |
Involuntary movement |
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-algia |
Pain |
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Diaphragm |
Muscular partition between abdominal and thoracic cavities that cause inspiration and expiration when contracting and relaxing |
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COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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Pleura |
Membrane surrounding the lungs and lining walls of pleural cavities |
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Tracheotomy |
Incision in trachea |
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Antitussive |
Drug that suppresses cough center in brain |
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Visceral layer |
Inner layer of pleura that attaches to the lungs |
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Mediastirium |
Area of thoracic cavity between lungs that contain heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea, and thymus |
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Trachea |
Windpipe |
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Alveoli |
Saclike cavities off of bronchioles where gas is exchanged between lungs and blood |
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Ausculat/o |
Listening |
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Aspir/o |
Breathe in or suck in |
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Cost/o |
Ribs |
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Pector/o |
Chest |
