Medical Terminology Ch. 11

Front 1

The fine, hairlike projections on the mucous membranes inside the nose are called

Back 1

Cilia

Front 2

What is the air passageway between the pharynx and trachea that holds the vocal cords?

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Larynx

Front 3

The two lymphatic structures located on the posterior wall of the nasopharynx that enlarge during childhood and shrink during puberty are called

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Adenoids

Front 4

Structures of lymphoid tissue located on either side of the throat are called the

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Tonsils

Front 5

Membrane surrounding the lungs and lining the walls of the pleural cavity?

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Pleura

Front 6

The inner layer of the pleura that attaches to the lung

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Visceral layer

Front 7

What is the area of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea, and thymus?

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Mediostinum

Front 8

The windpipe is the more common name of the

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Trachea

Front 9

The saclike cavities located off the bronchioles where gas is exchanged between the lungs and blood are called the

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Alvecli

Front 10

Combining form means listening

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Ausculat/o

Front 11

Combining form means the breathe in or suck in?

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Aspir/o

Front 12

Combining form pertains to ribs

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Cost/o

Front 13

The combining form pector/o relates to the

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Chest

Front 14

Combining form pertains to sound or voice

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Phon/o

Front 15

Prefix means all or entire

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Pan-

Front 16

Prefix means good or normal

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Eu-

Front 17

The prefix em means

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In

Front 18

Prefix means through

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Per

Front 19

Suffix that pertains to an involuntary movement?

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-spasm

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Prefix means pain

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Algia

Front 21

The muscular partition between the abdominal and thoracic cavities that causes inspiration and expiration what it contracts and relaxes is the

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Diaphragm

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COPD stands for

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Front 23

MRI stands for

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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An incision of the trachea is known as a

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Tracheostomy

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An --- is a drug that suppresses the cough center in the brain to stop repeated or productive coughing

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Antitussive