Medterms Respitary System

Front 1

alveol/o

Back 1

alveolus (air sac)

Front 2

bronch/o
bronch/i

Back 2

bronchus (airway)
Bronchoscope
bronchiocele

Front 3

bronchiol/o

Back 3

bronchiole (little airway)
bronchiolitis

Front 4

Capn/o
carb/o

Back 4

carbo dioxide

hypercapnia
hypocarbia

Front 5

laryng/ o

Back 5

larynx (voice box)

laryngospasm

Front 6

lob/o

Back 6

lobe (a portion)
lobectomy

Front 7

nas/o
rhin/o

Back 7

nose

nasal
rhinorrhea

Front 8

or/ o

Back 8

mouth

oropharyngeal

Front 9

ox/ o

Back 9

oxygen

hypoxemia

Front 10

palat/ o

Back 10

palate

palatoplasty

Front 11

pharyng/ o

Back 11

pharynx (throat)

pnaryngitis

Front 12

phren/o

Back 12

diaphragm (also mind)
phrenospasm

Front 13

pleur/o

Back 13

pleura
pleurisy

Front 14

pneum/o
pneumon/o

Back 14

air or lung

pneumonia
pneumonectomy

Front 15

pulmon/o

Back 15

lung
pulmonologist

Front 16

sinus/o

Back 16

sinus (cavity)
sinusitis

Front 17

spir/o

Back 17

breathing
spirometry

Front 18

throrac/o
pector/o
steth/o

Back 18

chest

thoracotomy
pectoralgia
stethoscope

Front 19

tonsill/o

Back 19

tonsil (almond)
tonsillitis

Front 20

trache/o

Back 20

trachea (windpipe)
trachea

Front 21

uvul/o

Back 21

uvula

uvulitis

Front 22

-pnea

Back 22

breathing

sypnea

Front 23

nose

Back 23

structure that warms, moistens, and filters air as it enters the respiratory tract and that houses the olfactory receptors for the sense of smell

Front 24

sinuses

Back 24

air-filled spaces in the skull that open into the nasal cavity

Front 25

palate

Back 25

partition between the oral and nasal cavities, divided into the hard and soft palate

Front 26

pharynx

Back 26

throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx

Front 27

nasopharynx

Back 27

part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages

Front 28

oropharynx

Back 28

central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis

Front 29

laryngopharynx

Back 29

lower part of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis

Front 30

tonsils

Back 30

oval lymphatic tissues on each side of the pharynx that filter air to protect the body form bacterial invasion - also called palatine tonsils

Front 31

adenoid

Back 31

lymphatic tissue on the back of the pharynx behind the nose - also alled pharyngeal tonsil

Front 32

uvula

Back 32

small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate, named for its grape-like shape

Front 33

larynx

Back 33

voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords

Front 34

glottis

Back 34

opening between the vocal cords in the larynx

Front 35

epiglottis

Back 35

lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway

Front 36

trachea

Back 36

windpipe; passageway for air from the larynx to the area of the carina where it splits into the right and left bronchus

Front 37

broncial tree

Back 37

branced airways that lead from the trachea to the alveoli

Front 38

right and left broncus

Back 38

two primary airways branching from the area of the carina into the lungs

Front 39

bronchioles

Back 39

progressively smaller tubular branches of the carina into the lungs

Front 40

right and left bronchus

Back 40

two primary airways branching from the area of the carina into the lungs

Front 41

bronchioles

Back 41

progressively smaller tubular branches of the airways

Front 42

alveoli

Back 42

thin-walled microscopic air sacs that exchange gases

Front 43

lungs

Back 43

two spongy organs, located in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage, responsible for respiration

Front 44

lobes

Back 44

subdivisions of the lung, two on the left and three on the right

Front 45

pleura

Back 45

membranes enclosing the lung (visceral plura) and lining the thoracic cavity (parietal pleura)

Front 46

pleural cavity

Back 46

potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura

Front 47

diaphragm

Back 47

muscular partition that seperates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and aids in respiration by moving up and down

Front 48

mediastinum

Back 48

partition that seperates the thorax into two compartments (that contain the right and left lungs) and encloses the heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland

Front 49

mucous membrances

Back 49

thin sheets of tissue that line the respiratory passages and secrete mucus, a viscid (sticky) fluid

Front 50

cilia

Back 50

hair-like processes from the surface of epithelial cells, such as those of the bronchi, that provide upward movement of mucus cell secretions

Front 51

parenchyma

Back 51

functional tissues of any organ such as the tissues of the brochioles, alveoli, ducts, and sacs that perform respiration

Front 52

eupnea

Back 52

normal breathing

Front 53

bradypnea

Back 53

slow breathing

Front 54

tachypnea

Back 54

fash breathing

Front 55

hypopnea

Back 55

shallow breathing

Front 56

hyperpnea

Back 56

deep breathing

Front 57

apnea

Back 57

inability to breath

Front 58

orthopnea

Back 58

ability to breathe only in an upright position

Front 59

cheyne-stokes respiration

Back 59

pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea

Front 60

crackles
rales

Back 60

popping sounds heard on ausculation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli - occurs in disorders such as bronchiectasis or atelectasis

Front 61

wheezes

rhonchi

Back 61

high pitched, musical sounds heard on auscultation of the lung as air flows through a narrowed airway - occurs in disorders such as asthma or emphysema