Bio 200 @ Oit - Medical Terms Chapter 12

Front 1

adenoids

Back 1

Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils

Front 2

alveolus (plueral: alveoli)

Back 2

Air sac in the lung

Front 3

apex of the lung

Back 3

Tip or uppermost portion of the lung. An apex is the tip of a structure. Apical means pertaiing to the apex.

Front 4

base of the lung

Back 4

Lower portion of the lung; from the Greek basis, foundation. Basilar means pertaining to the base.

Front 5

bronchioles

Back 5

Smallest branches of the bronchi. Terminal bronchioles lead to alveolar ducts.

Front 6

Bronchus

Back 6

Branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lung; bronchial tube

Front 7

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Back 7

Gas produced by body cells when oxygen and food combine; exhaled through the lungs.

Front 8

cilia

Back 8

Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract. They clear bacteria and foreign substances formt he lung. Cigarette smoke impairs the function of cilia.

Front 9

diaphragm

Back 9

Muscle separating the chest and abdomen. It contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible.

Front 10

epiglottis

Back 10

Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing.

Front 11

expiration

Back 11

Breathing out (exhalation)

Front 12

glottis

Back 12

Slit-like opening to the larynx

Front 13

hilum (of lung)

Back 13

Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs. Hilar means pertaining to the hilum.

Front 14

inspiration

Back 14

Breathing in (inhalation).

Front 15

larynx

Back 15

Voice box; containing the vocal cords

Front 16

lobe

Back 16

Division of a lung

Front 17

mediastinum

Back 17

Region between the lungs in the chest cavity. It contains the trachea, heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes.

Front 18

nares

Back 18

Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities

Front 19

oxygen (O2)

Back 19

Gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells.

Front 20

palatine tonsil

Back 20

One of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx (palatine means pertaining to the roof of the mouth)

Front 21

paranasal sinus

Back 21

One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

Front 22

parietal pleura

Back 22

Outer fold of pleura lying close to the ribs and chest wall.

Front 23

pharynx

Back 23

Throat; including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx

Front 24

pleura

Back 24

Double-folded membrane surrounding each lung.

Front 25

pleural cavity

Back 25

Space between the folds of the pleura

Front 26

pulmonary parenchyma

Back 26

essential parts of the lung, responsible for respiration; bronchioles and alveoli

Front 27

respiration

Back 27

process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing

Front 28

trachea

Back 28

windpipe

Front 29

visceral pleura

Back 29

inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue

Front 30

adenoid/o

Back 30

adenoids - adenoidectomy

Front 31

alveol/o

Back 31

alveolus, air sac - alveolar

Front 32

bronch/o

Back 32

bronchial tube, bronchus - bronchospasm

Front 33

bronchiol/o

Back 33

bronchiole, small bronchus - bronchiolitis

Front 34

capn/o

Back 34

carbon dioxide - hypercapnia

Front 35

coni/o

Back 35

dust - pneumoconiosis

Front 36

cyan/o

Back 36

blue - cyanosis

Front 37

epiglott/o

Back 37

epiglottis - epiglottitis

Front 38

laryng/o

Back 38

larynx, voice box - laryngeal

Front 39

lob/o

Back 39

lobe of the lung - lobectomy

Front 40

mediastin/o

Back 40

mediastinum - mediastinoscopy

Front 41

nas/o

Back 41

nose - paranasal sinuses

Front 42

orth/o

Back 42

straight, upright - orthopnea

Front 43

ox/o

Back 43

oxygen - hypoxia

Front 44

pector/o

Back 44

chest - expectoration

Front 45

pharyng/o

Back 45

pharynx, throat - pharyngeal

Front 46

phon/o

Back 46

voice - dysphonia

Front 47

phren/o

Back 47

diaphragm - phrenic nerve

Front 48

pleur/o

Back 48

pleura - pleurodynia

Front 49

pneum/o, pneumon/o

Back 49

air, lung - pneumothorax

Front 50

pulmon/o

Back 50

lung - pulmonary

Front 51

rhin/o

Back 51

nose - rinorrhea

Front 52

sinus/o

Back 52

sinus, cavity - sinusitis

Front 53

spir/o

Back 53

breathing - spirometer

Front 54

tel/o

Back 54

complete - atelectasis

Front 55

thorac/o

Back 55

chest - thoracotomy

Front 56

tonsill/o

Back 56

tonsils - tonsilectomy

Front 57

trache/o

Back 57

trachea, windpipe - tracheotomy

Front 58

-ema

Back 58

condition - empyema

Front 59

-osmia

Back 59

smell - anosmia

Front 60

-pnea

Back 60

breathing - apnea

Front 61

-ptysis

Back 61

spitting - hemoptysis

Front 62

-sphyxia

Back 62

pulse - asphyxia

Front 63

-thorax

Back 63

pleural cavity, chest - hemothorax