The Language Of Medicine - Respiratory System - Chaper 12

Front 1

adenoid/o

Back 1

adenoids

Front 2

alveol/o

Back 2

alveolus

air sac
small sac

Front 3

bronch/o

Back 3

bronchial tubes

bronchus

Front 4

bronchi/o

Back 4

bronchial tubes

bronchus

Front 5

bronchiol/o

Back 5

bronchiole

small bronchus

Front 6

capn/o

Back 6

carbon dioxide

Front 7

coni/o

Back 7

dust

Front 8

cyan/o

Back 8

blue

Front 9

epiglott/o

Back 9

epiglottis

Front 10

laryng/o

Back 10

larynx (voice box)

Front 11

or/o

Back 11

mouth

Front 12

orth/o

Back 12

straight

Front 13

ox/o

Back 13

oxygen

Front 14

pector/o

Back 14

chest

Front 15

pharyng/o

Back 15

pharynx (throat)

Front 16

phon/o

Back 16

voice

sound

Front 17

phren/o

Back 17

diaphragm

Front 18

pleur/o

Back 18

pleura

Front 19

pneum/o

Back 19

lung

air

gas

Front 20

pulmon/o

Back 20

lung

Front 21

pneumon/o

Back 21

lung
air
gas

Front 22

py/o

Back 22

pus

Front 23

spir/o

Back 23

to breath

Front 24

tel/o

Back 24

complete

Front 25

-capnia

Back 25

carbon dioxide

Front 26

-centesis

Back 26

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Front 27

-dynia

Back 27

pain

Front 28

-ectasis

Back 28

dilation

widening

Front 29

-ema

Back 29

condition

Front 30

-lysis

Back 30

seperation
breakdown
destruction

Front 31

-osmia

Back 31

smell

Front 32

=phonia

Back 32

voice,sound

Front 33

-pnea

Back 33

breathing

Front 34

-ptysis

Back 34

spitting

Front 35

-sphyxia

Back 35

pulse

Front 36

-stenosis

Back 36

tightening, stricture

Front 37

-stomy

Back 37

new opening (to form mouth)

Front 38

-thorax

Back 38

chest, plural cavity

Front 39

dys-

Back 39

difficult, painful

Front 40

em-

Back 40

in

Front 41

eu-

Back 41

good, normal

Front 42

ex-

Back 42

out, away from

Front 43

re-

Back 43

back, again, backward

Front 44

tacky-

Back 44

fast

Front 45

epiglottis is ?

Back 45

flap of cartilage covering the larynx

Front 46

a diphragm is ?

Back 46

a muscular wall seperating the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Front 47

auscultation means?

Back 47

listening to sounds within the body using a stethascope

Front 48

asthma causes?

Back 48

spasm & narrowing of the bronchi

Front 49

emphysema is?

Back 49

hyperinflation of the air sac's

Front 50

cilia is?

Back 50

mucous membrane & fine hairs located in the nasal cavity

Front 51

pleural is?

Back 51

a double membrane surrounding the lungs

Front 52

pneumonia is?

Back 52

acute inflamation & infection of alveoli

Front 53

alveoli is?

Back 53

tiny air sac's at the end of bronchioles

Front 54

atelectasis means?

Back 54

collapsed lung

Front 55

bacilli is?

Back 55

rod-shapped bacteria

Front 56

abscess is?

Back 56

collection of pus

Front 57

removal of the tonsils is?

Back 57

tonsillectomy

Front 58

pertussis is?

Back 58

whooping cough

Front 59

visual examination of the voice box?

Back 59

laryngoscopy

Front 60

incision of the windpipe

Back 60

tracheotomy

Front 61

Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium linning the respiratory tract

Back 61

cilia

Front 62

Branches of the trachea leading to the lungs

Back 62

bronchi

Front 63

Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx

Back 63

adenoids

Front 64

Lower portion of the lung

Back 64

base of the lung

Front 65

Tip or uppermost portion of the lung

Back 65

apex of the lung

Front 66

Breathing out is called?

Back 66

experation/exhalation

Front 67

Small branches of tubes leading into the lungs

Back 67

bronchioles

Front 68

muscle seperating the chest and the abdomen

Back 68

diaphragm

Front 69

Air sac in the lung

Back 69

alveolus

Front 70

Lid-like piece of cartilage covering the larynx

Back 70

epiglottis

Front 71

One of a pair of masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx?

Back 71

palatine tonsil

Front 72

Openings through the nose carrying air into the air passageways

Back 72

nares

Front 73

Breathing in?

Back 73

Inspiration/inhalation

Front 74

Slit-like opening in the voice box

Back 74

glottis

Front 75

Region between the lungs in the thoracic cavity?

Back 75

mediastinum

Front 76

Throat?

Back 76

pharynx

Front 77

One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose?

Back 77

pharanasal sinus

Front 78

Division of the lung?

Back 78

lobe of the lung

Front 79

Medline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs

Back 79

hilum of the lung

Front 80

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

Back 80

oxygen

Front 81

Space between the double-folded membrane surrounding each lung

Back 81

pleural cavity

Front 82

Inner fold of membrane surrounding each lung and closest to the lung tissue

Back 82

vesceral pleura

Front 83

Windpipe?

Back 83

trachea

Front 84

Essential parts of the lung responsible for respiration;bronchioles and alveoli?

Back 84

pulmonary parenchyma

Front 85

Gas that is exhaled through the lungs?

Back 85

carbon diaoxide

Front 86

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

Back 86

respiration

Front 87

Otter fold of membrane surrounding each lung and lying closest to the ribs?

Back 87

parietal pleura

Front 88

patent?

Back 88

open

Front 89

Where are the receptors for the sence of smell located? What are they called

Back 89

Oldfactory neurons -located high up in the nasal cavity

Front 90

Identify the two functions of the respiratory system?

Back 90

External respiration- exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide between alvioli & the blood

Internal respiration- exchange of oxygen & carbon diaoxide at the body cells

Front 91

Define Mediastinum?

Back 91

area between the lungs & the thoracic cavity

Front 92

Define Bronchioles?

Back 92

smallest branches of the bronchial tubes

Front 93

Define alveoli?

Back 93

clusters of air sac's on ends of bronchioles

Front 94

What maintains the patency of the windpipe?

Back 94

16-20 C shaped rings of cartilage

they are seperated by connective tissue

the rings stiien the tube

Front 95

Name the parts of the lung and where they are located?

Back 95

Apex- very top of the lung

hilum (hilus) -midline area

Base- very bottom of the lung

Front 96

Name of each bronchial tube when it splits?

Back 96

righ bronchus

left bronchus

Front 97

What do intercostal muscles do ?

Back 97

elevate and lower the rib cage during respiration

Front 98

Surfactant is?

Back 98

a lipoprotine covering the alveoli

Front 99

Internal resperiations are also known as?

Back 99

celular respiration

Front 100

The rate at which a person breaths depends on the amount of this substance in the blood?

Back 100

carbon dioxide

Front 101

Where are the adenoids located?

Back 101

in the nasopharynx

Front 102

The area that is a pasageway for both food & air is the?

Back 102

Laryngopharynx

Front 103

What structure surrounds the vocal cords?

Back 103

TRhyroid cartilage

Front 104

Thyroid cartilage is also known as?

Back 104

the adams apple

Front 105

The air spaces in the skull are called?

Back 105

paranasal sinuses- hallow air spaces in the skull- connect to nasal cavity

lighten the bones of the skull and help produce sound

Front 106

asperation ?

Back 106

liquid gets into the lungs

Front 107

What divides the nose into right & left nostrils?

Back 107

nasal septum

Front 108

Glottis is?

Back 108

opening into the larynx

Front 109

What is the function of the cilia & mucosa of the nasal cavity?

Back 109

moisten the air
trap fine forgien bodies

Front 110

Name the divisions of the throat & where they are located

Back 110

Nasopharynx-posterior/behind the nose

Oropharynx-posterior/behind the mouth

Laryngopharynx-superior/above the lungs

Front 111

Define pleura

Back 111

double membrane that surrounds the lungs

Front 112

What function is provided by the diaphragm on inhalation?

Back 112

contracts & desends

Front 113

What happens to the air pressure during inhalation?

Back 113

it is decreases

Front 114

What lessens friction between the lungs & chest cavity?

Back 114

pleura

Front 115

The lungs are?

Back 115

membranous sac;s on either side of the chest

Front 116

What does the nasopharynx contain?

Back 116

adenoids (pharyngeal tonsils)

Front 117

What does the oropharynx contain? and what is its purpose?

Back 117

palatine tonsils

to protect the enterance to the respiratory tract from microorganisims

Front 118

What is the larangopharynx and what does it do?

Back 118

passageway for both air & food

divides into two branches

1. esophagus
2. larynx

Front 119

Name and define the four processes of respiration ?

Back 119

Ventilation-breathing

External respiration- as you're breathing in-level of the lungs

Transport of O2 & CO2 thru body via cardiovascular sys

Internal respiration (cellular)-once blood has brought oxygen to body cells, tissues recieve oxygen & get rid of carbon dioxide

Front 120

Where does the exchange of gas take place?

Back 120

alveoli & blood capillaries

Front 121

What is respiration and what does it equal?

Back 121

the process of inhalation & exhilation= breathing

Front 122

What is inhalation & exhalation is a part of?

Back 122

External Respiration

Front 123

Where and how does external respiration occur?

Back 123

Occurs at alveoli & blood level

Inhalation=
air brings oxygen to the alveoli - oxygen picked up by bloodstream

Exhalation=
carbon dioxide removed from blood - into alveoli -and is exhaled

Front 124

Where and how does internal respiration occur?

Back 124

Occurs at body cells & blood

oxygen rich blood travels to every cell - deposits oxygen - picks up carbon dioxide from cells - transports back to the lungs - removes from the body

Front 125

What is Internal Respiration also known as?

Back 125

Cellular respiration