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Chapter 12 Respiratory Flashcards

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus,air sac

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Bronch/o

Bronchi/o

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Bronchial tube, bronchus

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole,small bronchus

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Capn/o

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Carbon dioxide

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Coni/o

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Dust

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis

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Laryng/o

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Larynx, voice box

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Lob/o

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Lobe of the lung

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Mediastin/o

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Mediastinum

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Orth/o

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Straight, upright

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Pector/o

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Chest

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx, throat

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Phon/o

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Voice

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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pneum/o

Pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sinus/o

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Sinus, cavity

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Spir/o

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Breathing

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Tel/o

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Complete

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

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-ema

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Condition

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-osmia

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Smell

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-Pnea

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Breathing

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-ptysis

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Spitting

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-sphyxis

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Pulse

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-thorax

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Pleural cavity, chest

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Adenoids

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Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx

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Alveolus pl. alveoli

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Air sac in the lung

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Apex of the lung

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Tip or uppermost portion of the lung

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Base of the lung

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Lower portion of the lung

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Bronchioles

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Smallest branches of the bronchi

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Bronchus pl. bronchi

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Branch of the trachea

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Carbon dioxide (CO2)

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Gas produced by body cells when oxygen & carbon atoms from food combine; exhaled through the lungs

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Cilia

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

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Diaphragm

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Muscle separating the chest and abdomen

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Epiglottis

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

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Expiration

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Breathing out

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Glottis

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Slit-like opening to the larynx

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Hilum of the lung

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

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Inspiration

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Breathing in

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Larynx

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Voice box

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Lobe

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Division of a lung

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Mediastinum

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Region between the lungs in the chest cavity

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Nares

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Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities

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Oxygen (O2)

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Gas that makes up 21% of the air, it passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells

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Palatine tonsil

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One of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx

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Paranasal sinus

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One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

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Parietal pleura

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Outer layer of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall

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Pharynx

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Throat

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Pleura

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Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung

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Pleura cavity

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Space between the folds of the pleura

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Pulmonary parenchyma

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

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Respiration

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

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Trachea

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Windpipe

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Visceral pleura

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Inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue

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