Flashcards in Chapter 4 Deck (75)
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Pulmon/o-
means living
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-logy
means the study of
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nas/o-
nose
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pharyng/o-
pharynx (throat)
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-itis
inflammation
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mucosa
lines the nasal cavity
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mucos/o-
mucous membrane
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-al
pertaining to
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larynx
voice box (leads to the trachea/ esophagus leads to the stomach
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Trachea
a passageway for both inhaled and exhaled
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bronchi/o-
bronchus
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-ole
small thing
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Alveoli
microscopic air sacs at the end of each bronchiole where oxygen from the air and CO2 from the body are exchanged
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parenchym/o-
functional cells of any organ
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stern/o-
breast bone
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-um
a structure; period of time
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cost/o-
rib
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Thorac/o-
thorax (chest)
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-ic
pertaining to
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mediastin/o-
small cavity between the lungs
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a-
away from, without
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-pnea
breathing
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inter-
between
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eu-
normal, good
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-pnea
breathing
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Asthma
sudden onset of hyperactivity of the bronchi and the bronchioles
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bronchitis
acute or chronic inflammation infection of bronchi
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COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonay disease
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Bronchiectasis
chronic permanent enlargement and loss of elasticity
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