Session 7: Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
Adenoid
A
Adenoids
small masses of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx
2
Q
Alveol
A
Alveolus (singular)
Alveoli (plural)
(Tiny air sacs in the lungs)
3
Q
Atel
A
Incomplete, imperfect
4
Q
Bronch, bronchi
A
Bronchial tube, bronchus
5
Q
Bronchiol
A
Brionchiole
A smaller branch of the bronchial tube
6
Q
Coni
A
Dust
7
Q
Cyan
A
Blue
8
Q
Epiglot
A
Epliglottis
A flap of tissue that covers the larynx during swallowing
9
Q
Hem, Hemat
A
Blood
10
Q
Hydr
A
Water
11
Q
Laryng
A
Larynx (voicebox)
12
Q
Lob
A
Lobe
13
Q
Nas
A
Nose
14
Q
Olig
A
Scanty, few
15
Q
Or
A
Mouth, oral cavity
16
Q
Orth
A
Straight
17
Q
Ox, Oxi
A
Oxygen
18
Q
Pector
A
Chest
19
Q
Pharyng
A
Pharynx (throat)
20
Q
Phre
A
Diaphragm
A muscle that separates the chest and abdomen; it is the most important muscle for breathing
21
Q
Platy
A
Flat
22
Q
Pleur
A
Pleura
A dobuple-layered membrane that enfolds the lungs
23
Q
Pneum, pneumon, pneumat
A
Lung, air
24
Q
Pulmon
A
Lung
25
Py
Pus
26
Rhin
Nose
27
Sept
Septum
| A partition or wall; the nasal seputm divides the nose into right and left sides
28
Sinus
Sinus
| Sinuses are air cavities within the facial bones
29
Spir
Breathe
30
Steth
Chest
31
Thorac
Chest
32
Tonsill
Tonsills
| Small masses of lymph tissue located in the oropharynx
33
Trache
Trachea (windpipe)
34
-al
Pertaining to
35
-algia
Pain
36
-ar
Pertaining to
37
-ary
Pertaining to
38
-caphnia
Carbon Dioxide
39
-centesis
Surgical puncture
40
-eal
Pertaining to
41
-ectasis
Dilation or expansion
42
-ectomy
Removal or excision
43
-emia
Blood
44
-ia
Condition of
45
-ic
Pertaining to
46
-ion, -tion
Act of
47
-itis
Inflammation
48
-logist
Specialist in the study of
49
-logy
Study of
50
-meter
Instrument to measure
51
-metry
Process of measuring
52
-osis
Abnormal condition
53
-osmia
Smell
54
-pathy
Disease
55
-phonia
Voice
56
-plasty
Surgical repair
57
-pnea
Breathing
58
-ptysis
Spitting
59
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
60
-scope
Instrument to view
61
-scopy
Process of visually examining
62
-sphyxia
Pulse
63
-stomy
To form an opening
64
-thorax
Chest
65
-tic
Pertaining to
66
-tomy
Incision
67
a-, an-
Without
68
brady-
Slow
69
dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
70
eu-
good, normal
71
hyper-
excessive, above normal
72
hypo-
Deficient, below
73
in-
in
74
peri-
around
75
tachy-
fast
76
Auscultation
Listening to sounds within the body, usually with a stethoscope.
77
Percussion
Tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes.
78
Rales
Abnormal crackling sounds heard when listening to the chest.
