The Respiratory System Flashcards
(40 cards)
nas/o
nose, exchanges air during inhaling and exhaling; warms, moisturizes, and filters air
sinus/o
sinuses, provides mucus, makes bones of the skull, aids in sound production
pharyng/o
pharynx, transports air back and forth between nose and trachea
laryng/o
larynx, makes speech possible
epiglott/o
epiglottis, closes off the trachea during swallowing
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchi, transports air from the trachea into the lungs
alveol/o
alveoli, air sacs that exchange gases with pulmonary capillary blood
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o
lungs, bring oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide and some water waste from the body
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
cyan/o
blue
-ectasis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
oxygen
phon/o
sound, voice
pleur/o
pleura, side of the body
-pnea
breathing
tachy-
fast, rapid
thorac/o, -thorax
chest, pleural cavity
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
purified protein derivative
PPD
respiratory
R, resp
respiratory failure
RF
respiratory rate
RR
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS
sleep apnea syndromes
SAS
