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CH 10: Respiratory

Respiratory System

QuestionAnswer
Alveol/o Alveolus (air sac)
Bronchiol/o Bronchiole (Little airway)
Capn/o Carbon dioxide
Palat/o Palate
Pleur/o pleura (lining of lungs)
Pneum/o Air or lung
Pulmon/o Lung
Spir/o Breathing
Steth/o Chest
Air filled spaces in the skull that open into the nasal cavity Paranasal sinuses
Roof of the mouth partition between the nasal cavities; divided into the hard and soft palate Palate Part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages
Passageway for food to the esophagus and for air to the larynx Pharynx
Part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages Nasopharynx
Central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis Oropharynx
Lower part of the pharynx just below the oropharyngeal opening into the larynx and esophagus Laryngopharynx
A structure located in the pharynx that filters air to protect the body from bacterial invasion Tonsils
Cartilaginous ridge at the point where the trachea divides into the right and left bronchi Carina
Subdivision of the lung with two on the left and three on the right Lobes
Potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura Pleural cavity
Partition that separates the thorax into two compartments and that encloses the heart esophagus trachea and thymus gland Mediastinum
Hair like processes from the surface of the epithelial cells such as those of the bronchi to move mucus upward Cilia
Functional tissues of any organs such as the tissues of the bronchioles, alveoli, ducts, and sacs that perform respiration Parenchyma
Normal breathing Eupnea
Shallow breathing Hypopnea
Deep breathing Hyperpnea
Popping sound heard on auscultation of the lungs when air enters diseased airways and alveoli Crackles
Degeneration and death of tissue with a cheese like appearance Caseous necrosis
Deficient movement of air into and out of the lungs causing hypercapnia Hypoventilation
Collapse of lung tissue Atelectasis
Accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity Empyema
Created by: Jmichel1007
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