10.1 Word Parts of the Respiratory System Flashcards
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Spiro
A
Root word: spirit
2
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bronchi
A
large branches
3
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bronchioles
A
further lead to twigs
4
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alveoli
A
leaves
5
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adenoid
A
adenoid/o
6
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tonsil
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tonsill/o
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nose
A
nas/o, rhin/o
8
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larynx (voice box)
A
laryng/o
9
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pharynx (throat)
A
pharyng/o
10
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trachea (windpipe)
A
trache/o - comes from greek word of rough
11
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(nares
A
two nostrils
12
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septum (plural: septa)
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sept/o
13
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sinus
A
sin/o, sinus/o
14
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air or lungs
A
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o
15
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lungs
A
pulmon/o
16
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lobe
A
lob/o
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bronchus
A
bronch/o, bronchi/o
18
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bronchiole
A
bronchiol/o
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alveolus (air sac)
A
alveol/o
comes from latin word hollow or cavity
20
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sternum
A
stern/o
also known as a breastbone
21
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rib
A
cost/o
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chest
A
thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o
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pleura
A
pleur/o
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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oxygen
ox/o
26
breathing
spir/o, -pnea
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carbon dioxide
capn/o (Greek for "smoke"), carb/o (Latin for "coal")
