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1
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Respiration

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Absorbing O2 and discarding CO2.

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2
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Homeostasis

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State of equilibrium in the body

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3
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Inhalation can be called

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Inspiration

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Exhalation can be called

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Expiration

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5
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Throat tube that leads to the openings for food and air

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Pharynx

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6
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Opening that leads to the lungs

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Larynx

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7
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Wind pipe

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Trachea

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8
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Main branches of the lungs

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Bronchi

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9
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Smaller branches of the lungs

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Bronchioles

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Small air sacs at the end of the bronchioles

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Alveoli

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11
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Large muscle that contracts the lungs

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Diaphragm

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12
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What structures make up the Upper Respiratory Tract (URT)

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Nose, nasal cavity, sinuses, pharynx, larynx

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13
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What structures make up the Lower Respiratory Tract (LRT)

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The trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and lungs

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14
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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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15
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Alveol/o

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Alveolus

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16
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Membrane that surrounds each lung

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Pleura

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17
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The space between the pleura that covers the lungs and the pleura that lines the thoracic cavity

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Pleural cavity

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18
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Bronch/o , bronchi/o

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Bronchus

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19
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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

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20
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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis

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21
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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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22
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Lob/o

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Lobe

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23
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Nas/o, rhin/o

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Nose

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24
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Phren/o

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Diaphragm, sometimes mind

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25
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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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26
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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx (throat)

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27
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Pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

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Lung

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28
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Trache/o

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Trachea (wind pipe)

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29
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Eupnea

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Normal breathing, 15-20 breaths per minute

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30
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Dyspnea

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Labored or difficult breathing

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31
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Apnea

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Temporary absence of breath

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32
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Orthopnea

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A condition where breathing is uncomfortable in any position except sitting erect or standing

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33
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Bradypnea

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Slow breathing, less than 12 breaths per minute

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34
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Tachypnea

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Fast breathing, more than 25 breaths per minute

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35
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Hyperpnea

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Breathing that is deeper than normal

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36
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Hyperventilation

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Increases aeration of the lungs, reduced CO2 levels, disrupts homeostasis

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37
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Spirometry

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Measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs

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38
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Vital capacity

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The max amount of air that can be exhaled after a max inhalation

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39
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Hypoxia, anoxia

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Deficiency of oxygen

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40
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Inability of lungs to perform their ventilatory function is__________

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Acute respiratory failure

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41
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Ism

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Condition

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42
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Edema

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid

43
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Effusion

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Escape

44
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The structure that separates the right and left nostrils

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Nasal septum

45
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Opening of the larynx

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Epiglottis

46
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Aphonia

A

Absence of voice

47
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Dysphonia

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Difficulty speaking

48
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The vocal apparatus of the larynx that consists of the vocal chords and the openings between them

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Glottis

49
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Asthma

A

Paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing. Caused by a spasm of the bronchi or swelling of their mucus membranes

50
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Wheezing

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Whistling sound during respiration

51
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Paroxymal

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Occurring in sudden, periodic attacks

52
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Adult respiratory distress syndrome

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Disorder characterized by respiratory insufficiency and hypoxemia

53
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Atelectasis

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Incomplete expansion or collapse of a lung

54
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Bronchiectasis

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Chronic dilation of a bronchus or the bronchi accompanied by a secondary infection in the lower lung

55
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Bronchography

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Radiography of the bronchi after injection of a radiopaque substance. This procedure has been replaced by computed tomography

56
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Carcinoma of the lung

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Lung cancer, the most common cancer.

57
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Disease process that decreases lungs’ ability to perform their ventilatory function. Results from other chronic lung diseases

58
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Emphysema

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Chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by a destruction of their walls, hard to breath

59
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Influenza

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Acute, contagious infection with chills, headache, fever, and muscular discomfort

60
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Pleuritis

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Inflammation of the pleura, also called pleurisy

61
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Pneumoconiosis

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Respiratory condition caused by inhalation of dust

62
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Pulmonary embolism

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Blockage of a pulmonary artery by a foreign matter such as fat, air, tumor, or blood clot

63
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

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Infectious respiratory disease spread by close contact with an infected person and caused by a coronavirus

64
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Silicosis

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Form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of dust of stone, sand, or quartz that contains silica

65
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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Sudden death of a seemingly normal baby

66
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Tuberculosis (tb)

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Infectious disease that is chronic in nature and usually affects the lungs. Named after tubercles in the lungs

67
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Asphyxiation

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Suffocation, needs to be corrected immediately

68
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Tracheostomy

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Formation of a hole in the trachea

69
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Ventilator

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A machine that is used for prolonged ventilation of the lungs

70
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Decongestants

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Eliminate or reduce swelling or congestion

71
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Antitussives

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Prevent or relieve coughing

72
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Antihistamines

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Used to treat colds and allergies

73
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Bronchodilators

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Open up bronchi for conditions such as asthma

74
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Mucolytics

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Destroy or dissolve mucus

75
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Atel/o

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Imperfect

76
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Con/i

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Dust

77
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Home/o

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Sameness

78
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-ole

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Little

79
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Ox/o

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Oxygen

80
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-pnea

A

Breathing

81
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Silic/o

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Silica

82
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Spir/o

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To breathe

83
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What combining form means diaphragm or mind

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Phren/o

84
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Epiglottis is above the __________, the vocal apparatus of the larynx.

A

Glottis

85
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The air filled cavities in the bones around the nose are called the

A

Paranasal sinuses

86
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Sialigraphy

A

Radiographic examination of the salivary glands and ducts

87
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Hypoxia also can be called

A

Anoxia

88
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A condition caused by lung irritants or overuse that can lead to aphonia

A

Laryngitis

89
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Under the tongue

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Hypoglossal

90
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Anus

A

Outlet of the large intestine

91
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Cecum

A

First part of the large intestine

92
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Appendix(vermiform)

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Blind pouch attached to cecum

93
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Colon

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Major portion of the large intestine

94
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Doudenum

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First part of the small intestine

95
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Esophagus

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Connects the mouth to the stomach

96
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Gallbladder

A

Storage sac for bile

97
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ileum

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Portion of small intestine that attaches to large intestine

98
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Jejunum

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Second part of small intestine

99
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Liver

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Accessory digestive organ that produces bile

100
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Bile

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Produced by the liver, this substance breaks down fats before absorption by the small intestine

101
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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

102
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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

103
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Hepat

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Liver

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