Chap 11 Resp System Flashcards
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nas/o
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nose
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rhin/o
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nose
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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laryng/o
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larynx
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trache/o
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trachea
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bronch/o,
bronch/i
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bronchus
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bronchiol
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bronchiole
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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phrenic/o
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phrenic nerve
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pulm/o,
pulmon/o
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lung
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pneumon/o
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lung
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pneum/o,
pneumat/o
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air, gas; also respiration, lung
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spir/o
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breathing
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-pnea
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breathing
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-oxia
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level of oxygen
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-capnia
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level of carbon dioxide
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-phonia
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voice
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level of O2 or CO2 IN THE BLOOD
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-emia
adenoids
Lymphoid tissue located in the nasopharynx; the pharyngeal tonsils
alveoli
The tiny air sacs in the lungs through which gases are exchanged between the atmosphere and the blood in respiration
bronchiole
One of the smaller subdivisions of the bronchial tubes
bronchus
One of the larger air passageways in the lungs.
carbon dioxide (CO2)
A gas produced by energy metabolism in cells and eliminated through the lungs