chapter 12 Flashcards
1
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adenoids
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lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx,pharyngeal tonsils
2
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adenoid/o
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adenoids—-adenoidectomy
3
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alveol/o
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alveolus, air sac
4
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchial tube, bronchus
5
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole, small bronchus—-bronchiolitis
6
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide—hypercapnia
7
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coni/o
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dust
8
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cyan/o
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blue—cyanosis=deficient oxygen in the blood
9
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis==lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing
10
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laryng/o
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larynx,voice box
11
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lob/o
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lobe of the lung—lobectomy
12
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum==region between the lungs in the chest cavity, it contains the trachea ,heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes
13
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nas/o
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nose—paranasal sinuses
14
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rhin/o
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nose
15
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ox/o
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oxygen
