Chapter 4: Respiratory System Flashcards
diagnosis
identification of a disease or condition
pumonary
pertaining to the lungs or the respiratory system
respiration
the act of breathing
thoricac
pertaining to the thorax or thoracic cage
thoracic cage
bony enclosure formed by the sternum, costal cartilages, ribs, and the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae
vascular
pertaining to the blood vessel
adenoid/o
adenoids
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
nas/o
nose
rhin/o
nose
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
tonsil/o
tonsil
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
Upper Respiratory Tract
adenoids, larynx, nose, pharynx, tonsils, and trachea
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
bronch/o
bronchus, bronchi
bronchi/o
plural combining form for bronchi
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
phren/o
diaphragm
pleur/o
pleura
pneum/o
air; lung
pulmon/o
lung
thorac/o
chest
Lower Respiratory Tract
alveolus, bronchus, bronchiole, diaphragm, pleura, lung, and chest
aer/o
air
cyan/o
blue
muc/o
mucus
myc/o
fungus
orth/o
straight
py/o
pus
a-
without, not