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6 organs in the respiratory system

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nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs

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what makes up the upper respiratory system

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nose, pharynx, larynx

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what makes up the lower respiratory system

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trachea, bronchi, lungs

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what is the function of the respiratory system

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exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and body cells

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the process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and body cells is called __?

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respiration/breathing

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external expiration

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inhaling ..nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi to the lungs, allowing 02 and C02 to cross paths to pass from alveoli to blood and vice versa through capillaries

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how does 02 pass from alveoli to blood stream

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through capillaries

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what is internal respiration

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the body cells take on oxygen from the blood and simultaneously give back carbon dioxide

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the pharynx, aka ____ serves as the ____

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throat, food and air passageway

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adenoids are what kind of tissue and located where? AKA____ function__

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lymphoid tissue located on the posterior wall of the nasal cavity, AKA pharyngeal tonsils. help to fight off infection

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tonsils are what kind of tissue and located where

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lymphoid tissue located behind the mouth on the lateral wall at the junction of the oral cavity and the oropharynx

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larynx , aka ____ is

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voice box are vocal cords

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epiglottis is

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flap of cartilage that automatically covers the opening of the larynx during swallowing and kept food from entering the larynx

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the trachea is

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a passageway for air to the bronchi

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bronchus, how many are there?

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one of the two branches from the trachea which conducts air into the lungs where it divides

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bronchioles

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smallest subdivision of the bronchial tree

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alveoli are___ their location & function___

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air sacs at the end of the bronchioles that assist in 02 and C02 exchange through alveolar walls and capillaries

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lungs are two ____ like organs in the ___ cavity

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sponge, thoracic

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19
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which lung has two lobes and which has three

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left has two and right has three

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what is the pleura

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double folded serous membrane covering each lung and lining the thoracic cavity

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the thoracic cavity contains

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heart, trachea, esophagus, aorta, pulmonary arteries and veins and lungs

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the diaphragm is____ and its function is ____

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the muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity, aids in breathing

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mediastinum

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space between the lungs

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

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alveoli

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bronchi/o, bronch/o

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bronchi

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx

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30
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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o, pneumat/o, phren/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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thorac/o

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chest / thorax

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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tom

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cut/section

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atel/o

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incomplete or imperfect

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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muc/o

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mucus

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orth/o

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straight or correct

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ox/i

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oxygen

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phon

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sound or voice

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py/o

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pus

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radi/o

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radiation or x-rays

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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spir/o

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breathing

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-tomy

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cut into or incision

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-algia

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pain

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-ar, -ary, - eal

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related to or pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia or protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ectasis

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dilation or expansion

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-emia

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condition of the blood

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-gram

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record or radiographic image

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-graph

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instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording or radiographic imaging

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopic

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pertaining to visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examining

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-spasm

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involuntary contracting or twitching

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-stomy

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creation of an artificial opening

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-thorax

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chest of pleural cavity

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a-, an-

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without or lack of

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endo-

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within or inside

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eu-

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normal or good

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poly-

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many or excessive

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tachy-

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fast or rapid

80
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radiography

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radiographic images of internal organs using ionizing radiation

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ultrasound

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sonograms or echograms using high frequency sound waves to create an image of body organs

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nuclear medicine

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scans using radioactive material to determine the functional capacity of an organ

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computed tomography (CT)

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computerized images of body organs in slices horizontally

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magnetic resonance imaging

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gives information about the body’s biochemistry by placing the patient in a magnetic field

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endoscopy

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endoscopes, lighted plexible instruments used for visual examination of a hollow organ or body cavity

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laboratory

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diagnostic procedures performed on speciment such as blood, tissue, sputum and urine

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pulmonary function tests

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diagnostic tests performed to determine lung function

87
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capnometer function

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measures the concentration of carbon dioxide in exhaled air

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spirometer

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measures lung function

89
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auscultation

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sounds of the body using a stethoscope

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percussion

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a provider tapping on the surface of the body to listen for sounds that indicate the presence of fluid, air or solid masses

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