Chapter 6: Respiratory System Flashcards
Rhin-o
nose
nas-o
nose
sin(us)-o
sinus
sept-o
septum
antr-o
antrum
pharyng-o
pharynx
nasopharyng-o
nasopharynx
synonym for nasopharyng-o
rhin-o-phayngo
epilglott(ID)-o
epiglottis
layng-o
larynx
trache-o
trachea
bronch-i/bronch-o
bronchus
pneum(ON)-o
lung
pneum(AT)-o
air/lung
pulm(ON)-o
lung
pleur-o
pleua
phren-o
diaphragm
diaphragm(AT)-o
daiphragm
medi-ast-in-o
mediastinum
spir-o
breathing
pne-o
brathing
5 diminutives
1) x-ul
2) x-i-cul
3) x-i-ell
4) x-ill
5) x-ol
air is considered a ____ and in conjuction of a noun, it can be read as ____
considered a substance, if its in s-o-x-N form, it can mean “a collection of air in the brain” —> read left to right.
pneumono almost always means ____ and pneumato almost always means ____
pneumono almost always means LUNG and pneumato almost always means AIR
