NOTABLE NOTES

Question 1

glottis

Answer 1

back of tongue/aperture of larynxglottis

Question 2

berry

Answer 2

coccus

Question 3

pharynx

Answer 3

throat pharynx

Question 4

pleura

Answer 4

side pleura

Question 5

staphyle

Answer 5

bunch of grapes uvula, palate

Question 6

tonsilla

Answer 6

almond tonsil

Question 7

trachys

Answer 7

rough trachys

Question 8

ALVE-

Answer 8

The Latin word alveus = a hollow or a cavity.
* In the respiratory
system the basic form ALVE- is applied in the diminutive form
alveolus (pl. alveoli) referring to the small air sacs of the lungs.

Question 9

AMYGDAL- and TONSILL-

Answer 9

Both the original Greek and Latin words (amygdala and tonsilla)
mean almond.

• The almond-like appearance of these small, rounded
  masses of lymphoid tissue delivered the combining forms TONSILL-
  and AMYGDAL-, which form the basic elements of medical terms
  such as

*tonsillitis: inflammation of a tonsil
*amygdalotome: an instrument for excision of a tonsil