Respiratory Flashcards
1
Q
What is the trachea?
A
windpipe, breaks into primary bronchi
2
Q
What is the pharynx?
A
the throat, used by both respiratory and digestive system
3
Q
What is the larynx?
A
voice box, between pharynx and trachea and contains vocal cords
4
Q
aer/o
A
air
5
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
6
Q
anthrac/o
A
coal
7
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
8
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
9
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus
10
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
11
Q
coni/o
A
dust
12
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
13
Q
cyst/o
A
sac
14
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
15
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
16
Q
hal/o
A
to breathe
17
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
18
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
19
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
20
Q
nas/o
A
nasal
21
Q
ox/o or ox/i
A
oxygen
22
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
23
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
24
Q
pneum/o
A
lung, air
25
Q
pneumon/o
A
lung, air
26
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
27
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
28
Q
sept/o
A
wall
29
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus
30
Q
somn/o
A
sleep
31
Q
spir/o
A
breathing
32
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
33
Q
tuss/o
A
cough
34
Q
-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
35
Q
-osmia
A
smell
36
Q
-phonia
A
voice
37
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
38
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
39
Q
-thorax
A
chest
