Respiratory system Flashcards
1
Q
aer/o
A
air
2
Q
bronch/o, bronch/i
A
bronchial tubes
3
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
4
Q
lob/o
A
the lobe of the lung
5
Q
nas/o
A
nose
6
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
7
Q
or/o
A
mouth
8
Q
stomat/o
A
mouth
9
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
10
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
11
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
12
Q
pneum/o, pneumon/o
A
air or lungs
13
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
14
Q
sinus/o
A
cavity
15
Q
thorac/o
A
thoracic, thorax
16
Q
polyp/o
A
polyp
17
Q
toxic/o
A
poison
18
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
19
Q
spir/o
A
breathing
20
Q
orth/o
A
straight
21
Q
tachy-
A
rapid, fast
22
Q
brady-
A
slow
23
Q
a-
A
without
24
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
25
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
26
Q
-spasm
A
twitching, spasm
