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
laryng/o
A
larnyx
5
Q
lob/o
A
lobe of the lung
6
Q
nas/o, rhin/o
A
nose
7
Q
or/o, stomat/o
A
mouth
8
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
9
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
10
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
11
Q
pneum/o, pneumon/o
A
air or lungs
12
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
13
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus
14
Q
thorac/o
A
thoracic, thorax
15
Q
polyp/o
A
polyp
16
Q
toxic/o
A
poison, toxins
17
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
18
Q
spir/o
A
breathing
19
Q
orth/o
A
straight
20
Q
tachy-
A
fast
21
Q
brady-
A
slow
22
Q
a-
A
without
23
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
24
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
25
Q
-spasm
A
twitching, spasm
