Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
function
organs of the respiratory sys. are responsible for…?
A
bringing fresh air into the lungs
2
Q
function
exchanging what?
A
oxygen for carbon dioxide between the air sacs
3
Q
function
exhaling what?
A
stale air
4
Q
structures
how many structures are there
A
6
5
Q
list the structures
A
nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs
6
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus, air sac
7
Q
bronch/o , bronchi/o
A
bronchus
8
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
9
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
10
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
11
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
12
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
13
Q
ox/o , ox/i
A
oxygen
14
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
15
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
16
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus , cavity
17
Q
anthrac/o
A
anthrax
18
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
19
Q
coni/o
A
dust
20
Q
nas/o
A
nose, nasal
21
Q
orth/o
A
straight or upright
22
Q
pulmon/o
A
lungs
23
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
24
Q
spir/o
A
breathing
25
trache/o
trachea , windpipe
26
pneum/o
lung , air
27
-capnia
carbon dioxide
28
-ectasis
dilation , expansion
29
-osmia
smell
30
-phonia
voice
31
-pnea
breathing
32
-ptysis
splitting
33
-thorax
chest
