respiratory system

Question 1

nas/o, rhin/o

Answer 1

nose

Question 2

muc/o

Answer 2

mucus, substance secreted

Question 3

pharyng/o

Answer 3

pharynx (throat), transports air to and from nose to trachea

Question 4

sept/o

Answer 4

septum, walk dividing a structure

Question 5

sinus/o

Answer 5

sinus, air filled cavity within a bone

Question 6

tonsill/o

Answer 6

tonsils, at side of throat

Question 7

adenoid/o

Answer 7

adenoids, behind nasal cavity

Question 8

T&A

Answer 8

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 9

laryng/o

Answer 9

larynx (voice box), makes speech possible

Question 10

trache/o

Answer 10

trachea (windpipe), transports air to and from pharynx to bronchi

Question 11

bronch/o, bronchi/o

Answer 11

bronchi (bronchus - singular), transports air to and from trachea to lungs

Question 12

pulmon/o, pneumon/o

Answer 12

lungs, brings oxygen back into body

Question 13

diaphragm

Answer 13

muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 14

thorac/o, throa/o, -thorax

Answer 14

thoracic (chest) cavity, protects heart and lungs

Question 15

spir/o

Answer 15

to breathe

Question 16

-metry

Answer 16

to measure

Question 17

auscultation

Answer 17

process of listening to sounds within a body using a stethoscope

normal adult RR: (respiration rate) : 10-20 breaths a minute

Question 18

ox/i, ox/o

Answer 18

oxygen

Question 19

-capnia

Answer 19

carbon dioxide

Question 20

-pnea

Answer 20

breathing

Question 21

tachy-

Answer 21

fast

Question 22

brady-

Answer 22

slow

Question 23

eu-

Answer 23

good, normal

Question 24

a-, an-

Answer 24

without

Question 25

COPD

Answer 25

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, describes airflow limitations

Question 26

-extasis

Answer 26

dilation

Question 27

CF

Answer 27

cystic fibrosis (passed down in families, thick music building up in lungs, life threatening)

Question 28

PE

Answer 28

pulmonary embolism (blockage caused by blood clots in lungs, can be life threatening, but can be treated)

Question 29

pneumonia

Answer 29

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill up with pjs

Question 30

TB

Answer 30

tuberculosis (infectious disease that attacks the lungs)