Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat)
2
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura (lining of lungs)
3
Q
uvul/o
A
uvula
4
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
5
Q
pector/o
A
chest
6
Q
capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
7
Q
carb/o
A
carbon dioxide
8
Q
-pnea
additional suffix
A
breathing
9
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus (airway)
10
Q
palat/o
A
palate
11
Q
or/o
A
mouth
12
Q
spir/o
A
breathing
13
Q
steth/o
A
chest
14
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus (cavity)
15
Q
phren/o
A
diaphragm (also mind)
16
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus (airway)
17
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
18
Q
pneumon/o
A
air or lung
19
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
20
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
21
Q
nas/o
A
nose
22
Q
trache/o
A
trachea (windpipe)
23
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole (little airway)
24
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsil
25
Q
lob/o
A
lobe (a portion)
26
Q
rhin/o
A
Nose
27
Q
pneum/o
A
lung or air
28
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus (air sac)
