Respiratory System Flashcards

1
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Adenoids

A

Adenoid/o

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2
Q

Alveol/o

A

Alveolus, air sac

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3
Q

Bronch/o

A

Bronchial tube, bronchus

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4
Q

Bronchiol/o

A

Bronchiole

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5
Q

Capn/o

A

Carbon dioxide

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6
Q

Coni/o

A

Dust

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7
Q

Cyan/o

A

Blue

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8
Q

Epiglott/o

A

Epiglottis

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9
Q

Laryng/o

A

Larynx, voice box

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10
Q

Lob/o

A

Love of the lung

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11
Q

Mediastin/o

A

Mediastinum

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12
Q

Nas/o

A

Nose

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13
Q

Orth/o

A

Straight, upright

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14
Q

Ox/o

A

Oxygen

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15
Q

Pector/o

A

Chest

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16
Q

Pharyng/o

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Pharynx, throat

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17
Q

Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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18
Q

Pleur/o

A

Pleura

19
Q

Pneum/o

A

Air, lung

20
Q

Pulmon/o

A

Lung

21
Q

Rhin/o

A

Nose

22
Q

Sinus/o

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Sinus, cavity

23
Q

Spir/o

A

Breathing

24
Q

Tel/o

A

Complete

25
Q

Thorac/o

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Chest

26
Q

Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

27
Q

Trache/o

A

Trachea, windpipe

28
Q

Ema

A

Condition

29
Q

Osmia

A

Smell

30
Q

Pnea

A

Breathing

31
Q

Ptysis

A

Spitting

32
Q

Epistaxis

A

Nosebleed

33
Q

Pertussis

A

Whooping cough

34
Q

Atelectasis

A

Collapsed lung

35
Q

Spins bifida is associated with

A

Meningomyelocele

36
Q

A network of interlacing nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system

A

Plexus

37
Q

Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movement and maintaining balance

A

Cerebellum

38
Q

Elevated portion of the cerebral cortex are called

A

Gyri

39
Q

Disorder of reading, writing and learning is

A

Dyslexia

40
Q

Neurotransmitter

A

Acetylcholine

41
Q

Space between nerve cells is called

A

Synapse

42
Q

Burning sensation of pain

A

Causalgia

43
Q

Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and size of the blood vessels

A

Medulla oblongata

44
Q

Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of

A

Cerebrovascular accident