Semester- 1 Week-7 Flashcards
coal
anthrac/o
incomplete
atel/o
dust
coni/o
blood
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
muscus
muco/o
oxygen
ox/i
pus
py/o
carbon dioxide
-capnia
stretching
-ectasis
instrument to measure
-meter
measuring
-metry
sound; voice
-phonia
breathing
-pnea
good
eu-
coughing; spitting up
-ptysis
hemorrhage
-(r)rhagia
copious discharge
-(r)rhea
chest
-thorax
to withdraw/suction fluid; to draw material into the lung
aspirate
mechanic device for delivering a fine spray or mist into the respiratory tract
nebulizer
instrument for measuring oxygen saturation in the blood
oximeter
health prof. who administers respiratory therapy txs
respiratory therapist
open
patent
physician who specializes in respiratory diseases
pulmonologist
instrument used to measure breathing
spirometer
mechanical device used to assist with or substitute for patientβs breathing
ventilator
Entrance to the nose
Nares
Muscular partition between thethoracic and abdominal cavities
diaphragm
Membranes surrounding the lungs
Pleura
Airway; windpipe
Trachea
Cone shaped, spongy organs
Lungs
Voice box
Larynx
Tubes leading to the lungs
Bronchi
Entrance into the lungs for bronchi, lungs, and blood vessels
Hilum
Throat
Pharynx
Air sacs
Alveoli
Very small blood vessel in the lungs
Capillaries
Bronchioles
βLittleβ bronchi