Unit 9 Flashcards

1
Q

em-

A

in

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2
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ortho-

A

straight, at right angles, true

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3
Q

-ant

A

word ending that indicates a substance having that property

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4
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-icity

A

condition or quality of being the thing indicated

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5
Q

-izer

A

device that performs the action indicated

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6
Q

andenoid

A

a collection of immune tissue at the top back of the oral cavity

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7
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alveol

A

a small hollow space

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8
Q

apneustic

A

abnormal breathing pattern: deep, gasping inspirtaion, followed by a pausse, followed by a brief expiration

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9
Q

bronch/i/o
bronch/o

A

tubes joining the trachea to the bronchioles

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10
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bronchiol

A

tubes joining the bronchi to the alveoli

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11
Q

capn
capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

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12
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carb

A

carbon

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13
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carina

A

the keel of a ship

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14
Q

chylo

A

lymph fluid

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15
Q

concha

A

shell; the curved bones of the respiratory sinus walls

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16
Q

coni

A

dust

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17
Q

diaphragm

A

muscular sheet separating the thoracic and the abdominal cavities

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18
Q

dilator

A

a muscle or drug that increases the diameter of an opening

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19
Q

glott

A

the vocal chords and the opening between them

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20
Q

hilum

A

inner curve of a bean-shaped organ like the lung

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21
Q

laryng/o
larynx

A

the vocal apparatus; voice-box

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22
Q

lob
lobe
lob/o

A

one of the two (left) or three (right) major divisions of the lung

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23
Q

loquy

A

speak

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24
Q

lung

A

lung

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25
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melan

A

black

26
Q

mesotheli

A

flat cells of the pleural membrane between the lungs and chest wall

27
Q

muco

A

mucus

28
Q

nares

A

nostrils

29
Q

naso

A

nose

30
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nebul

A

cloud

31
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nerve

A

nerve

32
Q

obstruct

A

to stand in the way

33
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oro

A

mouth

34
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ox
ox/i

A

oxygen

35
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palato

A

palate the roof of the mouth

36
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percus

A

hit hard or beat

37
Q

perfus

A

blood moving through a tissue

38
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phon/a

A

sound

39
Q

pneum
pneum/at
pneum/ato
pneum/o
pnuem/on

A

respiration

40
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm

41
Q

pharyng/o
pharynx

A

the oral cavity and nasal cavity and the place where they join

42
Q

pnea

A

breath, respiration

43
Q

pleur
pleura
pleur/o

A

membrance between the lungs and the chest wall

44
Q

ptysis

A

the act of spitting

45
Q

pulm/o/n/o

A

lungs

46
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py/o

A

pus

46
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rhin/o

A

nose

47
Q

rhythm

A

reagular beat

48
Q

sept

A

wall between parts of an organ

49
Q

sinus/o

A

open space

50
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

51
Q

spasm

A

involuntary contraction

52
Q

spir/a/t
spir/o

A

breath

53
Q

sputum

A

that which is brought u pfrom the lungss

54
Q

stern/o

A

sternum, breastbone

55
Q

tel

A

end

56
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thorac/o
thorax

A

chest

57
Q

trach/e/o

A

the tube between the pharynx and lungs; windpipe

58
Q

turbin

A

spinning wheel with vanes

59
Q

tuss

A

cough

60
Q

ventil/a

A

movement of air