Unit 9 Flashcards
em-
in
ortho-
straight, at right angles, true
-ant
word ending that indicates a substance having that property
-icity
condition or quality of being the thing indicated
-izer
device that performs the action indicated
andenoid
a collection of immune tissue at the top back of the oral cavity
alveol
a small hollow space
apneustic
abnormal breathing pattern: deep, gasping inspirtaion, followed by a pausse, followed by a brief expiration
bronch/i/o
bronch/o
tubes joining the trachea to the bronchioles
bronchiol
tubes joining the bronchi to the alveoli
capn
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carb
carbon
carina
the keel of a ship
chylo
lymph fluid
concha
shell; the curved bones of the respiratory sinus walls
coni
dust
diaphragm
muscular sheet separating the thoracic and the abdominal cavities
dilator
a muscle or drug that increases the diameter of an opening
glott
the vocal chords and the opening between them
hilum
inner curve of a bean-shaped organ like the lung
laryng/o
larynx
the vocal apparatus; voice-box
lob
lobe
lob/o
one of the two (left) or three (right) major divisions of the lung
loquy
speak
lung
lung