Medical terminology chapter 12, 13, 14, and 15
adenoid/o
adenoids
cyan/o
blue
-pnea
breathing
bronch/o
bronchial tube
capn/o
carbon dioxide
pector
chest
pector/o
chest
thorac/o
chest
-ema
condition
lobe
division of a lung.
visceral pleura
inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue.
-ptysis
spitting
phon/o
voice
larynx
voice box.
trachea
windpipe
respiratory flow chart
1. nose 2. nasal cavities 3. pharynx 4. larynx 5.trachea 6. bronchi 7. bronchioles 8. Alveoli 9. lungs capillaries
Hilum
Blood vessel, nerves, Lymphatic tissue, and bronchial tubes enter and exit.
Bronchi
Each leads to a separate lungs.
Lungs
Lobes are not mirror image.
adenoids
Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils.
Mediastinum
Middle of chest where trachea divides into two branches.
pneum/o
air, lung
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
bronchus (plural: bronchi)
branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lungs.
spir/o
breathing
inspiration
breathing in (inhalation).
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, small bronchus
-ema
cindition
tel/o
complete
phren/o
diaphragm
pleura
double-layered membrane surrounding each lung.
coni/o
dust
epiglott/o
epiglottis
pulmonary parenchyma
essential parts of the lungs, responsible for respiration; bronchioles and alveoli.
carbon dioxide
gas produced by body cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine; exhaled through the lungs.
oxygen
gas that makes up 21 percent of the air; passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells.
visceral pleura
inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue.
epiglottis
lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing.
auscultation
listening to sound within the body.
lob/o
lobe of the lung
base of the lung
lower portion of the lung.
pulmon/o
lung
mediastin/o
mediastinum
helium of the lung
midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs.
diagram
muscle separating the chest and abdomen; contracts to pull air into the lungs; relaxes to push air out.
nas/o
nose
rhin/o
nose
palatine tonsil
one of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx.
paranasal sinus
one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose.
nares
opening through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities.
parietal pleura
outer fold of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall.
ox/o
oxygen
pharyng/o
pharynx
pleur/o
pleura
-thorax
pleural cavity, chest
respiration
process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing.
-sphyxia
pulse
pleural rub
scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other.
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
glottis
slit-like opening to the larynx.
bronchioles
smallest branches of the bronchi.
-osmia
smell
pleura cavity
space between the folds of the pleura.
orth/o
straight, upright
percussion
tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying
cilia
thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract.
pharynx
throat.
apex of the lung
tip or uppermost portion of the lung.
tonsill/o
tonsils
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
alveolus
Air sac in the lung.
