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Ch. 7 Respiratory System HIMT110 (BDUHS)
word parts and some basic vocab for the respiratory system.
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10th Grade
03/04/2011
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Term
Lung
 Definition
Vital organ that allows respiration
Term
Trachea
 Definition
part of the throat; covered with cartilage. Thyroid cartilage (adam's apple) sits in this part of the throat.
Term
Larynx
 Definition
Part of throat that makes it possible to talk; Voice box
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Pharynx
 Definition
Part of the throat; the only part of the throat that works with both the respiratory and digestive system.
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Nasopharynx
 Definition
The passage that allows you to breathe through your nose
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Internal Respiration
 Definition
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between RBCs and vital organs in the body
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External respiration
 Definition
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between RBCs and alveoli in the lungs
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Diaphragm
 Definition
Main muscle involved with breathing; this is also the unofficial floor of the thoracic cavity
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thorax
 Definition
chest/chest cavity
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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alveol/o
 Definition
alveoli
Term
anthrac/o
 Definition
coal
Term
atel/o
 Definition
incomplete
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchus
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bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
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coni/o
 Definition
dust
Term
diaphragmat/o
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
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orth/o
 Definition
straight/upright
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ox/o or ox/i
 Definition
oxygen
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura (membrane around lungs)
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pneum/o
 Definition
lung/air
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
pheumon/o
 Definition
lung/air
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus
Term
spir/o
 Definition
breathing
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
-capnia
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilated/expansion
Term
-osmia
 Definition
smell
Term
-phonia
 Definition
voice
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
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