ch5 medterm

nose

filtering structure that moistens and warms air entering the respiratory system

nasal septum

Partition separating the right and left nasal cavities

paranasal sinuses

Air cavities within the cranial bones that open into the nasal cavities

pharnyx

food and air passageway, a.k.a. throat

adenoids

Lymphoid tissue located on the posterior wall of the nasal cavity (pharyngeal tonsils)

tonsils

Lymphoid tissue located on the lateral wall at the junction of the oral cavity in oropharynx

larynx

voice box, structure housing the vocal cords

epiglottis

Cartilage flap that automatically covers the opening of the larynx

Trachea

Air passageway from the larynx to the bronchi (windpipe)

Mucous membranes

Lines nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea; secretes mucus

Lungs

Sponge like organs in the thoracic cavity; R has 3 lobes, L 2 lobes

Bronchus, bronchi (pl.)

Passageways branching from the trachea that conducts air into the lungs

Bronchioles

Smallest subdivision of the bronchial tree

Alveoli

Air sack at the end of the bronchioles

Thorax

Chest, between neck and diaphragm

Pleura

Double folded, serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and each lung

Mediastinum

Space between the lungs

Diaphragm

muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from abdominal

Adenoid/O

Adenoids

alveol/o

alveolus, alveoli

bronch/o

bronchus, bronchi

bronchi/o

bronchus, bronchi

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

epiglott/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe(s)

mediastin/o

mediastinum

nas/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

lung, air

pneumon/o

lung, air

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

sept/o

septum

sinus/o

sinus(es)

thorac/o

thorax, chest, chest cavity

tonsill/o

tonsil(s)

trache/o

trachea

atel/o

imperfect, incomplete

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancer

coni/o

dust

hem/o

blood

muc/o

mucus

myc/o

fungus

orth/o

straight

ox/i

oxygen

phon/o

sound, voice

py/o

pus

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

breathe, breathing

a-, an-

absence of, without (an- with vowel)

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

endo-

within

eu-

normal, good

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, incomplete, deficient, under

intra-

within

neo-

new

poly-

many, much

tachy-

fast, rapid

-al

pertaining to

-ar, -ary

pertaining to

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-centesis

surgical procedure to aspirate fluid

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-emia

in the blood

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-ia

diseased state, condition of

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies and treats

-logy

study of

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

measurement

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, swelling

-osis

abnormal condition

-ous

pertaining to

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

-plasty

surgical repair

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting, coughing

-rrhagia

excessive bleeding

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-scope

instrument used for visual examination

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

-stenosis

constriction or narrowing

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-thorax

chest, chest cavity

-tomy

cut into, incision

adenoiditis

inflammation of the adenoids

alveolities

inflammation of the alveoli

atelectasis

incomplete expansion (of lung or portion of the lung)