Respiratory System Word Roots & Suffixes Flashcards

Alveol/o

alveoli - tiny air sacs located at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs

Bronch/o

bronchi - the larger air passages within the respiratory system

Bronchi/o

bronchi - the larger air passages within the respiratory system

Bronchiol/o

the smaller airways in the respiratory system

Laryng/o

larynx or the voice box

Lob/o

lobes - the distinct sections or divisions of the lungs

Nas/o

nose

Ox/o

oxygen

Pharyng/o

pharynx - muscular tube that connects the nasal cavity and mouth to the esophagus and larynx

Phren/o

diaphragm - dome-shaped muscle located beneath

the lungs

Pleur/o

pleura - a membrane that lines the thoracic cavity and covers the lungs

Pneum/o

lungs

Pneumon/o

lungs

Pulm/o

lung

Rhin/o

nose

Thorac/o

thorax or chest

Trache/o

trachea or

the windpipe

-ole

small or little

-pnea

breath or respiration