DEFINITIONS
Adhesion
(What is) the medical term for a band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally?
Fascia, fibrous band
What is the root word for fasci/o?
External openings of the nose
What are nostrils?
alveoli
What are the very small grape-like clusters found at the end of each bronchiole?
Ataxia
(What is) the term for the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement?
fibr/o
What is the root word for fibrous tissue or fiber?
Nasal septum
What is a wall of cartilage that divides the nose into 2 equal sections?
Bronchial Tree
What are the 2 large tubes that branch out from the trachea?
atonic
What is the term for lacking normal muscle tone or strength?
my/o
What is the root word for muscle?
Olfactory
What are the nerve endings that act as the receptors for the sense of smell and taste?
Mediastinum
What is the middle section of the chest cavity?
swelling that creates pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel
What is Carpal tunnel syndrome?
kines/, kinesi/o
What is the root word for movement?
Nasopharynx
What is the transport of air and opens into the oropharynx?
Diaphragm
What is the dome-shaped sheet of muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen?
Dorsiflexion
What is the movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle?
tax/o
What is the root word for coordination, order?
Maxillary sinuses
What is the largest of the paranasal sinuses*, located in the maxillary bones under the eyes?
thin, moist and slippery membrane covering outer surface of lungs
What is the pleura?