Parts of the System
One of the two air pathways of the respiration system, located above the mouth
What is the nose?
Prefix meaning faster than normal
What is tachy?
The gas that is delivered to our lungs and spread through out our body
What is oxygen?
otolaryngologist deal with the ear, nose, mouth, and throat
What is false?
A respiratory disease that causes shortness and difficulty in breath AFTER exercise
What is Asthma?
A pair of organs in the body that supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the body
What is the lungs?
Prefix meaning lung
What is pulm/o?
A waste gas released in the respiratory process
What is carbon dioxide?
What is false?
A disease caused by a specific type of bacteria that spreads from one person to another through the air
What is Tuberculosis?
An airway that leads air from the trachea to the lung
What is a Bronchus?
Prefix meaning larynx or voicebox
What is laryng/o?
Contains the nose, sinus cavities, pharynx, and larynx
What is the upper respiratory tract?
Lungs are part of the lower respiratory tract
What is True?
Lung condition that causes shortness of breath
What is emphysema?
What are Bronchioles?
Prefix meaning small flap that covers the windpipe
What is the Epiglott/o?
When you breathe in air, balloon-shaped sacs replace carbon dioxide with oxygen
What are alveoli?
Exchanging O2 for CO2 is a main function of the respiratory system
(CO2 for O2)
Pain in the side or region of the ribs
What is pleuralgia?
Muscle that separates the thorax from the abdomen, it plays a major role in breathing.
What is the Diaphram?
Prefix means "relating the thin layer of tissue that is in the interior chest wall"
What is pleur/o?
The _____ are the only organs that can float in water
What are the lungs?
All respiratory infections are contagious
An inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system, and other organs in the body.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?