Word Parts
Laryng/o
What is the larynx?
diaphragm
What is the muscle that separates the chest and abdomen?
laryngitis
What term means inflammation of the larynx?
These millions of tiny hairs that work to keep bad stuff out of your respiratory system.
What is Cilia?
The sticky nasal substance traps dust, germs, and pollen before they reach your lungs-aka the body's natural air filter.
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What is mucus ( AKA Booooooooooogers)?
Trache/o,
What is the trachea?
epiglottis
What structure acts as a lid so food does not enter the lungs?
This structure lets Mrs. Pommer talk, sing, shout, and embarass her child.
What is vocal cords, voice box, Larynx?
pneumonectomy
What term means the surgical removal of all or part of a lung?
alveoli
What are the millions of grape like clusters that allow gas exchange?
Pulm/o, Pneum/o, Pneumon/o, Pneu
What is the lungs?
trachea
What structure is commonly known as the windpipe?
epistaxis
What term is also known as a nosebleed?
ventilator
What respiratory therapy is used to temporarily replace a patients natural breathing function?
right lung
What is the larger of the lungs that contains 3 lobes?
Phon/o
What is the means of sound or voice?
sinus
What structure is an air-filled cavity?
Hyperpnea
What term means Deep Breathing?
tracheotomy
What emergency procedure is an incision into the trachea?
dyspnea
Which term means difficulty or labored breathing?
-pnea
pleura
What membrane encases each lungs, including its blood vessels and nerves?
Dysphonia
Difficulty in speaking which may include impairment in vocal quality, hoarseness, weakness, or the cracking of a boy's voice during puberty.
bronchodilator
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What is the medication that expands the passages into the lungs? It opens the bronchial tree
Asthma medications
eupnea
What is the term for normal breathing?