Upper Respiratory System
What is the medical term for nose?
Nas/o
What is the medical term for lung?
Pulm/o
What is the word for a bleeding nose?
Epistaxis
What does -pnea mean?
To breathe
Where is the trachea located?
Below the larynx
What is the epiglottis?
A lid/flap at the back of your tongue that prevents food from entering the trachea.
What does thorac/o mean?
Chest
What is inflammation in the pleura?
Pleurisy
What is rapid breathing known as?
Hyperpnea
Where is the diaphragm located?
Beneath the lungs
What is the larynx also known as?
The voicebox
What is the alveoli?
Small air sac where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
What is a pattern of alternating periods of hyperpnea and apnea?
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
What does a pulmonologist do?
Someone who studies and treats diseases of the lungs.
Where is the pharynx located?
Behind the nasal/oral cavities and above the larynx.
The trachea
What is the main branch of the trachea that goes to the lungs?
Bronchus/bronch/o
What is the word for coughing up blood/blood-stained sputum?
Hemoptysis
What is an agent that causes the bronchi to widen?
Bronchodilator
Where is the larynx located?
Below the pharynx and above the trachea/lungs
What is the organ that acts as a passageway for food, air, and liquids?
The pharynx (throat)
What is the organ that contracts and relaxes when you inhale and exhale?
The diaphragm
What is an infectious disease that especially affects the lungs?
Tuberculosis
What is a measurement of breathing known as?
Spirometry
Where are the bronchioles located?
Inside the lungs