External openings referred to as nostrils or nares are located where?
What is the nose
100
Microscopic capillaries are visible to the eye through the used of a magnifying instrument called a ___________.
What is microscope
200
Used to mean new
What is neo
200
Involuntary contraction or twitching is identified by what suffix?
What is spasm
200
This term is used to describe a "runny nose"
What is rhinorrhea
200
Referring to the top portion of the lungs
What is the apex
200
The abbreviation for oxygen is _______.
What is O2
300
Used to mean without or not
What is a or an
300
Pneumon/ectomy means of the lung/________
What is excision
300
An abnormally low level of oxygen at the cellular level is known as:
What is hypoxia
300
This cylindrical tube composed of smooth muscle embedded with a series of 16 to 20 C-shaped rings of cartilage, is commonly referred to as the "windpipe"
What is the trachea
300
Inflammation of the pleura is known as:
What is pleuritis
400
The prefix of brady means
What is slow
400
Used to mean dilation, expansion
What is ectasis
400
This term describes the creation of an opening in the trachea.
What is a tracheostomy
400
The cluster of air sacs at the end of the bronchi/al tree are called_____.
What is the alveoli
400
Eupnea is defined as _______.
What is normal breathing.
500
dys/pnea means: ______/ breathing
What is painful or difficult
500
the suffix phagia refers to:
What is swallowing or eating
500
Pyothorax is defined as ______.
What is accumulation of pus in the thorax
500
The trachea extends downward into the thoracic cavity and divides into a right and left side, from these branches they continue on into the lungs and subdivide into finer, smaller branches known as ________.
What is bronchioles
500
This disease process is characterized by over expansion and destruction of alveoli, and commonly associated with cigarette smoking.
Broken down the word is: to inflate/state of, condition.