prefix
brady-
slow
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
substance that promotes
-ant
Larynx
voice box
major organs of respirstion
tachy-
fast
bol/o
cast, throw
-capnia
carbon dioxide
nose
entrance and exit of the respiratory system
passage from trachea to lung
bronchi’s
dys-
painful, difficult
aspir/o
removal
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
helps lungs move, separates cavities
diaphragm
trachea
tube from larynx to lungs, also known as windpipe
em-
in
angi/o
vessel
-osmia
smell
pharynx
bronchioles
branches from bronchi’s
epi-
over, on, upon
spir/o
breathing
-stenosis
narrowing
filters air, warms and dampens it
ALSO THE NOSE
Alveoli
grape-like sacs where gas exchange happens