UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
What are cilia?
Commonly called windpipe
What is trachea?
Word suffix that refers to level of carbon dioxide in the blood
What is -capnia
Refers to slow rate of breathing
What is bradypnea?
Disease characterized by dyspnea and wheezing, caused by spasm of the bronchial tubes
What is asthma?
Passageway behind the nose connects to the throat
What is pharynx?
Contains the vocal folds
What is larynx?
Shortness of breath, painful or difficult breathing
What is dyspnea?
Refers to normal breathing
What is eupnea?
Accumulation of puss in the pleural space?
What is pyothorax?
These chambers lighten the bones and provide resonance for speech production
What are sinuses?
Act of coughing up material from the respiratory tract
What is expectoration?
Word suffix that refers to voice
What is -phonia?
Inflammation of the bronchi
What is bronchitis?
What is pleurisy?
Is located in the inferior portion located behind larynx
What is laryngopharynx?
The tiny air sacs in the lungs
What are alveoli?
The word root that refers to nose
What is rhino/o?
Partial excision of the phrenic nerve
What is phrenicectomy?
Spitting blood from the mouth or respiratory tract
Small mound of lymphoid tissue at the posterior of the tongue
What are lingual tonsils?
Nerve that activates the diaphragm
What is phrenic nerve?
The root word that refers to breathing
What is spiro/o?
Plastic repair of larynx
What is laryngoplasty?
Refers to absence of the lung
What is apneumia?