Respiratory System Morphology

Prefix

100

A-

Lack of

200

Pulmo-

Lungs

300

Alveol-

Small cavity

400

Trache-

Trachea

500

Rhin-

Nose

Root Word

100

Pharyng/o

Pharynx

200

Trache/o

Trachea

300

Pleur/o

Pleura

400

Pheum/o

Lung/air

500

Pulmon/o

Lungs

Suffix

100

-capnia

Carbon Dioxide

200

-pnea

Breathing

300

-ectomy

Removal of

400

-thorax

Chest, pleural cavity

500

-osmia

Smell

Respiratory Terminology

100

Lung Lobectomy

Removal of a lobe of the lung

200

Laryngitis

Inflammation of the voice box

300

Lymphadenectomy

Removal of the lymph nodes surrounding the lungs

400

Segmentectomy

A removal of an entire segment of the lung

500

Sarcoidosis

The growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells occurring on any part of the body

Respiratory Anatomy

100

The respiratory system is broken up into 2 parts. What are these 2 parts?

Upper & Lower Respiratory Tracts

200

The Upper Respiratory Tract includes these 3 parts

- Nose

- Pharynx

- Larynx

300

The Lower Respiratory Tract includes these 4 parts

- Trachea

- Bronchi

- Bronchioles

- Alveoli

400

This is the major entrance of oxygen into the respiratory system. It moistens/warms up the air, filters, and distinguishes smells. 

Nose

500

The pharynx is broken up into 3 parts, these are what?

- Nasopharynx

- Oropharynx

- Laryngopharynx