CLA 131 Exam 3 (Chapter 9-11)
albuminuria - Answer when albumin appears in the urine
alveol/o - Answer air sac, alveolus
bronch/o, bronch/i - Answer airway, bronchus
hem/o, hemat/o - Answer blood
laryng/o - Answer voice box, larynx
lob/o - Answer a rounded part, lobe
muc/o - Answer mucus
nas/o - Answer nose
ox/i - Answer oxygen
pharyng/o - Answer throat, pharynx
phragm/o, phragmat/o - Answer partition
pleur/o - Answer pleura, rib
pneum/o, pneumon/o - Answer air, lung
pulmon/o - Answer lung
rhin/o - Answer nose
sept/o - Answer putrefying; wall, partition
sinus/o - Answer cavity
thorac/o - Answer chest, thorax
trache/o - Answer windpipe, trachea
respiration system - Answer brings oxygen into the bloodstream, through which it is
transported to all body cells; also removes waste product, carbon dioxide, from the
blood and channels it outside the body
respiration - Answer the process of providing cells with oxygen
,lower respiratory tract - Answer consists of the trachea in the neck and chest, the
bronchial tree, which branches extensively throughout the lungs, the tiny air sacs within
the lungs known as alveoli, and the lungs themsevles
upper respiratory tract - Answer when you inhale, air flows into the lungs after traveling
through a series of chambers and tubes; includes the nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx
alveoli - Answer gas exchange occurs across the walls of the alveoli and adjacent
capillaries
respiratory disease - Answer may be caused by congenital conditions, infections,
allergies, tumors, heart disease, or injury; reduce the amount of oxygen that is normally
supplied to body cells and increase the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood and other
tissues
pulmonologist - Answer pulmonary specialist
ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist, or otolaryngolist - Answer disease of the pharynx
oncologist - Answer lung cancer is treated by an oncologist
respiratory therapist - Answer received special training in the operation of equipment
used to diagnose or treat breathing problems
apnea - Answer longer-than-normal pause between breaths
sleep apnea - Answer one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths occur while
sleeping
bronchospasm - Answer a narrowing of the airway caused by the contraction of smooth
muscles in the walls of the tiny tubes known as bronchioles within the lungs
bradypnea - Answer abnormal slowing of the breathing rhythm
Cheyne-Stokes respiration - Answer repeated pattern of distressed breathing marked by
a gradual increase of deep breathing, followed by shallow breathing and apnea; sign of
brain dysfunction or congestive heart failure
dysphonia - Answer symptom of hoarse voice
dyspnea - Answer symptom of difficult breathing, usually caused by a respiratory
disease or cardiac disorder
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