Medical Terminology Respiratory System Detailed
Questions And Expert Answers
Nose- nas/o (upper respiratory) - ANS sinus used for breathing
pharynx- pharyng/o (upper respiratory) - ANS throat muscular tube that serves as
a passageway for food and air. The pharynx consists of three sections: the (2)
nasopharynx, posterior to the nose; the (3) oropharynx, posterior to the mouth;
and the (4) laryngopharynx, superior to the larynx.
serous membrane ( lines inner cavities) (upper respiratory) - ANS covers the lobes
of the lungs and folds over to line the walls of the thoracic cavity.
Sinuses (upper respiratory) - ANS part of the nose where you can breath, little
holes in bone allow a pathway for air.
larynx- laryng/o (upper respiratory) - ANS voice box
Cilia (upper respiratory) - ANS hair like structure that removes dirt and other things
that moves it out of the air way.
Epiglottis (upper respiratory) - ANS A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and
prevents food from entering.
, stomat/o / oral (upper respiratory) - ANS Mouth
trachea (upper respiratory) - ANS throat, air is heated and moistened
Palate ( hard and soft) (upper respiratory) - ANS The two structures forming the
roof of the mouth
mucous membrane (opens to outside) (upper respiratory) - ANS Moist tissue layer
lining hollow organs and cavities of the body that open to the environment; also
called mucosa
Bronchi (lower respiratory) - ANS Two main branches of the trachea that go into
the lungs. This then further divides into the bronchioles and alveoli.
alveoli & bronchioles (lower respiratory) - ANS smalled part of lung, smallest part
of the branches inside the lung.
pneumo- (lower respiratory) - ANS lung, air
Right lung (lbes) (lower respiratory) - ANS divided into 3 parts, RUL Superior lobe,
RML Middle Lobe, RLL Inferior lobe diaphragm
pulmon/o- (lower respiratory) - ANS Which combining form means lung
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