Chapter 7 The Respiratory System
Overview of Structures, Combining Forms, and Functions © 2009 Delmar, Cengage Learning
Structures of the Respiratory System
Structures of theUpper Respiratory Tract
Nose • Primary Functions • Exchanges air during inhaling and exhaling. • Warms, moisturizes, and filters inhaled air. • Related Combining Forms • nas/o • rhino/o
Sinuses • Primary Functions • Provides mucus. • Makes bones of the skull lighter. • Aids in sound production. • Related Combining Form • sinus/o
Pharynx • Primary Function • Transports air to and from the nose to the trachea. • Related Combining Form • pharyng/o
Larynx • Primary Function • Makes speech possible. • Related Combining Form • laryng/o
Epiglottis • Primary Function • Closes off the trachea during swallowing. • Related Combining Form • epiglott/o
Trachea • Primary Function • Transports air to and from the pharynx to the bronchi. • Related Combining Form • trache/o
Bronchi • Primary Function • Transports air from the trachea into the lungs. • Related Combining Forms • bronch/o, bronchi/o
Alveoli • Primary Function • Air sacs that exchange gases with the pulmonary capillary blood. • Related Combining Form • alveol/o
Animations © 2009 Delmar, Cengage Learning
Respiratory Safeguards Click Here to play Respiratory Safeguards animation
Structures of the Bronchial Tree Click Here to play Structures of the Bronchial Tree animation
Asthma Click Here to play Asthma animation
Answers to Learning Exercises © 2009 Delmar, Cengage Learning
Matching Word Parts 1 7.1. cyan/o 7.2. somn/o 7.3. spir/o 7.4. pharyng/o 7.5. laryng/o Matching Word Parts 2 7.6. pneum/o 7.7. ox/o 7.8. pleur/o 7.9. bronch/o 7.10. phon/o Chapter 7 Answers
Matching Word Parts 3 7.11. trache/o 7.12. tachy- 7.13. pulmon/o 7.14. -thorax 7.15. -pnea Definitions 7.16. mediastinum 7.17. epiglottis 7.18. visceral pleura 7.19. frontal 7.20. bronchioles Chapter 7 Answers
Definitions 7.21. alveoli 7.22. hemoptysis 7.23. anthracosis 7.24. tachypnea 7.25. dysphonia Matching Structures 7.26. nasopharynx 7.27. oropharynx 7.28. laryngopharynx 7.29. larynx 7.30. trachea Chapter 7 Answers
Which Word? 7.31. internal respiration 7.32. byssinosis 7.33. bacterial pneumonia 7.34. dyspnea 7.35. tracheotomy Spelling Counts 7.36. phlegm 7.37. empyema 7.38. pertussis 7.39. phrenic 7.40. antitussive Chapter 7 Answers
Abbreviation Identification 7.41. acute respiratory distress syndrome 7.42. cystic fibrosis 7.43. functional endoscopic sinus surgery 7.44. sudden infant death syndrome 7.45. upper respiratory infection Chapter 7 Answers Term Selection 7.46. aspiration 7.47. hyperventilation 7.48. tracheoplasty 7.49. exhalation 7.50. asthma
Sentence Completion 7.51. apnea 7.52. laryngospasm 7.53. pneumorrhagia 7.54. pleurodynia 7.55. bronchospasm Word Surgery 7.56. bronch/o, -rrhea 7.57. or/o, -pharynx 7.58. poly-, somn/o, -graphy 7.59. pneum/o, -rrhagia 7.60. rhin/o, -rrhea Chapter 7 Answers
True/False 7.61. False 7.62. True 7.63. False 7.64. True 7.65. True Clinical Conditions 7.66. cystic fibrosis 7.67. pleurectomy 7.68. laryngoplasty 7.69. bronchodilator 7.70. influenza Chapter 7 Answers
Clinical Conditions 7.71. epistaxis 7.72. hemothorax 7.73. septoplasty 7.74. bronchitis 7.75. tracheostomy Which Is the Correct Medical Term? 7.76. pleurisy 7.77. sputum 7.78. cyanosis 7.79. laryngoplegia 7.80. Cheyne-Stokes respiration Chapter 7 Answers
Challenge Word Building 7.81. pharyngorrhea 7.82. pneumonitis 7.83. laryngologist 7.84. laryngorrhagia 7.85. pharyngolaryngitis 7.86. tracheostenosis 7.87. bronchoplasty 7.88. epiglottitis 7.89. tracheobronchoscopy 7.90. bronchoplegia Chapter 7 Answers
Labeling Exercises 7.91. nasopharynx 7.92. oropharynx 7.93. laryngopharynx 7.94. intercostal 7.95. bronchus 7.96. nasal 7.97. epiglottis 7.98. trachea 7.99. left 7.100. alveolar Chapter 7 Answers
