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Respiratory System
Respiratory System
Learning Objectives
- Identify the anatomy and describe the main functions of the respiratory system
- Analyze, translate, and define medical terms and common abbreviations of the respiratory system
- Practice the spelling and pronunciation of respiratory system terminology
- Identify the medical specialties associated with the respiratory system and explore common diseases, disorders, diagnostic testing and procedures related to the respiratory system
Key Word Components
Identify meanings of key word components of the respiratory system:
Prefixes
- a- (absence of, without)
- an- (absence of, without)
- brady- (slow)
- dys- (difficult, painful, abnormal, labored)
- endo- (within, in)
- eu- (normal, good)
- hyper- (above, excessive)
- hypo- (below, incomplete)
- intra- (within, in)
- poly- (many, much)
- tachy- (fast, rapid)
Combining Forms
- adenoid/o (adenoids)
- alveol/o (alveolus)
- atel/o (imperfect, incomplete)
- bronch/o (bronchus)
- bronchi/o (bronchus)
- capn/o (carbon dioxide)
- diaphragmat/o (diaphragm)
- epiglott/o (epiglottis)
- hem/o (blood)
- hemat/o (blood)
- laryng/o (larynx)
- lob/o (lobe)
- muc/o (mucus)
- nas/o (nose)
- orth/o (straight)
- ox/i (oxygen)
- pharyng/o (pharynx)
- phon/o (sound, voice)
- phren/o (diaphragm)
- pleur/o (pleura)
- pneum/o (lung, air)
- pneumon/o (lung, air)
- pneumat/o (lung)
- pulmon/o (lung)
- py/o (pus)
- radi/o (x-rays, ionizing radiation)
- respir/o (breath, breathing)
- rhin/o (nose)
- sept/o (septum)
- sinus/o (sinus)
- somn/o (sleep)
- son/o (sound)
- spir/o (breathe, breathing)
- thorac/o (thorax, chest cavity)
- tom/o (to cut, section, slice)
- tonsill/o (tonsil)
- trache/o (trachea)
Suffixes
- -algia (pain)
- -ar (pertaining to)
- -ary (pertaining to)
- -cele (hernia, protrusion)
- -centesis (surgical puncture to aspirate fluid)
- -eal (pertaining to)
- -ectasis (stretching out, dilation, expansion)
- -ectomy (excision, cut out)
- -emia (in the blood)
- -genic (producing, originating, causing)
- -gram (the record, radiographic image)
- -graph (instrument used to record)
- -graphy (process of recording, radiographic imaging)
- -ia (condition, diseased state, abnormal state)
- -ic (pertaining to)
- -itis (inflammation)
- -logist (specialist or physician who studies and treats)
- -logy (study of)
- -meter (instrument used to measure)
- -metry (measurement)
- -oid (resembling)
- -pexy (surgical fixation, suspension)
- -plasty (surgical repair)
- -pnea (breathing)
- -ptysis (spitting, coughing)
- -rrhagia (rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding)
- -scope (instrument used for visual examination)
- -scopic (pertaining to visual examination)
- -scopy (process of visually examining, visual examination)
- -spasm (sudden involuntary muscle contraction, spasmodic contraction)
- -stenosis (constriction, narrowing)
- -stomy (creation of an artificial opening)
- -thorax (chest, chest cavity)
- -tome (instrument used to cut)
- -tomy (cut into, incision)
Respiratory System Words
Respirat