MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM FILL IN THE BLANK KEY

ANATOMICAL TERMS

1. pharynx Throat 2. mediastinum Partition between the two thoratic compartments 3. cilia Hairlike projections that sweep away materials 4. adenoid Lymphatic tissues in the throat 5. glottis Opening the larynx 6. bronchioles Small tubular airways 7. sinuses Cavities in the cranium 8. mucous membranes Protective mucus-secreting sacs to entrap 9. esophagus pathogens 10. trachea Tubular passage from throat to stomach Windpipe 11. flap that prevents food from entering the larynx Epiglottis 12. partition that separates the nostrils Nasal septum 13. muscle that separates thorax from abdomen Diaphragm 14. part of throat behind the nose Nasopharynx 15. part of throat behind the mouth Oropharynx 16. the voice box Larynx 17. the windpipe Trachea 18. membrane that covers the lung Pleura 19. inner part of that membrane Visceral pleura 20. airsacs at the end of the bronchioles Alveoli

SYMPTOMATIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TERMS

1. anoxia Lack of oxygen in tissues 2. anoxemia Lack of oxygen in blood 3. hypoxia Deficient of oxygen in tissues 4. hypoxemia Deficient of oxygen in blood 5. bronchitis Inflammation of lung’s airways 6. laryngitis Inflammation of voicebox 7. hemoptysis Spitting up blood 8. empyema Pus in pleural cavity (pyothorax) 9. nocturnal dyspnea Difficulty breathing at night 10. tracheostenosis Narrowing of windpipe

OPERATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC TERMS

1. laryngotomy Incision into voicebox 2. laryngectomy Excision of voicebox 3. laryngoplasty Surgical repair of voicebox 4. laryngoscope Instrument to examine voicebox 5. laryngocentesis Puncture of voicebox MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

6. laryngograph Instrument to X-ray voicebox 7. laryngologist Specialist in voicebox 8. laryngopharyngectomy Surgical removal of throat and voicebox 9. laryngostomy Creation of opening into voicebox 10. thoracoplasty Surgical repair of pleural cavity

GIVE THE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL TERM

1. inflammation of voicebox and throat Laryngopharyngitis 2. visual examination of interior of Laryngoscopy voicebox 3. discharge of laryngeal mucus Laryngorrhea 4. involuntary contraction of the Laryngospasm voicebox 5. a narrowing of the larynx Laryngostenosis 6. inflammation of the larynx Laryngitis 7. inflammation of the larynx and trachea Laryngotracheitis 8. inflammation of the larynx and trachea and Laryngotracheobronchitis bronchi 9. inflammation of the throat Pharyngitis 10. pain in the throat Pharyngalgia, pharyngodynia 11. surgical removal of the Pharyngectomy pharynx 12. study of the throat Pharyngology 13. radiographic examination of the Pharyngography throat 14. any disease of the throat Pharyngopathy 15. disease of the throat caused by Pharyngomycosis fungus 16. surgery to repair the throat Pharyngoplasty 17. instrument for incision of the Pharyngotome pharynx 18. discharge of mucus from the Pharyngorrhea pharynx 19. inflammation of the throat and Pharyngorhinitis nose 10. pain in the nose Rhinalgia

1. rhinitis Inflammation of the nose 2. rhinesthesia Sense of smell 3. rhinologist Specialist in the nose 4. rhinolaryngitis Inflammation of the nose and voicebox 5. rhinorrhea Nasal discharge 6. rhinokyphosis Humped bridge of nose 7. rhinometer Instrument to measure the nose 8. rhinopathy Any disease of the nose 9. rhinonecrosis Death of nasal bones 10. rhinoplasty Surgical repair of nose 11. rhinophonia Nasal speech