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Medical Terminology for Health Professions Ann Ehrlich/Carol L.Schroeder 7th Edition The Respiratory System Chapter 7 © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Overview of Structures, Combining Forms, and Functions of the Respiratory Systems © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Structures of the Respiratory System © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Structures of the Upper Respiratory Tract © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Nose • Primary Function – Exchanges air during inhaling and exhaling – Warms, moisturizes, and filters inhaled air • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – nas/o – rhino/o © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Sinuses • Primary Function – Provide mucus – Make bones of the skull lighter – Aid in sound production • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – sinus/o © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Pharynx • Primary Function – Transports air to and from the nose to the trachea • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – pharyng/o © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Larynx • Primary Function – Makes speech possible • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – laryng/o (continues) © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Larynx © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Epiglottis • Primary Function – Closes off the trachea during swallowing • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – epiglott/o © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Trachea • Primary Function – Transports air to and from the pharynx to the bronchi • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – trache/o © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Bronchi • Primary Function – Transports air from the trachea into the lungs • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – bronch/o, bronchi/o © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Alveoli • Primary Function – Air sacs that exchange gases with the pulmonary capillary blood • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – alveol/o (continues) © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Alveoli © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Lungs • Primary Function – Bring oxygen into the body – Remove carbon dioxide and some water waste from the body • Related Word Parts (Combining Forms) – pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o (continues) © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Lungs © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Respiration • Inhalation: the act of taking in air as the diaphragm contracts and pulls downward • Exhalation: the act of breathing out (continues) © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Respiration © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Key Word Parts and Definitions • bronch/o, bronchi/o – bronchial tube, bronchus • laryng/o – larynx, throat • nas/o – nose • ox/i, ox/o, ox/y – oxygen (continues) © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Key Word Parts and Definitions • pharyng/o – throat, pharynx • phon/o – sound, voice • pleur/o – pleura, side of the body • -pnea – breathing (continues) © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Key Word Parts and Definitions • pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu– lung, air • pulm/o, pulmon/o – lung • sinus/o – sinus • somn/o – sleep (continues) © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Key Word Parts and Definitions • spir/o – to breathe • thorac/o, -thorax – chest, pleural cavity • trache/o, trachea – windpipe © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Questions © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Question The surface area of a human lung is equal to: a. a tennis court b. a football field c. a Ping-Pong table © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Answer a. tennis court © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Question A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph. A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph. True or False? © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Answer True © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Question How many times a day does the average human adult take a breath? a. 10,000–17,500 b. 25,000–35,000 c. 17,500–25,000 © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Answer c. 17,500–25,000 © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Question The right lung is smaller than the left lung. True or False © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved Answer False: The left lung is smaller than the right lung to make room for the heart. © 2013 Delmar, Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved