Medical Terminology Simplified

Epiglottis

Tracheostomy
tube

Expanding

balloon

Trachea

Thyroid

gland

4–34 Use trache/oto develop medical terms that mean

disease of the trachea: / /

surgical repair of the trachea:

/ /

narrowing or stricture of the trachea:

/ /

incision of the trachea: / /

4–35 Trache/o/laryng/o/tomy is an incision of the

and.

4–36 Label the left lung in Figure 4–2 as you continue to read the material in this

frame. Then review the position of the trachea to see how it branches into a right and

left primary bronchus. Each primary bronchus (plural, bronchi) leads to a separate

lung, the right and the (8) left lung. Structures of the bronchi and alveoli are part of

the lungs, which are the organs of respiration (act of breathing).

4–37 Change the singular form of bronchus to its plural form:

Frame 4–28to Frame 4–37

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trachea, larynx

TRĀ-kē-ă, LĂR-inks

bronchi

BRŎNG-kē

trache/o/pathy

trā-kē-ŎP-ă-thē

trache/o/plasty

TRĀ-kē-ō-plăs-tē

trache/o/stenosis

trā-kē-ō-stĕn-Ō-sĭs

trache/o/tomy

trā-kē-ŎT-ō-mē

Figure 4-3Tracheostomy.

(A)Lateral view with the

tracheostomy tube in place.

A B (B)Frontal view.