This video overviews terminology of the respiratory system. After a summary of the anatomy of the upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract, the video introduces Latin and Greek roots relevant to the respiratory system, from alveol- and aspir- to thorac- and trache-, including the popular roots -pnea (in dyspnea, hypopnea, tachypnea) and pneum- (in pneumonia, pneumothorax, pneumonitis, and pneumonectomy).

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