The Combining Form Mast/o Means "________

question 99

Short Answer

The combining form mast/o means "________."

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Definitions:

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration, essential to plant photosynthesis.

Alveoli

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.

Diaphragm

A dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals, playing a major role in breathing by contracting and expanding the lungs.

Bronchi

The large air passages that lead from the trachea (windpipe) into the lungs and become smaller tubes within the lungs called bronchioles.