Essentials of Healthcare: Respiratory System Med Terms

What does the prefix a- mean?

• not, without

• before

• after

• immediatley

What does the term bronch- mean?

• bronchial tube

• lung

• trachea

• mucus

What does the term cyan mean?

• blue

• fast

• slow

• irregular

What does the term laryng- mean?

• larynx

• trachea

• pharynx

• laryngitis

What does the term pulmo- mean?

• lung

• heart

• alveoli

• oxygen

What does the term pleur- mean?

• oxygen

• lung

• trachea

• pleura

What does the suffix -pnea mean?

• breathing

• sleeping

• thinking

• eating

What does the term pneum- mean?

• carbon dioxide

• ears

• throat

• lung, air, gas

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

What does the term rhin- mean?

• nose

• lung

• ear

• nostril

If a patient is experiencing dyspnea, this means their breathing is ______.

• difficult

• normal

• absent