Med Term: The Respiratory System

suffix that means breathing

• -pnea

• -thorax

• -ectasis

• -capnia

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

1 inhalation followed by 1 exhalation equals 1 respiration.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

The suffix -pnea means breathing. Which prefix should be added to -pnea to mean "faster than normal breathing"?

• brady-

• tachy-

• hyper-

• hypo-

The larynx is also known as the voice box.

• True

• False

The prefix that means fast is tachy-.

• True

• False

The right lung and left lung each have 4 lobes.

• True

• False

When you swallow food, the glottis closes the opening to the larynx.

• True

• False

If someone is having a cough, the doctor should prescribe a mucolytic.

• True

• False

_______ is a condition of bluish tint to the skin due to lack of oxygen circulation to the body tissues.

• Atelectasis

• Cyanosis

• Sinusitis

• Empyema

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Respiratory rate is affected by the level of oxygen in the bloodstream.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3