Medical terminology Chapter 7

Spir/o

• Tissue

• Spine

• Breathing

• Lung; air

eu-

• Good; normal

• Painful; difficult

• Not; without

• Against

-Stomy

• Process of cutting; incision

• Surgical repair

• Process; condition

• Surgical opening

What is the combining form for Lung

• Carcin/o

• Pulmon/o

• Pleur/o

• Rhin/o

What type of respiration involves gas exchange at the cellular and tissue level?

• Ventilation

• External respiration

• Internal respiration

• Inhalation

What is included in the lower respiratory tract?

• Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli and Lungs

• Nose, Sinus cavities, Mouth, and Pharynx

• Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea and Lungs

• Larynx, Bronchi, Alveoli, and Lungs

What encases the Alveoli to allow for gas exchange between the lungs and blood cells.

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Nothing

What sends a message from the brain to the diaphragm and initiates breathing?

• Epiglottis

• Glottis

• Trachea

• Medulla Oblongata

What is Harsh, high-pitched sound during respiration that indicates an airway obstruction?

• Stridor

• Ronchi

• Rales

• Apnea

What is the definition of Hemothorax?

• Air in the chest

• Blood in the chest

• Faster than normal Breathing

• Inflammation of the lungs