Ch 7 - MT- Respiratory System Terms

What is the cavity between the lungs?

• Mediastinum

• Pleural cavity

• Thorax

• Parietal pleura

Which word part means chest?

• -pnea

• Bronch

• Pleur

• -thorax

What does the word root spir mean?

• Sound

• To sleep

• Sinus

• To breathe

Which is a combining form for throat?

• Laryng/o

• Trache/o

• Bronch/o

• Thorac/o

What does -pnea mean?

• Breathing

• Sleeping

• Pleura

• Windpipe

Which word root means lung?

• Pneum

• Bronch

• Pleur

• Thorac

Which word part mens sleep?

• Sinus/o

• somn/o

• phon/o

• -pnea

Which health professional specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the head and neck?

• Pulmonologist

• Thoracic surgeon

• Respiratory therapist

• Otolargnologist

Which term refers to a group of lung diseases characterized by obstructed air flow?

• Chronic bronchitis

• Asthma

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Emphysema

Which health professional specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the respiratory system?

• Pulmonologist

• Thoracic surgeon

• Respiratory therapist

• Otolaryngologist