Respiratory System

or/o means . . .

• pharynx

• throat

• nose

• mouth

Which term means throat?

• -pharynx

• ot/o

• nas/o

• bronch/o

What does a pulmonologist specialize in?

• treating pharynx diseases

• treating lung diseases

• treating ear, nose, and throat diseases

• treating heart diseases

What is bronchospasm?

• abnormal bleeding of the bronchi and bronchioles

• abnormal enlargement of the bronchi and bronchioles

• contraction of the smooth muscle in the bronchi and bronchioles

• inflammation of the bronchi and bronchioles

Rhinitis means what?

• abnormal shrinkage of the nose

• inflammation of the nose

• surgical removal of the nose

• surgical repair of the nose

Laryngoplegia means what?

• paralysis of the larynx

• pain in the larynx

• inflammation of the larynx

• abnormal enlargement of the larynx

Tracheorrhagia means what?

• paralysis of the trachea

• contraction in the smooth muscle of the trachea

• abnormal enlargement of the trachea

• bleeding from the trachea

Eupnea means what?

• good, normal breathing

• bad, difficult breathing

• no breathing

• fast breathing

Which of these means surgical puncture of chest wall to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity?

• pleurectomy

• pneumonectomy

• throacentesis

• thoracostomy

Which of these means surgical incision of the pharynx?

• laryngectomy

• laryngoplasty

• pharyngoplasty

• pharyngotomy