Allied Health Unit Vocab Quiz

The movement of blood through the body that is caused by the pumping action of the heart.

• Circulation
• Excretion
• Contraction

• Respiration

To make (something) by combining different things.

• Synthesize

• Dismantle

• Layering

• Conjoin

Based on feelings or opinions rather than facts.

• Subjective

• Objective

• Biases

• Empath

Someone designated or trained to respond to an emergency such as police officers, fire fighters, and school nurses.

• fourth responders
• third responders
• second responders
• first responders

The act or process of breathing.

• Sweating
• Exhaling
• Respiration

• Inhaling

The number of breaths someone takes per minute.

• Inhalation rate
• Breathing frequency
• Exhalation rate
• Respiration rate

A chemical that is found in the air, that has no color, taste, or smell, and that is necessary for life.

• Oxygen
• Carbon dioxide
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen

A large flat muscle that separates the lungs from the stomach area and that is used in breathing.

• Spleen

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Diaphragm

Any of the major air passages of the lungs that diverge from the windpipe.

• Esophagus
• Bronchus
• Trachea
• Alveoli

A long tube in your neck and chest that carries air into and out of your lungs.

• Trachea
• Larynx
• Esophagus
• Bronchi