Chapter 7/8 Respiratory & Digestive

Mary is told that she has absence of breathing. What is the name of her condition?

• apnea

• dyspnea

• hperpnea

• hypopnea

which of the following is not a meaning for the prefix "hyper-"?

• above
• excessive
• over
• around

surgical removal of

• -plasty

• -ectomy

• -otomy

• -pathy

Which prefix means "around"?

• an-

• hypo-

• peri-

• tachy-

The word part meaning to breathe:

• pulmon/o

• nas/o

• spir/o

• bronch/o

The word part meaning chest:

• Pulmon/o

• Pneum/o

• ox/o

• -thorax

One of two word parts meaning lung:

• -thorax

• pulmon/o

• pneum/o

• Both pulmon/o and pneum/o are correct

The word part meaning bronchus:

• -thorax

• laryng/o

• pharyng/o

• bronch/o

The smallest divisions of the bronchial tree:

• Capillaries

• Venules

• bronchioles

• alvioli

During respiration, the exchange of gases takes place through the walls of the:

• Lungs

• Capillaries

• Alveoli

• Bronchioles