Respiratory System Quiz

"-pnea"

• Pertaining to

• Breathing

• Surgical puncture to remove fluid

• Chest cavity

capn/o

• Lung

• Carbon dioxide

• Nose

• Mucus

trache/o

• Throat

• Trachea (windpipe)

• Bronchus

• Sinus

voice box

• Laryng/o

• Bronch/o

• Rhin/o

• Spir/o

Which term is associated with sleep?

• Somn/o

• Nas/o

• Pneumon/o

• Muc/o

What does the suffix "-rhea" indicate in medical terminology?

• Inflammation

• Surgical removal

• Excessive flow or discharge

• Visual examination

hyper-

• Below, deficient

• Above, excessive

• Difficult, painful

• Many, much

The suffix "-ectomy"

• Inflammation

• Surgical removal or excision

• Creation of an artificial opening

• Instrument used to measure

What does the prefix "hypo-" signify?

• Within

• Many, much

• Below, deficient, under

• Pertaining to

Label the respiratory system.

e

d

c

b

a

Bronchiole

Alveoli

Trachea

Diaphragm

Lung