Combining Forms for Respiratory System

What does the root "alveol/o" refer to?

• Vessel (blood)

• Alveolus; air sac

• Heart

• Tissue

Which root word means "vessel (blood)"?

• angi/o

• cardi/o

• nas/o

• py/o

The root "arteri/o" is associated with which of the following?

• Larynx

• Artery

• Diaphragm

• Oxygen

What does "aspir/o" mean?

• Cancer

• Removal

• Blue

• Fiber

Which root word means "incomplete; imperfect"?

• atel/o

• hist/o

• pleur/o

• ox/o

The root "bronch/o" refers to which of the following?

• Nose

• Bronchus; bronchial tube

• Lobe

• Blood

What does "carcin/o" mean?

• Heart

• Cancer

• Tissue

• Lung

Which root word is associated with the heart?

• cardi/o

• pulmon/o

• laryng/o

• epiglott/o

Which root word is associated with the lung?

• cardi/o

• pulmon/o

• laryng/o

• epiglott/o

Which root word is associated with the lungs or air?

• cardi/o

• pneum/o or pnuemon/o

• laryng/o

• epiglott/o