Med Term Respiratory System

What is the term for "without breathing"?

• Asphyxia
• Apnea
• Asbestosis
• Rhinorrhea

What is inflammation of the larynx?

• laryngitis
• layrnxitis
• rhinitis
• throatitis

What is the incision of the chest?

• tracheotomy
• mediastinoscopy
• dysphonia
• thoracotomy

What is tachypnea?

• excessively fast breathing
• excessively fast heartbeat
• excessively heavy bleeding
• low heart rate 

meaning lung

• pulmon/o
• spir/o
• sinus/o
• thorac/o

meaning chest

• pulmon/o
• thorac/o
• trache/o
• spir/o

meaning breathing

• phon/o
• pleur/o
• -pnea
• pneum/o

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

which infection is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito?

• lyme disease
• west nile virus
• anthrax
• mumps

which condition is the temporary absence of spontaneous respiration?

• apnea
• eupnea
• respiratory failure
• sleep apnea

surgical repair of the nasal septum

• laryngotomy
• septoplasty
• tracheostomy
• tracheotomy