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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Respiratory System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
The patient is having problems breathing. A medical term for this is...
a)
Hemoralgia
b)
Dyspnea
c)
malcarbona
d)
apnea
2.
Which of the following is true about the trachea
a)
The Adam's apple acts as a shield of cartilage for it
b)
It is lined with mucous membrane and cilia
c)
It connects directly to the bronchioles
d)
The epiglottis covers it
3.
Gas exchange occurs in the lungs at the alveoli
a)
true
b)
false
4.
The root word PNEUMON/O or PULMON/O
a)
chest
b)
lungs
c)
ribs
d)
head
5.
Tachypnea means slow breathing
a)
True
b)
False, fast breathing
6.
blood in the chest
a)
hemothorax
b)
thorcotomy
c)
hemocartilage
d)
pneumothorax
7.
blue skin caused by low oxygen in blood
a)
cyanosis
b)
epistaxis
c)
rales
d)
cyanuecstasis
8.
hypo-
a)
less than normal
b)
Large
c)
Below
d)
Swallow
9.
the accumulation of gas (or air) in the pleural space causing the lung to collapse from the outside.
a)
atelectasis
b)
acute pulmonary distress syndrome
c)
pulmonary edema
d)
pneumothorax
10.
process of increasing the breathing process by breathing in deeply and rapidly
a)
respiration
b)
hyperventilation
c)
inspiration
d)
expiration
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