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WorksheetsThe Respiratory System :) Medical Terminology
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
-ectasis
voice box
enlargement
throat
oxygen
laryng/o
blue
carries air into the lungs
incomplete
voice box
bronch/o
blue
lung
carries air into the lungs
throat
cyan/o
incomplete
voice sounds
blue
lung
atel/o
incomplete
multilayered membrane
rapid
breathing
preum/o
lung
oxygen
chest
breathing
ox/o
oxygen
rapid
chest
blue
pleur/o
voice sounds
multilayered membrane
throat
breathing
pharyng/o
lung
throat
windpipe
chest
phon/o
windpipe
oxygen
voice sounds
rapid
trache/o
lung
breathing
windpipe
voice sounds
trachy
windpipe
enlargement
voice box
rapid
pulmon/o
lung
oxygen
windpipe
chest
thorax
chest
lung
throat
incomplete
pnea
breathing
chest
multilayered membrane
enlargement
The heart, aorta, esophagus,and trachea are located in the...
epiglottis
visceral pleura
mediatium
frontal
The ___________ acts as a lid over the entrance to the esophagus
epiglottis
frontal
bronchioles
alvecli
The innermost layer of the pleura is known as the....
bronchioles
hemoptyisis
silicosis
visceral pleura
The __________ sinuses are located just above the eyes
frontal
bronchioles
trachypnea
alvecli
The smallest divisions of bronchial tree are the....
bronchioles
silicosis
tachypnea
epiglottis
During respirations, the exchange of gasses takes place through the walls of the....
alvecli
silicosis
tachypnea
bronchioles
The term meaning spitting blood or blood stained sputum is...
hemoptysis
silicosis
tachypnea
mediatium
Black lung disease is the lay term for....
silcosis
tachypnea
visceral pleura
frontal
The term _________ abnormally rapid rate of respirations.
tachypnea
dyshoria
laryngopharynx
larynx
The term meaning any voice impairment is....
dysoria
frontal
silicosis
epiglottis
1st division of pharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx
larynx
nasopharynx
2nd division of the pharynx
laryngopharynx
oropharynx
larynx
trachea
3rd division of pharynx
larynx
laryngopharynx
nasopharynx
trachea
voice box
trachea
oropharynx
nasopharynx
larynx
windpipe
trachea
larynx
laryngopharynx
nasopharynx
The exchange of gases within the cells of the body is known as ____________ respiration
internal
byssinosis
bacterial
dyspnea
The term that describes lung disease caused by cotton dust is....
byssinosis
bacterial
dyspnea
tracheostomy
The form of pneumonia that can be prevented through vaccination is....
dyspnea
phlegm
empyema
bacterial
The term commonly known as shortness of breath is....
dyspnea
tracheotomy
phlegm
pertussis
The emergancy procedure to gain access below a blocked airway is called....
tracheotomy
phelgm
byssinosis
bacterial
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS
SIDS
URI
COPD
acute respiratory distress syndrome
COPD
URI
ARDS
SARS
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
ARDS
SIDS
URI
Sudden infant death syndrome
SIDS
COPD
ARDS
URI
Upper respiratory infection
URI
SIDS
SARS
COPD
The term meaning the act of drawing a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract is _______
asperation
hyperventilation
asthma
apnea
The term meaning abnormally rapid deep breathing __________
hyperventilation
tracheoplasty
exhalation
laryngospasm
The term meaning the surgical repair of the trachea is ___________
tracheoplasty
apnea
pleuralgia
pneumorrhagia
The diaphragm is relaxed is _________
exhalation
asthma
apnea
effusion
During an ________ attack the muscles of the airways contract
asthma
apnea
laryngospasm
effusion
The term meaning the absence of spontaneous respiration is _________
asthma
apnea
effusion
pleuralgia
The sudden spasmodic closure of the larynx is a ____________.
laryngospasm
pleuralgia
effusion
apnea
The term meaning the escape of fluid into a body cavity is ________.
effusion
pleuralgia
asthma
apnea
The term meaning pain in the pleura or side is _________.
pleuralgia
effusion
apnea
asthma
The term meaning bleeding from the lungs is ______________.
pheumorrhalgia
effusion
apnea
asthma
