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WorksheetsMed Term Chapter 7
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Nas/o means:
stomach
nose
knowing
lung
sept/o means:
septum
series
tonsils
alveolus
atel/o means:
larynx
adenoids
lung
incomplete; inperfect
what word root means air; lung?
pulmon/o
pneumon/o
bronch/o
atel/o
the word root for air sac is:
pulmon/o
bronch/o
alveol/o
anthrac/o
trache/o means:
trachea
adenoids
chest
spitting
the suffix that means chest is:
-phonia
-pnea
-thorax
-osmia
brady- means:
rapid
slow
bad; painful
difficult
-osmia means:
smell
voice
breathing
chest
coni/o means:
chest
spit
dust
diaphragm
orth/o means:
smell
lobe
teeth
straight
A word root that means chest is:
phren/o
steth/o
-pnea
pneum/o
what does pectoralgia mean?
condition of the chest
disease of the lobe
pain in/of the chest
bad breathing
what does the suffix -phonia mean?
voice
breathing
spitting
smell
-capnia means:
carbon dioxide
oxygen
straight
spitting
eu- means:
slow
painful
bad
good
The study of the mind is:
orthopnea
phrenology
spirometer
craniology
spir/o means:
breathe
mind
smell
slow
hemoptysis means:
air sac
chest
sinus
spitting blood
Define the sound CRACKLE:
continuous sound heard during inspiration and expiration caused by secretions in the larger airways.
high-pitched, harsh sound caused by spasm or swelling.
intermittent sounds caused by when air enters moisture-filled alveoli, also called rales.
whistling or sighing that results from narrowing of the lumen.
High-pitched, harsh sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction in the upper airway is called:
crackle
rhonchus
wheeze
stridor
The medical term for a nosebleed is:
epistaxis
hypoxemia
pertussis
atelectasis
presence of air in the pleural cavity is called:
pertussis
pneumothorax
epistaxis
pleurisy
Potentially fatal contagious disease spread through respiratory droplets, primarily affecting the lungs, but can affect any organ, is:
pleurisy
pulmonary embolism
tuberculosis
influenza
Acute, contagious, viral disorder of the respiratory tract, characterized by weakness, fever, chills, and muscle pain.
influenza
hypoxia
pneumothorax
pleurisy
Visual examination of the bronchus:
oximetry
pulmonary function tests
bronchoscopy
Mantoux test
Tuberculosis screening test is called:
Pulse oximetry
Mantoux test
laryngoscopy
throat culture
This drug class destroys or inhibits the growth of bacteria by disrupting their membranes:
antibiotics
antihistamines
antitussives
corticosteriods
This drug class relieves or suppresses coughing by blocking the cough reflex.
decongestants
antitussives
bronchodilators
expectorants
This drug class liquefies respiratory secretions so that they are more easily dislodged during coughing episodes.
bronchodilators
antitussives
decongestants
expectorants
The correct abbreviation for Chest X-ray is:
C-ray
CX-ray
CXR
CRY
The correct abbreviation for Shortness of Breath is:
SOB
ShBr
SB
SNB
PCP stands for:
primary care physician
pertussis, cephalexin, pulmonary
partial carbon pressure
The correct abbreviation for upper respiratory infection is:
UR
UI
URI
UPRI
The correct abbreviation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is:
COPLD
CPD
CD
COPD
