wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Respiratory Quiz Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Lungs

b)

Nose

c)

Throat

d)

Mouth

2.

What does "laryng/o" refer to?

a)

Nose

b)

Larynx

c)

Sinus

d)

Alveoli

3.

Which term is related to the voice or sound?

a)

phon/o

b)

spir/o

c)

thorac/o

d)

somn/o

4.

What does "thorac/o" refer to?

a)

Chest

b)

Stomach

c)

Nose

d)

Mouth

5.

What does the suffix "-ectomy" refer to in medical terminology?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Surgical removal

c)

Expansion

d)

Difficulty

6.

What does "O2" stand for in medical terms?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

7.

What does the prefix "dys-" indicate in medical terminology?

a)

Normal

b)

Difficult or painful

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

8.

What does "TB" stand for in medical terms?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Tetanus

c)

Thyroid

d)

Thrombosis

9.

bronch/o, bronchi/o

a)

oxygen

b)

bronchial tube, bronchus

c)

to breathe

d)

windpipe

10.

pharyng/o

a)

throat, pharynx

b)

sinus

c)

sleep

d)

windpipe

11.

-pnea

a)

breathing

b)

oxygen

c)

to breathe

d)

sleep

12.

pneum/o, pneumon/o

a)

sinus

b)

lung

c)

lung, air

d)

chest, pleural cavity

13.

pulm/o, pulmon/o

a)

lung

b)

lung, air

c)

sleep

d)

nose

14.

R

a)

ribs

b)

respirations

c)

respiratory

d)

resperitis

15.

SOB

a)

bad words

b)

shortness of breathing

c)

shortness of breath

d)

shortness of bad breath

16.

CXR

(a)  

17.

epi-

a)

under

b)

upon

c)

below

d)

above

18.

somato-

a)

cavity

b)

body

c)

equal

d)

bad

19.

spiro

a)

breathing

b)

breath

c)

respiration

d)

movement

20.

-pathy

a)

body

b)

disease

c)

stopage

d)

eyelid

21.

hypo-

a)

excessive

b)

deficient or below

c)

around

d)

through

22.

-itis

a)

swollen

b)

infection

c)

inflammation

d)

red

23.

Cyan/o

a)

White

b)

Grey

c)

Red

d)

Blue

24.

According to the patient's medical record, Mr. Smith has a dx of "COPD". What does COPD mean?

(a)  

25.

Phren/o means:

a)

ribs

b)

chest

c)

diaphragm

d)

throat

26.

expansion, dilation

a)

e-

b)

-fuge

c)

-ecstasis

d)

-form

27.

Epiglottis means

a)

epiglotty

b)

epiglott

c)

epiglott/o

28.

Sinus means

a)

nose

b)

winter/o

c)

nas/o

d)

sinus/o

29.

alveolus, air sac

a)

alveol/o

b)

epiglott/o

c)

lob/o

d)

bronchiol/o

30.

ox/l, ox/o, ox/y

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

oxidation

d)

throat, pharynx

31.

pleur/o

a)

pleura, side of the body

b)

nose

c)

larynx, voice box

d)

sinus

32.

The abbreviation for URI is

a)

upper risk infection

b)

upper respiratory infection

c)

upside resting inflation

33.

TB

(a)  

34.

or/o

a)

mountain

b)

mirror

c)

mouth

d)

pertaining to

35.

What does SIDS stand for?

a)

Sudden Infant Distress Syndrome

b)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

c)

Sudden Infant Disorder Syndrome

d)

Sudden Immune Deficiency Syndrome

36.

ABG

a)

arterial blood gauge

b)

atomic blood gas

c)

arterial blood gas

d)

abdominal gastric

37.

The organ system that helps you breathe is

a)

circulatory system

b)

respiratory system

c)

digestive system

d)

nervous system

38.

trache/o, trachea

a)

throat, pharynx

b)

windpipe

c)

nose

d)

oxygen

39.

brady-

a)

self

b)

two

c)

slow

d)

outside

40.

Which term means "abnormal condition"?

a)

-osis

b)

-ism

c)

-ation

d)

-scopy

41.

What does the suffix '-algia' mean?

a)

Process of recording

b)

Pain

c)

Pertaining to

d)

Weakness

42.

Which term means a runny nose?

a)

rhinitis

b)

epitaxis

c)

rhinorrhea

43.

Which term means surgical removal of all or part of the lung?

a)

pneumonectomy

b)

laryngectomy

c)

pleurectomy

44.

Which infectious disease is also known as whooping cough?

a)

diphtheria

b)

influenza

c)

pertussis

45.

Which term means difficult or labored breathing?

a)

apnea

b)

Cheyne–Stokes respiration

c)

dyspnea

46.

Which are the smallest branches of the bronchial tree?

a)

alveoli

b)

bronchi

c)

bronchioles

47.

Which structure is commonly known as the windpipe?

a)

tongue

b)

pharynx

c)

esophagus

d)

trachea

48.

 Which term means normal breathing?

a)

apnea

b)

dyspnea

c)

eupnea

49.

What are the main organs of the respiratory system that allow us to breathe and for gas exchange to happen?

a)

diaphragm

b)

lungs

c)

trachea

50.

These are the two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

capillaries