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Medical Terminology: Respiratory System

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bronch/o

a)

Bronchus, bronchial tube

b)

blue

c)

Bronchiole, small subdivision of the bronchus

d)

to cast, throw

2.

nas/o

a)

larynx

b)

throat

c)

nose

d)

something

3.

pharyng/o

a)

pharynx (throat)

b)

lung

c)

Pus

d)

Nose

4.

pleur/o

a)

pleura (that membrane type stuff)

b)

windpipe

c)

pus

d)

incomplete, imperfect

5.

aspir/o

a)

...

b)

to breath in, removal

c)

chest

d)

breathing

6.

pulmon/o

a)

lung

b)

teehee

c)

humpback (WHAALEE)

d)

air

7.

bronchi/o

a)

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

b)

green

c)

larynx (voice box)

d)

some NASTY bacteria in my body (it actually helps me survive)

8.

pneum/o, pneumon/o

a)

lung, air

b)

pus

c)

swayback

d)

windpipe

9.

py/o

a)

nose

b)

chest

c)

pus

d)

in, within

10.

rhin/o

a)

cells

b)

nose

c)

skull

d)

chest

11.

spir/o

a)

Organs

b)

Below

c)

Outside

d)

Breathing

12.

thorac/o

a)

surgical removal of an object

b)

chest

c)

weight

d)

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

13.

trachea/o

a)

blue

b)

diaphragm

c)

trachea, windpipe

d)

larynx (voice box)

14.

fibr/o

a)

incomplete, imperfect

b)

pus

c)

fiber

d)

chest

15.

larygn/o

a)

to breath in, removal

b)

larynx (voice box)

c)

nose

d)

crooked

16.

cyan/o

a)

blue

b)

magenta

c)

orange

d)

silver

17.

alveol/o

a)

painful, difficult

b)

alveolus, air sack

c)

i

d)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

18.

a-

a)

not; without

b)

pus

c)

lung

d)

slow

19.

brady-

a)

slow

b)

in

c)

blood condition

d)

Oxygen

20.

in-

a)

in; into; not

b)

in; within

c)

slow

d)

rapid

21.

tachy-

a)

fast

b)

pertaining to

c)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

d)

dilation, expansion

22.

-ation

a)

process, condition

b)

process of cutting, incision

c)

chest, plural cavity

d)

narrowing, tightening

23.

dys-

a)

uhhh

b)

painful, difficult

c)

external

d)

flow, excessive discharge

24.

em-

a)

in

b)

on

c)

above

d)

below

25.

endo-

a)

out, beside

b)

in, within

c)

behind

d)

in front

26.

-ecstasis

a)

abnormal condition

b)

wrinkle

c)

dilation, expansion

d)

process of measuring

27.

-ism

a)

posterior

b)

grey's anatomy

c)

process, condition

d)

breathing

28.

-metry

a)

narrowing, tightening

b)

pertaining to

c)

process of measuring

d)

chest, pleural cavity

29.

-oxia

a)

flow, excessive discharge

b)

Oxygen

c)

Breathing

d)

to cast (throw)

30.

-pnea

a)

Breathing

b)

Stamina

c)

Process of cutting, incision

d)

Narrowing, tightening

31.

-rrhea

a)

Snot

b)

Flow, excessive discharge

c)

narrowing, tightening

d)

chest, pleural cavity

32.

-stenosis

a)

exhaustion

b)

process of cutting, incision

c)

narrowing, tightening

d)

in; within

33.

-thorax

a)

I ran out of filler

b)

process of measuring

c)

chest, pleural cavity

d)

abnormal condition

34.

-tomy

a)

process of cutting, incision

b)

to breathe in, removal

c)

pharynx (throat)

d)

nose

35.

Which is a key process?

a)

Inhalation

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Gas exchange

d)

Exhalation

36.

Ventilation

a)

Air doesn't enter at all

b)

Movement of air in and out of the body

c)

Air goes out and stays out

d)

Air only enters

37.

Respiration: Gas (a)   in the body

38.

External respiration: The exchange of _____ and the _____ between the air and the cells of the body

(a)  

39.

Internal respiration: gas exchange at the ____- and ____- levels

(a)  

40.

Respitory rate: One of the main _____ measured. Dermined by the amount of breaths you take in a _____

(a)  

41.

Normal values - adult, 12-20, child 20-30, new born infant 30- (a)  

42.

Structures of the Upper Respitory Tract

a)

Responsible for inhalation and humidification of air

b)

Transports air to the lower respiratory tract

c)

Allows for tachycardia

d)

Helps to defend against infection

43.

Structures of the upper respiratory tract

(a)  

44.

Nasal Cavity has:

a)

Vestibular

b)

Olfactory

c)

Bronchial

d)

Respitory