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WorksheetsRespiratory System Combining Forms Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the meaning of "atel/o"?
incomplete; imperfect
removal
pharynx; throat
oxygen
Which combining form is related to the "bronchiole"?
bronchi/o
hem/o
ox/o, ox/i
pulmon/o
What does "fibr/o" refer to?
fiber
blood
pus
larynx; voice box
Which combining form means "larynx; voice box"?
laryng/o
pharyng/o
pulmon/o
aspir/o
What is the meaning of "pulmon/o"?
lung
nose
heart
diaphragm
What does the combining form "resuscit/o" mean?
chest
to revive
breathing
tube
Which combining form refers to "chest"?
thorac/o
spir/o
sinus/o
tub/o
Match the following combining forms with their meanings.
alveol/o
air sac
tub/o
tube
carcin/o
cancer
pharnyng/o
throat
spir/o
breathing
Match the following combining forms
bol/o
cast or throw
rhin/o
nose
sin/o
sinus cavity
tonsill/o
tonsils
trache/o
windpipe
Which of the following combining forms mean lung ? (a) (b)
What combining form means removal?
hist/o
aspir/o
dilat/o
cyan/o
Match the following combining forms with their meaning.
bronch/o
bronchus
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
pleur/o
serous membrane
py/o
pus
angi/o
blood vessel
