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Respiratory System Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix "Rhin-/naso-" refer to?

a)

Mouth

b)

Nose

c)

Tongue

d)

Lung

2.

What does the prefix "oro-" refer to?

a)

Air

b)

Mouth

c)

Breathe

d)

Lung

3.

What does the prefix "lingua-" refer to?

a)

Tongue

b)

Nose

c)

Air

d)

Lung

4.

What does the prefix "pneumo-" refer to?

a)

Breathe

b)

Air

c)

Lung

d)

Mouth

5.

What does the prefix "spir-" refer to?

a)

Breathe

b)

Nose

c)

Tongue

d)

Air

6.

What does the prefix "pulmon-" refer to?

a)

Lung

b)

Mouth

c)

Air

d)

Nose

7.

What does the suffix "-itis" refer to?

a)

Respiration

b)

Inflammation of

c)

Small cavity

d)

Below normal

8.

What does the prefix "alveol-" refer to?

a)

Over, above

b)

Small cavity

c)

Respiration

d)

Breathe

9.

What does the prefix "hyper-" refer to?

a)

Below normal

b)

Respiration

c)

Over, above

d)

Inflammation of

10.

What does the prefix "hypo-" refer to?

a)

Over, above

b)

Below normal

c)

Respiration

d)

Small cavity

11.

What does the suffix "-pnea" refer to?

a)

Respiration

b)

Inflammation of

c)

Small cavity

d)

Over, above

12.

Which prefix refers to "breathe"?

a)

pneumo-

b)

spir-

c)

pulmon-

d)

lingua-

13.

Which prefix refers to "lung"?

a)

alveol-

b)

pulmon-

c)

hypo-

d)

oro-

14.

Which prefix refers to "small cavity"?

a)

alveol-

b)

hyper-

c)

pneumo-

d)

lingua-

15.

Which prefix refers to "over, above"?

a)

hypo-

b)

hyper-

c)

spir-

d)

naso-