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Respiratory System Med Term

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which combining form refers to the alveolus, an air sac in the lungs?

a)

pleur/o

b)

alveol/o

c)

lob/o

d)

angi/o

2.

The combining form angi/o most precisely relates to which structure?

a)

Blood vessel

b)

Air passage

c)

Heart wall

d)

Nasal cavity

3.

Match each combining form with its best meaning.

a)

arteri/o

1.

artery

b)

bronchi/o

2.

bronchiole

c)

laryng/o

3.

larynx

d)

epiglott/o

4.

epiglottis

e)

pleur/o

5.

serous membrane around lung

4.

Which term pair is correctly matched?

a)

carcin/o — cancer

b)

cyan/o — clear

c)

nas/o — neck

d)

hist/o — heart

5.

Select all combining forms that relate to air or oxygen.

a)

cyan/o

b)

ox/o

c)

pneum/o

d)

alveol/o

e)

angi/o

6.

Which combining form means ‘incomplete’ or ‘imperfect’?

a)

aspir/o

b)

atel/o

c)

fibr/o

d)

dilat/o

7.

Match each respiratory structure with its combining form.

a)

nose

1.

nas/o

b)

pharynx

2.

pharyng/o

c)

bronchus

3.

bronch/o

d)

lobe

4.

lob/o

e)

diaphragm

5.

diaphragm/o

8.

Which combining form means removal, as in suctioning a substance?

a)

aspir/o

b)

dilat/o

c)

angi/o

d)

carcin/o

9.

Select the combining forms that refer to parts of the upper airway.

a)

bronchi/o

b)

bronch/o

c)

epiglott/o

d)

pharyng/o

e)

laryng/o

10.

Which combining form refers specifically to the heart?

a)

cardi/o

b)

hem/o

c)

angi/o

d)

pleur/o

11.

Match each term to its closest anatomical level.

a)

hist/o

1.

tissue

b)

fibr/o

2.

fiber

c)

lob/o

3.

lobe

d)

alveol/o

4.

air sac

e)

hem/o

5.

blood

12.

Which option best identifies the meaning of pleur/o?

a)

Serous membrane around lung

b)

Small airway subdivision

c)

Voice box opening

d)

Air in the chest cavity

13.

Which combining form names the voice box?

a)

epiglott/o

b)

laryng/o

c)

nas/o

d)

pharyng/o

14.

Match each combining form with its primary function or process meaning.

a)

dilat/o

1.

to enlarge or expand

b)

aspir/o

2.

removal by suction

c)

carcin/o

3.

cancer

d)

cyan/o

4.

blue color

e)

ox/o

5.

oxygen

15.

Which combining form refers to the bronchiole, a smaller subdivision of the bronchus?

a)

bronch/o

b)

pneum/o

c)

bronchi/o

d)

alveol/o

16.

A procedure widens a narrowed airway. Which root best fits the process of enlargement?

a)

dilat/o

b)

carcin/o

c)

hist/o

d)

fibr/o

17.

Match each airway-related combining form to its structure.

a)

pharyng/o

1.

throat

b)

epiglott/o

2.

epiglottis

c)

bronch/o

3.

bronchus

d)

pneum/o

4.

lung or air

e)

nas/o

5.

nose

18.

Which combining form refers to the lungs?

a)

rhin/o

b)

thorac/o

c)

pulmon/o

d)

spir/o

19.

Which combining form means pus?

a)

py/o

b)

tonsill/o

c)

sin/o

d)

tub/o

20.

Which combining form means to revive?

a)

capnia

b)

resuscit/o

c)

spir/o

d)

trache/o

21.

Which combining form means sinus or cavity?

a)

sin/o, sinus

b)

tub/o

c)

tonsill/o

d)

thorac/o

22.

Which combining form refers to breathing?

a)

spir/o

b)

resuscit/o

c)

py/o

d)

-capnia

23.

Which combining form refers to tonsils?

a)

tonsill/o

b)

rhin/o

c)

py/o

d)

sin/o

24.

Which combining form means tube?

a)

rhin/o

b)

tub/o

c)

py/o

d)

sin/o

25.

The adjectival suffix that means pertaining to is which of the following?

a)

-al, -ary, -ial

b)

-ion

c)

-emia

d)

-meter

26.

Which suffix means substance that promotes?

a)

-emia

b)

-gen

c)

-ion

d)

-ant

27.

Which suffix means process or condition?

a)

-ism

b)

-ation

c)

-ia

d)

-ion

28.

Which suffix specifically refers to carbon dioxide?

a)

-emia

b)

-metry

c)

-capnia

d)

-meter

29.

Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?

a)

-centesis

b)

-ectomy

c)

-ostomy

d)

-plasty

30.

Which suffix means dilation or expansion?

a)

-ectasis

b)

-ema

c)

-ion

d)

-ia

31.

Which suffixes indicate a condition? Select all that apply.

a)

-emia

b)

-genic

c)

-ia

d)

-ema

32.

Which suffix means produced by or in?

a)

-capnia

b)

-genic

c)

-meter

d)

-ant

33.

Which suffix means measure?

a)

-meter

b)

-ation

c)

-ant

d)

-metry

34.

Which suffix means the process of measuring?

a)

-ion

b)

-metry

c)

-meter

d)

-gen

35.

Match each suffix with the best definition.

a)

-meter

1.

measure

b)

-metry

2.

process of measuring

c)

-centesis

3.

surgical puncture to remove fluid

d)

-ectasis

4.

dilation; expansion

e)

-capnia

5.

carbon dioxide

36.

Choose the term that best completes the sentence: Excess widening of the bronchi is bronch(o)____.

a)

-metry

b)

-emia

c)

-centesis

d)

-ectasis

37.

Which suffix means a surgical opening created in a body part?

a)

-stomy

b)

-tomy

c)

-rrhea

d)

-spasm

38.

Match each suffix to its meaning.

a)

-pnea

1.

breathing

b)

-rrhea

2.

flow; excessive discharge

c)

-spasm

3.

muscle contraction

d)

-stenosis

4.

narrowing; tightening

e)

-phonia

5.

voice

39.

Which prefix indicates 'slow'?

a)

tachy-

b)

hypo-

c)

brady-

d)

poly-

40.

Which prefix means 'fast' as in heart rate?

a)

eu-

b)

anti-

c)

brady-

d)

tachy-

41.

Select all prefixes that can mean 'in' or 'within'.

a)

epi-

b)

em-

c)

endo-

d)

in-

42.

Which prefix best completes the term for 'below normal blood sugar'?

a)

hypo-

b)

eu-

c)

hyper-

d)

poly-

43.

The prefix hyper- most accurately means what?

a)

Good or normal

b)

Below or deficient

c)

Against or opposite

d)

Above or excessive

44.

Which term would describe 'abnormally rapid breathing'?

a)

apnea

b)

eupnea

c)

bradypnea

d)

tachypnea

45.

Which constructed term best fits 'surgical opening into the chest cavity'?

a)

thoracorrhea

b)

thoracotomy

c)

thoracospasm

d)

thoracostomy

46.

Which suffix would indicate 'narrowing of a vessel'?

a)

-stomy

b)

-tomy

c)

-stenosis

d)

-pnea

47.

Match each prefix to a correct meaning.

a)

a-

1.

not; without

b)

eu-

2.

good; normal

c)

poly-

3.

many; much

d)

epi-

4.

on; over; upon

48.

Which option correctly describes -rrhea?

a)

Excessive discharge or flow

b)

Smell or olfaction

c)

Voice or sound production

d)

Breathing or respiration

49.

Select all word parts that can negate or indicate absence.

a)

in-

b)

a-

c)

anti-

d)

eu-

50.

Which term means 'incision into the chest'?

a)

thoracostenosis

b)

thoracotomy

c)

thoracostomy

d)

thoracorhea

51.

Match the suffix to the body function it relates to.

a)

-osmia

1.

smell

b)

-phonia

2.

voice

c)

-pnea

3.

breathing

d)

-thorax

4.

chest; pleural cavity

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