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Chapter 8 Word Parts Respiratory System

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

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1.

In the flash-card table of word parts and definitions, what is the definition of the word part alveol/o?

a)

alveolus; air sac

b)

bronchus; bronchial tube

c)

artery

d)

diaphragm

2.

In the flash-card table, what does the word part angi/o refer to?

a)

vessel (blood)

b)

lobe

c)

epiglottis

d)

heart

3.

According to the flash cards, arteri/o means which of the following?

a)

artery

b)

blood

c)

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

d)

larynx; voice box

4.

In the flash-card table, what is the definition of aspir/o?

a)

removal

b)

to enlarge; expand

c)

cast; throw

d)

blue

5.

Within the flash-card table, atel/o is defined as which of the following?

a)

incomplete; imperfect

b)

fiber

c)

blood

d)

alveolus; air sac

6.

In the flash-card table, bol/o means what?

a)

cast; throw

b)

vessel (blood)

c)

diaphragm

d)

tissue

7.

According to the flash cards, bronch/o refers to which structure?

a)

bronchus; bronchial tube

b)

lobe

c)

artery

d)

epiglottis

8.

In the flash-card table, bronchi/o is defined as what?

a)

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

b)

larynx; voice box

c)

heart

d)

fiber

9.

According to the flash cards, carcin/o means which of the following?

a)

cancer

b)

blue

c)

diaphragm

d)

tissue

10.

In the flash-card table, cardi/o refers to what?

a)

heart

b)

artery

c)

bronchus; bronchial tube

d)

lobe

11.

Within the flash-card table, cyan/o is defined as which color?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

white

d)

green

12.

In the flash-card table, diaphragmat/o corresponds to which term?

a)

diaphragm

b)

epiglottis

c)

lobe

d)

blood

13.

According to the flash cards, dilat/o means which action?

a)

to enlarge; expand

b)

removal

c)

cast; throw

d)

to constrict; narrow

14.

In the flash-card table, epiglott/o refers to which structure?

a)

epiglottis

b)

larynx; voice box

c)

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

d)

artery

15.

Within the flash-card table, fibr/o is defined as what?

a)

fiber

b)

vessel (blood)

c)

heart

d)

alveolus; air sac

16.

In the flash-card table, hem/o means which of the following?

a)

blood

b)

tissue

c)

lobe

d)

epiglottis

17.

According to the flash cards, hist/o refers to what?

a)

tissue

b)

diaphragm

c)

bronchus; bronchial tube

d)

heart

18.

In the flash-card table, laryng/o is defined as which structure?

a)

larynx; voice box

b)

epiglottis

c)

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

d)

artery

19.

Within the flash-card table, lob/o refers to what?

a)

lobe

b)

alveolus; air sac

c)

fiber

d)

blood

20.

In the Word Part table, which word part means nose?

a)

nas/o

b)

ox/o or ox/i

c)

pharyng/o

d)

pleur/o

21.

In the Word Part table, which word part refers to oxygen?

a)

pharyng/o

b)

pleur/o

c)

ox/o or ox/i

d)

nas/o

22.

In the Word Part table, which word part means pharynx; throat?

a)

pleur/o

b)

nas/o

c)

ox/o or ox/i

d)

pharyng/o

23.

In the Word Part table, which word part means pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung?

a)

ox/o or ox/i

b)

pleur/o

c)

pharyng/o

d)

nas/o

24.

In the Word Part table, which word part means lung; air?

a)

pulmon/o

b)

py/o

c)

resuscit/o

d)

pneum/o or pneumon/o

25.

In the Word Part table, which word part means lung?

a)

pulmon/o

b)

py/o

c)

pneum/o or pneumon/o

d)

resuscit/o

26.

In the Word Part table, which word part means pus?

a)

resuscit/o

b)

py/o

c)

pulmon/o

d)

pneum/o or pneumon/o

27.

In the Word Part table, which word part means to revive?

a)

pneum/o or pneumon/o

b)

pulmon/o

c)

py/o

d)

resuscit/o

28.

In the Word Part table, which word part means nose?

a)

sin/o or sinus/o

b)

spir/o

c)

thorac/o

d)

rhin/o

29.

In the Word Part table, which word part means sinus; cavity?

a)

rhin/o

b)

spir/o

c)

sin/o or sinus/o

d)

thorac/o

30.

In the Word Part table, which word part means breathing?

a)

thorac/o

b)

spir/o

c)

rhin/o

d)

sin/o or sinus/o

31.

In the Word Part table, which word part means chest?

a)

rhin/o

b)

sin/o or sinus/o

c)

thorac/o

d)

spir/o

32.

In the Word Part table, which word part means tonsils?

a)

trache/o

b)

tub/o

c)

a-

d)

tonsill/o

33.

In the Word Part table, which word part means trachea; windpipe?

a)

tonsill/o

b)

trache/o

c)

tub/o

d)

a-

34.

In the Word Part table, which word part means tube?

a)

a-

b)

tub/o

c)

tonsill/o

d)

trache/o

35.

In the Word Part table, which word part means not; without?

a)

trache/o

b)

tonsill/o

c)

a-

d)

tub/o

36.

In the Word Part table, which prefix means against?

a)

brady-

b)

dys-

c)

em-

d)

anti-

37.

In the Word Part table, which prefix means slow?

a)

anti-

b)

dys-

c)

brady-

d)

em-

38.

In the Word Part table, which prefix means painful; difficult?

a)

em-

b)

anti-

c)

brady-

d)

dys-

39.

In the Word Part table, which prefix means in?

a)

em-

b)

anti-

c)

brady-

d)

dys-

40.

Select the correct definition of the word part endo-.

a)

in; within

b)

on; over; upon

c)

good; normal

d)

above; above normal; excessive

41.

Select the correct definition of the word part epi-.

a)

on; over; upon

b)

in; within

c)

good; normal

d)

below; below normal; deficient

42.

Select the correct definition of the word part eu-.

a)

good; normal

b)

fast

c)

above; above normal; excessive

d)

dilation; expansion

43.

Select the correct definition of the word part hyper-.

a)

above; above normal; excessive

b)

below; below normal; deficient

c)

in; into; not

d)

many; much

44.

Select the correct definition of the word part hypo-.

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

in; within

c)

above; above normal; excessive

d)

good; normal

45.

Select the correct definition of the word part in-.

a)

in; into; not

b)

on; over; upon

c)

fast

d)

process; condition

46.

Select the correct definition of the word part poly-.

a)

many; much

b)

in; within

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

47.

Select the correct definition of the word part tachy-.

a)

fast

b)

dilation; expansion

c)

produced by or in

d)

condition

48.

Select the correct definition of the word parts -al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic.

a)

pertaining to

b)

process; condition

c)

blood condition

d)

carbon dioxide

49.

Select the correct definition of the word part -ant.

a)

substance that promotes

b)

condition

c)

process; state; condition

d)

dilation; expansion

50.

Select the correct definition of the word part -ation.

a)

process; condition

b)

in; into; not

c)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

d)

produced by or in

51.

Select the correct definition of the word part -capnia.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

many; much

c)

above; above normal; excessive

d)

good; normal

52.

Select the correct definition of the word part -centesis.

a)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

b)

process; state; condition

c)

blood condition

d)

condition

53.

Select the correct definition of the word part -ectasis.

a)

dilation; expansion

b)

fast

c)

in; within

d)

substance that promotes

54.

Select the correct definition of the word part -ema.

a)

condition

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

on; over; upon

d)

produced by or in

55.

Select the correct definition of the word part -emia.

a)

blood condition

b)

pertaining to

c)

many; much

d)

good; normal

56.

Select the correct definition of the word part -genic.

a)

produced by or in

b)

in; into; not

c)

dilation; expansion

d)

process; condition

57.

Select the correct definition of the word part -ia.

a)

condition

b)

on; over; upon

c)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

d)

carbon dioxide

58.

Select the correct definition of the word part -ion.

a)

process; state; condition

b)

below; below normal; deficient

c)

fast

d)

substance that promotes

59.

Select the correct definition of the word part -ism.

a)

process; condition

b)

above; above normal; excessive

c)

in; within

d)

blood condition

60.

Based on the word parts flash card table, what is the definition of the suffix -meter?

a)

measure

b)

measuring instrument

c)

measurement system

d)

process of measuring

61.

In the word parts flash card table, what does the suffix -metry mean?

a)

measurement unit

b)

process of measuring

c)

measuring device

d)

method of calibration

62.

According to the word parts flash card table, the suffix -or means what?

a)

one who (or something that) takes action or does something

b)

place where an action occurs

c)

state or condition of acting

d)

ability to act

63.

From the word parts flash card table, what does the suffix -osmia mean?

a)

taste

b)

smell

c)

touch

d)

sight

64.

In the word parts flash card table, the suffix -oxia refers to what?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

air pressure

65.

According to the word parts flash card table, what is the meaning of -phonia?

a)

hearing

b)

voice

c)

speech rate

d)

sound wave

66.

Based on the word parts flash card table, -pnea means what?

a)

breathing

b)

coughing

c)

airway

d)

lung volume

67.

From the word parts flash card table, what does the suffix -rrhea mean?

a)

rupture; tearing

b)

flow; excessive discharge

c)

swelling; edema

d)

bleeding; hemorrhage

68.

In the word parts flash card table, the term -spasm means what?

a)

muscle contraction

b)

joint stiffness

c)

nerve sensation

d)

ligament strain

69.

According to the word parts flash card table, -stenosis is defined as what?

a)

thickening; enlargement

b)

narrowing; tightening

c)

loosening; relaxation

d)

bending; curvature

70.

Based on the word parts flash card table, the suffix -stomy means what?

a)

surgical opening

b)

surgical removal

c)

surgical repair

d)

surgical closure

71.

From the word parts flash card table, -thorax refers to what?

a)

abdomen; peritoneal cavity

b)

chest; pleural cavity

c)

neck; cervical region

d)

back; vertebral column

72.

In the word parts flash card table, -tomy is defined as what?

a)

process of stitching; suture

b)

process of cutting; incision

c)

process of closing; ligation

d)

process of imaging; visualization