Chapter 8

Question 1

alveolus (alveoli, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 1

terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs

Question 2

alveolar

full word 🟫

Answer 2

pertaining to the alveoli

Question 3

bronchus (bronchi, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 3

one of two subdivisions of the trachea

Question 4

bronchiole

full word 🟫

Answer 4

increasingly smaller subdivisions of bronchi

Question 5

cilium (cilla, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 5

hairlike motile projection from the surface of a call

Question 6

expiration

full word 🟫

Answer 6

breathe out

Question 7

inspiration

full word 🟫

Answer 7

breathe in

Question 8

olfaction

full word 🟫

Answer 8

sense of smell

Question 9

olfactory

full word 🟫

Answer 9

relating to the sense of smell

Question 10

oxygen

full word 🟫

Answer 10

the gas essential for life

Question 11

pharynx

full word 🟫

Answer 11

tube from the back of nose to the larynx

Question 12

pharyngeal

full word 🟫

Answer 12

pertaining to the pharynx

Question 13

pulmonary

full word 🟫

Answer 13

pertaining to the lungs

Question 14

pulmonologist

full word 🟫

Answer 14

speacialist in treating disorders of the lungs

Question 15

pulmonology

full word 🟫

Answer 15

study of the lungs

Question 16

rale (rales, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 16

crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles through liquid in the lungs

Question 17

respiration

full word 🟫

Answer 17

process of breathing, fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 18

respirator

full word 🟫

Answer 18

another name for ventilator

Question 19

respiratory

full word 🟫

Answer 19

pertaining to respiration

Question 20

sputum

full word 🟫

Answer 20

matter coughed up and spat out by individuals with respiratory disorders

Question 21

trachea

full word 🟫

Answer 21

air tube from the larynx to the bronchi

Question 22

trachealis

full word 🟫

Answer 22

pertaining to the trachea

Question 23

spirat-

root 🟥

Answer 23

breathe

Question 24

olfact-

root 🟥

Answer 24

smell

Question 25

oxy-

root 🟥

Answer 25

oxygen

Question 26

pharyng-

root 🟥

Answer 26

pharynx

Question 27

spir-

root 🟥

Answer 27

to breathe

Question 28

trache-

root 🟥

Answer 28

trachea

Question 29

bronch/i-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 29

bronchus

Question 30

pulmon/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 30

lung

Question 31

alveol-

root 🟥

Answer 31

air sac

Question 32

-ar

suffix 🟦

Answer 32

pertaining to

Question 33

-ole

suffix 🟦

Answer 33

small

Question 34

-ion

suffix 🟦

Answer 34

action, condition, process of

Question 35

-ory

suffix 🟦

Answer 35

having the function of

Question 36

-gen

suffix 🟦

Answer 36

create

Question 37

-eal

suffix 🟦

Answer 37

pertaining to

Question 38

-ary

suffix 🟦

Answer 38

pertaining to

Question 39

-logy

suffix 🟦

Answer 39

study of

Question 40

-logist

suffix 🟦

Answer 40

speacialist, one who studies

Question 41

-ation

suffix 🟦

Answer 41

a process, formed from

Question 42

-ator

suffix 🟦

Answer 42

person or thing that does something

Question 43

-atory

suffix 🟦

Answer 43

pertaining to, produced by

Question 44

-alis

suffix 🟦

Answer 44

pertaining to

Question 45

ex-

prefix 🟩

Answer 45

out

Question 46

in-

prefix 🟩

Answer 46

into

Question 47

re-

prefix 🟩

Answer 47

again

Question 48

cautery

full word 🟫

Answer 48

a device to scar, burn, or cut a tissue

Question 49

cauterize

full word 🟫

Answer 49

to apply a cautery

Question 50

cauterization

full word 🟫

Answer 50

the act of cauterizing

Question 51

coryza or rhinitis

full word 🟫

Answer 51

acute inflammation of mucous membrane of the nose

Question 52

decongestant

full word 🟫

Answer 52

agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses

Question 53

epistaxis

full word 🟫

Answer 53

nosebleed

Question 54

naris (nares, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 54

nostril

Question 55

nasal

full word 🟫

Answer 55

pertaining to the nose

Question 56

palate

full word 🟫

Answer 56

roof of the mouth, floor of the nose

Question 57

paranasal

full word 🟫

Answer 57

adjacent to the nose

Question 58

polyp

full word 🟫

Answer 58

any mass of tissue that projectts outward

Question 59

septum (septa, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 59

thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses

Question 60

sinus

full word 🟫

Answer 60

cavtity or hollow space in a bone or other tissue

Question 61

sinusitis

full word 🟫

Answer 61

inflammation of the lining of a sinus

Question 62

cauter-

root 🟥

Answer 62

to burn

Question 63

congest-

root 🟥

Answer 63

accumulation of fluid

Question 64

stax-

root 🟥

Answer 64

fall in drops

Question 65

nas-

root 🟥

Answer 65

nose

Question 66

rhin-

root 🟥

Answer 66

nose

Question 67

sinus-

root 🟥

Answer 67

sinus

Question 68

-ize

suffix 🟦

Answer 68

action

Question 69

-ant

suffix 🟦

Answer 69

pertaining to

Question 70

-is

suffix 🟦

Answer 70

pertaining to

Question 71

-itis

suffix 🟦

Answer 71

inflammation

Question 72

de-

prefix 🟩

Answer 72

take away, remove

Question 73

epi-

prefix 🟩

Answer 73

above, upon

Question 74

para-

prefix 🟩

Answer 74

adjacent to

Question 75

adenoid

full word 🟫

Answer 75

single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat

Question 76

apnea

full word 🟫

Answer 76

absence of spontaneous respiration

Question 77

hypoxemia

full word 🟫

Answer 77

low oxygen level in arterial blood

Question 78

hypoxia

full word 🟫

Answer 78

decreased below normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases, or blood

Question 79

hypoxic

full word 🟫

Answer 79

deficient in oxygen

Question 80

laryngopharynx

full word 🟫

Answer 80

region of the pharynx below the epiglottis that includes the larynx

Question 81

nasopharynx

full word 🟫

Answer 81

region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate

Question 82

nasopharyngeal

full word 🟫

Answer 82

pertaining to the nasopharynx

Question 83

oropharynx

full word 🟫

Answer 83

region at the back of the mouth between the soft palate and the tip of the epiglottis

Question 84

oropharyngeal

full word 🟫

Answer 84

pertaining to the oropharynx

Question 85

pharyngitis

full word 🟫

Answer 85

inflammation of the pharynx

Question 86

polysomnography

full word 🟫

Answer 86

test to monitor brain waves, muscle tension, eye movement, and oxygen levels in the blood as the patient sleeps

Question 87

tonsil

full word 🟫

Answer 87

mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue

Question 88

tonsillitis

full word 🟫

Answer 88

inflammation of the tonsils

Question 89

tonsilectomy

full word 🟫

Answer 89

surgical removal of the tonsils

Question 90

aden-

root 🟥

Answer 90

gland

Question 91

-pnea

root 🟥

Answer 91

breathe

Question 92

ox-

root 🟥

Answer 92

oxygen

Question 93

pharynx-

root 🟥

Answer 93

pharynx, throat

Question 94

tonsill-

root 🟥

Answer 94

tonsil

Question 95

laryng/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 95

larynx

Question 96

nas/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 96

nose

Question 97

or/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 97

mouth

Question 98

somn/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 98

sleep

Question 99

a-

prefix 🟩

Answer 99

without

Question 100

hyp-

prefix 🟩

Answer 100

below

Question 101

poly-

prefix 🟩

Answer 101

many

Question 102

croup

laryngotracheobronchitis

full word 🟫

Answer 102

infection of the upper airways in children characterized by a barking cough

Question 103

epiglottis

full word 🟫

Answer 103

leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing

Question 104

epiglottitis

full word 🟫

Answer 104

inflammation of the epiglottis

Question 105

glottis

full word 🟫

Answer 105

the opening from the oropharnyx into the larynx

Question 106

intubation

full word 🟫

Answer 106

insertion of a tube into the trachea

Question 107

laryngotracheobronchitis

croup

full word 🟫

Answer 107

inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi

Question 108

larynx

full word 🟫

Answer 108

organ of sound protection

Question 109

laryngeal

full word 🟫

Answer 109

pertaining to the larynx

Question 110

laryngitis

full word 🟫

Answer 110

inflammation of the larynx

Question 111

laryngoscope

full word 🟫

Answer 111

hollow tube with a light and camera used to visualize or operate on the larynx

Question 112

papilla (papillae, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 112

any small projection

Question 113

papiloma

full word 🟫

Answer 113

benign projection of epithelial cells

Question 114

stridor

full word 🟫

Answer 114

high-pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in the larynx or trachea

Question 115

vocal

full word 🟫

Answer 115

pertaining to the voice

Question 116

glottis-

root 🟥

Answer 116

mouth of windpipe

Question 117

-glott

root 🟥

Answer 117

mouth of windpipe

Question 118

tub-

root 🟥

Answer 118

tube

Question 119

voc-

root 🟥

Answer 119

voice

Question 120

trache/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 120

trachea

Question 121

papill/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 121

pimple

Question 122

-scope

suffix 🟦

Answer 122

instrument for viewing

Question 123

-oma

suffix 🟦

Answer 123

tumor, mass

Question 124

diaphragm

full word 🟫

Answer 124

the muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities

Question 125

diaphragmatic

full word 🟫

Answer 125

pertaining to the diaphragm

Question 126

fissure (fissures, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 126

deep furrow or cleft

Question 127

lobe

full word 🟫

Answer 127

subdivision of an organ or other part

Question 128

lobar

full word 🟫

Answer 128

pertaining to a lobe

Question 129

lobectomy

full word 🟫

Answer 129

surgical removal of a lobe

Question 130

mediastinium

full word 🟫

Answer 130

area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, espohagus, and trachea

Question 131

mediastinal

full word 🟫

Answer 131

pertaining tot he mediastinum

Question 132

pleura (pleurae, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 132

membrane covering the lunchs and lining the ribs in thoracic cavity

Question 133

pleural

full word 🟫

Answer 133

pertaining to the pleura

Question 134

pleurisy

full word 🟫

Answer 134

inflammation of the pleura

Question 135

segment

full word 🟫

Answer 135

a section of an organ or structure

Question 136

fiss-

root 🟥

Answer 136

split

Question 137

lob-

root 🟥

Answer 137

lobe

Question 138

stin-

root 🟥

Answer 138

partition

Question 139

pleur-

root 🟥

Answer 139

pleura

Question 140

diaphragm/a-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 140

diaphragm

Question 141

-tic

suffix 🟦

Answer 141

pertaining to

Question 142

-ure

suffix 🟦

Answer 142

process, result of

Question 143

-ectomy

suffix 🟦

Answer 143

surgical excision

Question 144

-um

suffix 🟦

Answer 144

structure

Question 145

-isy

suffix 🟦

Answer 145

inflammation

Question 146

media-

prefix 🟩

Answer 146

middle

Question 147

bradypnea

full word 🟫

Answer 147

slow breathing

Question 148

cyanosis

full word 🟫

Answer 148

blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in the blood

Question 149

cyanotic

full word 🟫

Answer 149

pertaining to or marked by cyanosis

Question 150

dyspnea

full word 🟫

Answer 150

difficult breathing

Question 151

eupnea

full word 🟫

Answer 151

normal breathing

Question 152

exhale

full word 🟫

Answer 152

breathe out

Question 153

expectorate

full word 🟫

Answer 153

cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract

Question 154

hemoptysis

full word 🟫

Answer 154

bloddy sputum

Question 155

hyperpnea

full word 🟫

Answer 155

deeper and more rapid breathing than normal

Question 156

inhale

full word 🟫

Answer 156

breathe in

Question 157

phlegm

full word 🟫

Answer 157

abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract

Question 158

tachypnea

full word 🟫

Answer 158

rapid breathing

Question 159

hale-

root 🟥

Answer 159

breathe

Question 160

pector-

root 🟥

Answer 160

chest

Question 161

cyan/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 161

dark blue

Question 162

hem/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 162

blood

Question 163

-osis

suffix 🟦

Answer 163

condition

Question 164

-ate

suffix 🟦

Answer 164

pertaining to

Question 165

-ptysis

suffix 🟦

Answer 165

spit

Question 166

brady-

prefix 🟩

Answer 166

slow

Question 167

dys-

prefix 🟩

Answer 167

bad, difficult

Question 168

eu-

prefix 🟩

Answer 168

normal, good

Question 169

hyper-

prefix 🟩

Answer 169

excessive

Question 170

tachy-

prefix 🟩

Answer 170

rapid

Question 171

asthma

full word 🟫

Answer 171

episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways

Question 172

asthmatic

full word 🟫

Answer 172

pertaining to or suffering from asthma

Question 173

auscultation

full word 🟫

Answer 173

diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope

Question 174

bronchiectasis

full word 🟫

Answer 174

chronic dilation of the bronchi following inflammatory disease and obstruction

Question 175

bronchiolitis

full word 🟫

Answer 175

inflammation of the small bronchioles

Question 176

bronchitis

full word 🟫

Answer 176

inflammation of the bronchi

Question 177

bronchoconstriction

full word 🟫

Answer 177

reduction in diameter of a bronchus

Question 178

bulla (bullar, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 178

bubble-like dilated structure

Question 179

cystic fibrosis

full word 🟫

Answer 179

genetic disease in which excessive viscid mucus obstructs passages

Question 180

emphysema

full word 🟫

Answer 180

dilation of respiratory bronchioles and alveoli

Question 181

hypercapnia

full word 🟫

Answer 181

abnormal increase of carbon dioxide in the arterial bloodstream

Question 182

hypersecretion

full word 🟫

Answer 182

excessive secretion of mucus

Question 183

rhoncus (rhonchi, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 183

wheezing sound heard on ausculation of lungs, made by air passing through a constriced lumen

Question 184

viscosity

full word 🟫

Answer 184

the resistance of a fluid to flow

Question 185

viscous

full word 🟫

Answer 185

sticky fluid that is resistant to flow

Question 186

asthm-

root 🟥

Answer 186

asthma

Question 187

auscult-

root 🟥

Answer 187

listen to

Question 188

constrict-

root 🟥

Answer 188

to narrow

Question 189

cyst-

root 🟥

Answer 189

cyst

Question 190

fibr-

root 🟥

Answer 190

fiber

Question 191

physema-

root 🟥

Answer 191

blowing

Question 192

capn-

root 🟥

Answer 192

carbon dioxide

Question 193

secret-

root 🟥

Answer 193

secrete

Question 194

viscos-

root 🟥

Answer 194

viscous, sticky

Question 195

-atic

suffix 🟦

Answer 195

pertaining to

Question 196

-ectasis

suffix 🟦

Answer 196

dilation

Question 197

-osis

suffix 🟦

Answer 197

abnormal condition

Question 198

-ia

suffix 🟦

Answer 198

condition

Question 199

-ity

suffix 🟦

Answer 199

condition

Question 200

em-

prefix 🟩

Answer 200

in, into

Question 201

adenocarcinoma

full word 🟫

Answer 201

a cancer arisingfrom glandular epithelial cells

Question 202

anthracosis

full word 🟫

Answer 202

lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles

Question 203

anthrax

full word 🟫

Answer 203

a severe, malignant infectious disease

Question 204

asbestosis

full word 🟫

Answer 204

lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles

Question 205

aspiration

full word 🟫

Answer 205

removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity

Question 206

atelectasis

full word 🟫

Answer 206

collapse of part of a lung

Question 207

bronchogenic

full word 🟫

Answer 207

arising from a bronchus

Question 208

bronchopneumonia

full word 🟫

Answer 208

acute inflammation of the walls of smaller bronchioles with spread to lung parenchyma

Question 209

empyema

full word 🟫

Answer 209

pus in a body cavity

Question 210

hemothorax

full word 🟫

Answer 210

blood in the pleural cavity

Question 211

parenchyma

full word 🟫

Answer 211

the specific functions cells of a gland or organ that are supported by the connective tissue framework

Question 212

pneumoconiosis (pneumoconioses, pl)

full word 🟫

Answer 212

fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of different dusts

Question 213

pneumonia

pneumonitis

full word 🟫

Answer 213

inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue)

Question 214

pneumothorax

full word 🟫

Answer 214

air in the pleural cavity

Question 215

sarcoidosis

full word 🟫

Answer 215

granulomatous lesions of the lungs and other organs

Question 216

silicosis

full word 🟫

Answer 216

fibrotic lung disease from inhaling silica particles

Question 217

thoracentesis

full word 🟫

Answer 217

insertion of a needle into the pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air

Question 218

tuberculosis

full word 🟫

Answer 218

infectious disease that can infect any organ or tissue

Question 219

carcin-

root 🟥

Answer 219

cancer

Question 220

anthrac-

root 🟥

Answer 220

coal

Question 221

asbest-

root 🟥

Answer 221

asbestos

Question 222

aspirat-

root 🟥

Answer 222

to breathe on

Question 223

atel-

root 🟥

Answer 223

incomplete

Question 224

py

root 🟥

Answer 224

pus

Question 225

thorax-

root 🟥

Answer 225

chest

Question 226

coni-

root 🟥

Answer 226

dust

Question 227

sarc-

root 🟥

Answer 227

flesh

Question 228

silic-

root 🟥

Answer 228

silicon, glass

Question 229

thora-

root 🟥

Answer 229

chest

Question 230

tubercul-

root 🟥

Answer 230

nodule, swelling

Question 231

pneum/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 231

lung, air

Question 232

-ectasis

suffix 🟦

Answer 232

dilation

Question 233

-genic

suffix 🟦

Answer 233

creation

Question 234

-ema

suffix 🟦

Answer 234

quality of, quantity of

Question 235

-oid

suffix 🟦

Answer 235

resembling

Question 236

-centesis

suffix 🟦

Answer 236

to puncture

Question 237

bronchoscopy

full word 🟫

Answer 237

examination of the interior of the tracheobronchial tree with an endoscope

Question 238

bronchoscope

full word 🟫

Answer 238

endoscope used for bronchoscopy

Question 239

endotracheal

full word 🟫

Answer 239

pertaining to being inside the trachea

Question 240

mediastinoscopy

full word 🟫

Answer 240

examination of the mediastinum using an endoscope

Question 241

spirometer

full word 🟫

Answer 241

an instrument used to measure respiratory volumes

Question 242

spirometry

full word 🟫

Answer 242

use of spirometer

Question 243

thoracotomy

full word 🟫

Answer 243

incision through the chest wall

Question 244

tomography

full word 🟫

Answer 244

radiographic image of a selected slice of tissue

Question 245

transthoracic

full word 🟫

Answer 245

going through the chest wall

Question 246

ultrasonography

full word 🟫

Answer 246

delineation of deep structures using sounds waves

Question 247

thorac-

root 🟥

Answer 247

chest

Question 248

mediastin/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 248

mediastinum

Question 249

spir/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 249

to breathe

Question 250

tom/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 250

cut, slice, layer

Question 251

son/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 251

sound

Question 252

-scopy

suffix 🟦

Answer 252

to examine, to view

Question 253

-scope

suffix 🟦

Answer 253

instrument for viewing

Question 254

-meter

suffix 🟦

Answer 254

measure

Question 255

-metry

suffix 🟦

Answer 255

process of measuring

Question 256

-tomy

suffix 🟦

Answer 256

surgical incision

Question 257

-graphy

suffix 🟦

Answer 257

process of recording

Question 258

endo-

prefix 🟩

Answer 258

inside

Question 259

trans-

prefix 🟩

Answer 259

across

Question 260

ultra-

prefix 🟩

Answer 260

beyond

Question 261

bronchodilator

full word 🟫

Answer 261

agent that increases the diameter of a bronchus

Question 262

cannula

full word 🟫

Answer 262

tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas

Question 263

immunization

full word 🟫

Answer 263

administration of an agent to provide immunity

Question 264

mucolytic

full word 🟫

Answer 264

agent capable of dissolving or liquefying mucus

Question 265

nebulizer

full word 🟫

Answer 265

device used to deliver liquid medicine in a fine mist

Question 266

pneumonectomy

full word 🟫

Answer 266

surgical removal of a lung

Question 267

resection

full word 🟫

Answer 267

removal of a specific part of an organ or structure

Question 268

tracheostomy

full word 🟫

Answer 268

insertion of a tube into the windpipe to assist breathing

Question 269

tracheotomy

full word 🟫

Answer 269

incision made into the trachea to breate a tracheostomy

Question 270

ventilation

full word 🟫

Answer 270

movement of gases into and out of the lungs

Question 271

ventilator

full word 🟫

Answer 271

device that breathes for the patient

Question 272

dilat-

root 🟥

Answer 272

expand, open up

Question 273

immuniz-

root 🟥

Answer 273

make immune

Question 274

lyt-

root 🟥

Answer 274

dissolve

Question 275

nebul-

root 🟥

Answer 275

cloud

Question 276

sect-

root 🟥

Answer 276

cut off

Question 277

ventil-

root 🟥

Answer 277

wind

Question 278

muc/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

Answer 278

mucus

Question 279

-or

suffix 🟦

Answer 279

one who does

Question 280

-izer

suffix 🟦

Answer 280

line of action, affects in a particular way

Question 281

-stomy

suffix 🟦

Answer 281

new opening

Question 282

re-

prefix 🟩

Answer 282

back