Respiratory System

Question 1

Rhin/o

Answer 1

Nose Rhinitis, rhinorrhea (inflammation of and “runny” nose)

Question 2

Laryng/o

Answer 2

Larynx, “voice box”* Laryngotomy, Laryngectomy (cutting into, surgically removing the larynx)

Question 3

Trache/o

Answer 3

Trachea, “windpipe” Tracheotomy, tracheostomy (temporary and permanent openings)

Question 4

Bronch/o

Answer 4

Lung air passageways Bronchoscopy (looking into the bronchi)

Question 5

Pne/u, -pnea

Answer 5

Breath, air, lung Tachypnea, dyspnea, apnea (accelerated, difficult/painful, cessation of breathing)

Question 6

Pulmo/o

Answer 6

Lung Pulmonary artery

Question 7

-ptysis

Answer 7

Spitting (coughing) Hemoptysis (spitting or coughing up blood from lungs)

Question 8

-plasty

Answer 8

Reconstruction Rhinoplasty (surgical reconstruction of nose)

Question 9

Pharyng/o

Answer 9

pharynx

Question 10

Phren/o

Answer 10

diaphragm

Question 11

Phrenic/o

Answer 11

phrenic nerve

Question 12

Pleur/o

Answer 12

pleura

Question 13

Pneumon/o

Answer 13

lung

Question 14

Pneum/o, pneumat/o

Answer 14

air, gas; respiration, lung

Question 15

Spir/o

Answer 15

breathing