Respiratory System

Question 1

Paranasal Cavities

Answer 1

air cavities within the cranial bones that open into the nasal cavitites

Question 2

Pharynx

Answer 2

food and air passageway

Question 3

Adenoids

Answer 3

lymphoid tissue located on the posterior wall of the nasal cavity

Question 4

Larynx

Answer 4

location of vocal cords

Question 5

Epiglottis

Answer 5

flap of cartilage that automatically covers the opening of the larynx and keeps food from entering the larynx while swallowing

Question 6

Trachea

Answer 6

passageway for air to the bronchi from the larynx (windpipe)

Question 7

Bronchus

Answer 7

one of the two branches from the trachea that conducts air into the lungs, where it divides and subdivdes. Bronchial tree.

Question 8

Bronchioles

Answer 8

smallest subdivsion of the bronchial tree

Question 9

Alveoli

Answer 9

air sacs at the end of the bronchioles

Question 10

Thorax

Answer 10

chest, the part of the body between the neck and the diaphragm.

Question 11

Pleura

Answer 11

double-folded serous membrane covering each lung

Question 12

mediastinum

Answer 12

space between the lungs

Question 13

Diaphragm

Answer 13

muscular portion that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen

Question 14

alevol/

Answer 14

alveolus

Question 15

bronch/

Answer 15

bronchus

Question 16

bronchi/

Answer 16

Bronchus

Question 17

diaphragmat/o

Answer 17

diaphragm

Question 18

epiglott/o

Answer 18

epiglottis

Question 19

laryng/o

Answer 19

larynx

Question 20

lob/o

Answer 20

lobes

Question 21

mediastin/o

Answer 21

miedaistinum

Question 22

nas/o

Answer 22

nose

Question 23

pharyng/o

Answer 23

pharynx

Question 24

pleur/o

Answer 24

pleura

Question 25

pneum/o

Answer 25

lung, air

Question 26

pneumon/o

Answer 26

lung, air

Question 27

pulmon/o

Answer 27

lung

Question 28

rhin/o

Answer 28

nose

Question 29

sept/o

Answer 29

septum

Question 30

sinus/o

Answer 30

snius

Question 31

throac/o

Answer 31

throax, chest, chest cavity

Question 32

tonsill/o

Answer 32

tonsils

Question 33

trache/o

Answer 33

trachea

Question 34

atel/o

Answer 34

imcomplete, imperfect

Question 35

capn/o

Answer 35

carbon dixoide

Question 36

carcin/o

Answer 36

cancer

Question 37

coni/o

Answer 37

dust

Question 38

hem/o

Answer 38

blood

Question 39

muc/o

Answer 39

mucus

Question 40

myc/o

Answer 40

fungus

Question 41

orth/o

Answer 41

straight

Question 42

ox/i

Answer 42

oxygens

Question 43

phon/o

Answer 43

sound, voice

Question 44

py/o

Answer 44

pus

Question 45

somn/o

Answer 45

sleep

Question 46

spri/o

Answer 46

breath, breathing

Question 47

a-

Answer 47

absence of, without

Question 48

an-

Answer 48

absence of, without

Question 49

dys-

Answer 49

painful, abnormal, diffcult, labored

Question 50

endo-

Answer 50

within

Question 51

eu-

Answer 51

normal, good

Question 52

hyper-

Answer 52

above, excessive

Question 53

hypo-

Answer 53

below, incomplete

Question 54

intra-

Answer 54

within

Question 55

neo-

Answer 55

new

Question 56

poly-

Answer 56

many

Question 57

tachy-

Answer 57

fast, rapid

Question 58

-al

Answer 58

pertaining to

Question 59

-ar

Answer 59

pertaining to

Question 60

-ary

Answer 60

pertaining to

Question 61

-cele

Answer 61

hernia, protrusion

Question 62

-centesis

Answer 62

surgical puncture to release fluit

Question 63

-desis

Answer 63

surgical fusion

Question 64

-eal

Answer 64

pertaining to

Question 65

-ectasis

Answer 65

stretching out, dilation, cuasing

Question 66

-ectomy

Answer 66

excision, surgical removal

Question 67

-emia

Answer 67

in the blood

Question 68

-genic

Answer 68

producing, originating, causing

Question 69

-ia

Answer 69

diseased or abnormal state, condition of

Question 70

-ic

Answer 70

pertaining to

Question 71

-itis

Answer 71

inflammation

Question 72

-meter

Answer 72

instrument used to measure

Question 73

-metry

Answer 73

measurement

Question 74

-oid

Answer 74

resemebling

Question 75

-oma

Answer 75

tumor

Question 76

-osis

Answer 76

abnormal condition

Question 77

-ous

Answer 77

pertaining to

Question 78

-plasm

Answer 78

growth, substance, formation

Question 79

-plasty

Answer 79

surgical repair

Question 80

-pnea

Answer 80

breathing

Question 81

-ptysis

Answer 81

spitting, coughing

Question 82

-rrhagia

Answer 82

excessive bleeding

Question 83

-rrhea

Answer 83

flow, discharge

Question 84

-scope

Answer 84

instrument used for visual examination

Question 85

-scopic

Answer 85

pertaining to visual examination

Question 86

-scopy

Answer 86

visual examination

Question 87

-spasm

Answer 87

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

Question 88

-stenosis

Answer 88

constriction or narrowing

Question 89

-stomy

Answer 89

creation of an artificial opening

Question 90

-thorax

Answer 90

chest, chest cavity

Question 91

-tomy

Answer 91

cut into, incision