Respiratory System Key Terms

Question 1

atel/o

Answer 1

incomplete

Question 2

bronch/i, bronchi/o, bronch/o

Answer 2

bronchial tube

Question 3

cyan/o

Answer 3

blue

Question 4

-ectasis

Answer 4

enlargement

Question 5

laryng/o

Answer 5

larynx

Question 6

ox/i, oxo/o, ox/y

Answer 6

oxygen

Question 7

pharyng/o

Answer 7

pharynx

Question 8

phon/o

Answer 8

voice or sound

Question 9

pleur/o

Answer 9

side of the body

Question 10

-pnea

Answer 10

breathing

Question 11

pneum/o, pneumon/o

Answer 11

lung, air

Question 12

pulm/o, pulmon/o

Answer 12

lungs

Question 13

tachy-

Answer 13

fast, rapid

Question 14

thorac/o

Answer 14

chest

Question 15

trache/o

Answer 15

trachea

Question 16

pharynx

Answer 16

throat

Question 17

larynx

Answer 17

voice box

Question 18

trachea

Answer 18

windpipe

Question 19

bronchial tube

Answer 19

branches from the trachea to the lungs

Question 20

pleura

Answer 20

multilayered membrane that surrounds each lung with its blood vessels and nerves

Question 21

alveoli

Answer 21

very small grapelike clusters found at the end of the bronchiole

Question 22

diaphragm

Answer 22

muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen

Question 23

respiration

Answer 23

the act of breathing - taking air into the lungs and letting air out of the lungs

Question 24

environment

Answer 24

conditions around us - the air, water, soil, and living things where we live, work, go to school, or play

Question 25

asthma action plan

Answer 25

helps a person keep track of their asthma

Question 26

airways

Answer 26

in the chest allow a person to breathe

Question 27

medicine

Answer 27

makes a person feel better and helps them get well when they are sick

Question 28

narrow

Answer 28

happens to the airways when a person has an asthma attack

Question 29

chronic illness

Answer 29

illness that happens again and again over a long period of time

Question 30

asthma

Answer 30

an illness that causes airways to swell and get tight

Question 31

symptoms of asthma

Answer 31

coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath

Question 32

triggers of asthma

Answer 32

smoke, pollen, dust, cold air, toxic chemicals, pets, pests, and exercise

Question 33

exhale

Answer 33

as the diaphragm relaxes, it moves upward, causing the thoracic cavity to narrow and air is breathed out

Question 34

inhale

Answer 34

taking in air as the diaphragm contracts and pulls downward

Question 35

recurring

Answer 35

happens again and again

Question 36

tonsils

Answer 36

form a protective circle around the entrance of the respiratory system and protects the body from invading organisms

Question 37

influenza

Answer 37

acute, highly contagious viral respiratory infection, spread by droplets. “flu”

Question 38

pneumonia

Answer 38

inflammation of the lungs where the air sacs fill with pus and other liquid

Question 39

main causes of pneumonia

Answer 39

bacteria, fungi, viruses, or inhaled substances such as chemical irritants or vomit

Question 40

pneumonoconiosis

Answer 40

abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs that usually develops after years of environmental or occupational contact. This causes cell death and hardening of the lung tissues

Question 41

multidrug resistant tuberculosis

Answer 41

(MDR-TB) dangerous form of tuberculosis because the germs have become resistant to the effect of most TB drugs