Respiratory System Terms

Question 1

Alveol/o

Answer 1

Alveoli ( air sacks of the lungs)

Question 2

an-

Answer 2

No, not, without

Question 3

Anthrac/o

Answer 3

Coal, coal dust

Question 4

Bronch/o ; bronchi/o

Answer 4

Bronchus, bronchial tube ( major air passages of the lungs)

Question 5

Byssin/o

Answer 5

Cotton dust

Question 6

Capn/o

Answer 6

Carbon dioxide

Question 7

Coni/o

Answer 7

Dust

Question 8

-emia

Answer 8

Blood, blood condition

Question 9

Epiglott/o

Answer 9

Epiglottis (flap of tissue that closes over windpipe when eating/ drinking)

Question 10

Laryng/o

Answer 10

Larynx, throat ( protects the lower respiratory tract & produces sound)

Question 11

Nas/o

Answer 11

Nose

Question 12

Ox/i ; ox/o ; ox/y

Answer 12

Oxygen

Question 13

Pharyng/o

Answer 13

Pharynx, throat ( allows air to pass through wind pipe)

Question 14

Phon/o

Answer 14

Sound, voice

Question 15

Pleur/o

Answer 15

Pleura ( two layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs)

Question 16

-pnea

Answer 16

Breathing

Question 17

Pneum/o ; pneumon/o ; pneu-

Answer 17

Lung, air

Question 18

Pulm/o ; pulmon/o

Answer 18

Lung

Question 19

Sinus/o

Answer 19

Sinus cavity

Question 20

Somn/o

Answer 20

Sleep

Question 21

Spir/o

Answer 21

To breathe

Question 22

tachy-

Answer 22

Fast, rapid

Question 23

Thorac/o ; -thorax

Answer 23

Chest, pleural cavity

Question 24

Trache/o ; trachea

Answer 24

Trachea, windpipe