Unit 8: The Respiratory System

Question 1

List the organs of the Respiratory System in order.

Answer 1

Nose
Adenoids
Tonsils
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchial tubes
Bronchiole
Alveoli or air sacs
Lung
Diaphragm
Pleura
Pleural space

Question 2

Nose

Answer 2

Nas/o, Rhin/o

Question 3

Adenoids

Answer 3

Adenoid/o

Question 4

Tonsils

Answer 4

Tonsill/o

Question 5

Pharynx

Answer 5

Pharyng/o

Throat

Question 6

Epiglottis

Answer 6

Epiglott/o

Question 7

Larynx

Answer 7

Laryng/o

Voice box

Question 8

Trachea

Answer 8

Trache/o

Windpipe

Question 10

Bronchial tubes, bronchi, bronchial tree

Answer 10

Bronch/o
Bronch/ial 
Referring to the bronchus
Air passage leading from the trachea into the lungs where it splits into bronchioles
Singular: bronchus
Plural: bronchi
*bronchial asthma

Question 11

Bronchiole

Answer 11

Bronchiol/o

Question 12

Alveoli or air sacs

Answer 12

Alveol/o

Question 13

Lung

Answer 13

Pneumono/o or pulmon/o

Question 14

Diaphragm

Answer 14

Phren/o

Question 15

Pleura

Answer 15

Pleur/o

Question 16

Pleural space

Answer 16

Pleural cavity

No root

Question 17

Nas/al

Answer 17

Pertaining to the nose

Question 18

Bronchi/ectasis

Answer 18

-ectasis: stretching or dilation
Disorder of the bronchi which becomes wide, infected and filled with pus
*the patient has a bronchiectasis following a severe attack of pneumonia

Question 19

Cost/al

Answer 19

Cost/o: ribs
Referring to the ribs
*costal cartilage forms the end of each ribs

Question 20

Pharyng/o/scopy

Answer 20

Visual examination of the pharynx

Question 21

Pheumon/is

Answer 21

Pheumon/o: lungs or air
Inflammation of the lungs
*The doctor diagnosed him as having bilateral pneumonia.

Question 22

Pulmon/ary

Answer 22

Referring to the lungs.
*The x-ray of the chest shows a pulmonary embolism.

1. Pulmonary embolism: due to blood clot in pulmonary artery.
2. Pulmonary emphysema: enlargement of alveoli due to smoking.
3. Pulmonary oedema: excess fluid in lungs due to heart problems.

Question 23

Rhin/o/rrhea

Answer 23

Runny nose/Watery discharge from nose.

*In allergic rhinitis, the patient develops rhinorrhea.

Question 24

Thorac/ic

Answer 24

Referring to the chest

*The heart lies in the thoracic cavity.

Question 25

Trache/o/stomy

Answer 25

Surgical operation to make a hole through the throat in the windpipe to allow the patient to breathe.

Question 26

COPD

Answer 26

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 27

CPR

Answer 27

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Question 28

CXR

Answer 28

Chest X-Ray (film or image)

Question 29

PE

Answer 29

Pulmonary Embolism (blockage of vessels due to a blood clot)

Question 30

PFTs

Answer 30

Pulmonary Function Tests

Question 31

SOB

Answer 31

Shortness of Breath(dyspnea)

Question 32

URI

Answer 32

Upper Respiratory Infection

Nose pharynx larynx

Question 33

Haemothorax

Answer 33

Blood in the pleural space.