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Respiratory System
Exercise A. Match the word root with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
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sinus
pulmon
muc
bronch
trache
laryng
thorac
nas
py
pneumon
rhin
pharyng
ox
pneum
capn
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
mucus
trachea (windpipe)
oxygen
pus
chest, thorax
sinus
larynx (voice box)
bronchus (s), bronchi (pl)
lung
lung, air
pharynx (throat)
nose
carbon dioxide
Exercise B. Match the suffix or prefix with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
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hyper-centesis
-thorax
-ary
dys-scope
-ectomy
-eal
-pnea
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
pertaining to
difficult, painful, abnormal
instrument used for visual examination
surgical removal, excision
above, excessive
chest, thorax
surgical puncture to remove fluid
instrument used to measure
breathing
Exercise C. Match the suffix or prefix with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
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-ia
endo-scopy
-rrhagia
a-, an-stomy
-meter
-scopic
-rrhea
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
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visual examination
rapid flow of blood
artificial opening
flow, discharge
pertaining to visual examination
diseased state, condition of
within
without, absence
instrument used to measure
Exercise D. Match the medical term built from word parts with its meaning.
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hypoxia
endotracheal
laryngectomy
mucous
pharyngitis
pneumothorax
pyorrhea
capnometer
sinusotomy
thoracocentesis
tracheostomy
bronchoscope
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
pertaining to within the trachea
artificial opening into the trachea
inflammation of the pharynx
discharge of pus
incision of a sinus
instrument used to measure carbon dioxide
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest (cavity)
pertaining to mucus
condition of deficient oxygen
surgical removal of the larynx
instrument used for visual examination of the bronchi
air in the chest (collapsed lung)
Exercise F. Match the abbreviation with the meaning of the term it abbreviates.
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flu
COPD
URI
TB
CXR
CT
a. an infectious disease that affects the lungs (may also affect other
organs and tissues)
b. a radiographic image used to evaluate the lungs and heart
c. highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract
d. progressive, irreversible condition characterized by diminished
capacity for airflow
e. infection of nasal cavity, pharynx, and/or larynx
f. computerized images created in sections
FILL IN THE BLANK
Exercise A. Write the word part in the blank to build the medical term that has been defined.
1. absence of breathing
a __________________________ a
2. inflammation of the bronchi
__________________________ itis
3. discharge of pus
pyo __________________________
4. resembling mucus
__________________________ oid
5. rapid flow of blood from the nose
rhino ________________________