Chapter 9: Respiratory Systems
Name__________________________________ Date______________
Practice Exercises
For the following terms, on the lines below the term, write out the indicated word parts:
prefixes (P), Combining forms (CF), roots (R) and suffixes (S). Then define the word.
Example
intranasal
_____/_____/_____
P
R
S
intra/nas/al
P R S
DEFINITION: within/nose/pertaining to
1. pulmonology
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
2. thoracocentesis
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
3. nasosinusitis
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
4. hypoxemia
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
5. pleuritis
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
6. hypercarbia
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
7. alveolar
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
8. tracheotomy
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
9. oronasal
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
10. rhinorrhea
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
11. thoracostomy
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
12. tonsillectomy
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
13. tracheobronchitis
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
14. bronchospasm
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
15. laryngostenosis
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
16. spirogram
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
17. lobectomy
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
18. peripleural
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
19. stethoscope
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
20. pneumonic
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
21. nasopharyngoscopy
______________/______________/______________
CF
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
22. bronchiolectasis
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
23. phrenoptosis
______________/______________
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
24. pectoral
______________/______________
R
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
25. uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
______________/______________/______________/______________
CF
CF
CF
S
DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________
Complete the medical term by writing the missing part:
26. _____________________ coni _____________________= lung condition by prolonged dust
inhalation
27. bronchi _____________________ = dilation of bronchus
28. _____________________ plasty = surgical repair of the chest
29. _____________________ itis = inflammation of the lung
30. _____________________ metry = process of measuring breathing
31. _____________________ ventilation = deficient movement of air in and out of the lungs
32. _____________________ pnea = normal breathing
33. _____________________ pnea = slow breathing
34. _____________________ pnea = difficulty breathing
35. _____________________ pnea = inability to breathe except in an upright position
36. _____________________ pnea = inability to breathe
37. _____________________ pnea = fast breathing
For each of the following, circle the meaning that corresponds to the combining form
given:
38. nose
39. air or lung
40. throat
41. chest
42. voice box
43. breathing
44. diaphragm
45. mouth
ren/o
aden/o
thorac/o
thorac/o
laryng/o
aer/o
phren/o
ox/o
rhin/o
pneum/o
laryng/o
pneum/o
trache/o
spir/o
pleur/o
or/o
nos/o
thorac/o
pharyng/o
lapar/o
pharyng/o
crin/o
pneumon/o
spir/o
Write the correct medical term for each of the following:
46. air in the pleural space _______________________________________________________
47. pus in the pleural space _______________________________________________________
48. blood in the pleural space _____________________________________________________
49. listening to sounds within the body ______________________________________________
50. endoscope used to examine the airways __________________________________________
51. coughing up and spitting out material from the lungs _________________________________
52. inflammation of the pleura ______________________________________________________
53. to elicit sounds or vibrations by tapping ____________________________________________
54. puncture for aspiration of the chest _______________________________________________
55. hoarseness _________________________________________________________________
56. inflammation of the voice box ___________________________________________________
57. deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells __________________________________________
58. disease characterized by overexpansion of the alveoli with air __________________________
59. nosebleed __________________________________________________________________
60. cancer originating in the bronchus _______________________________________________
61. inherited condition of exocrine gland malfunction that causes mucus to obstruct the airways
___________________________________________________________________________
62. collapse of lung tissue _________________________________________________________
63. material expelled from the lungs by coughing _______________________________________
64. high-pitched crowing sound that is a sign of obstruction in the upper airway
___________________________________________________________________________
65. blood clot in the lungs _________________________________________________________
66. surgical creation of an opening in the trachea _______________________________________
67. disease characterized by paroxysmal wheezing, dyspnea, and cough ____________________
68. excessive movement of air in and out of the lungs ___________________________________
69. common lung infection seen in those with positive HIV ________________________________
70. disorder that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis _____________________
Write the full medical term for the following abbreviations:
71. PEFR______________________________________________________________________
72. VC ________________________________________________________________________
73. TB ________________________________________________________________________
74. CPR _______________________________________________________________________
75. COPD _____________________________________________________________________
76. PaCO² _____________________________________________________________________
77. URI _______________________________________________________________________
78. Vτ ________________________________________________________________________
79. PFT _______________________________________________________________________
80. PSG_______________________________________________________________________
81. CPAP _____________________________________________________________________
Match the following
82. _________ crackles
83. _________ wheezes
84. _________ pleurisy
85. _________ pneumoconiosis
86. _________ empyema
87. _________ hemothorax
88. _________ stetho
89. _________ sleep apnea
90. _________ hypocapnia
91. _________ rhino
92. _________ hypercapnia
93. _________ croup
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
naso
hyperventilation
LTB
thoraco
CPAP
asbestosis
pleuritis
rhonchi
pyothorax
hypoventilation
rales
thoracentesis
Write the standard abbreviations for the following
94. chest x-ray ____________________________________
95. analysis of blood to determine the adequacy of lung function in exchange of gases
____________________________________
96. surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids ____________________________________
Write in the missing words on the blank lines in the following illustration of the
respiratory tract 97-104
For each of the following, circle the correct spelling of the term:
105. auskucation
106. tackypnea
107. eupnea
108. plurisy
109. hemathorax
110. stethoscope
111. epitaxes
112. ronchi
113. hemoptysis
114. rhinorhea
115. imphasema
116. atelectasis
117. bronkodielater
auscultation
tachypenia
eupenia
plurisey
hemothorax
stethescope
epistaxes
rhonchi
hemaptysis
rhinorrhea
emphysema
atalexisis
bronchodialator
ascultation
tachypnea
eupneia
pleurisy
hematothorex
stethascope
epistaxis
rhonkhil
hemoptsis
rinorhea
emphasema
attelexis
bronchodilator
Give the noun that was used to form the following adjectives:
118. orthopneic ____________________________________________________________________
119. pleural _______________________________________________________________________
120. hypoxic ______________________________________________________________________
121. dyspneic _____________________________________________________________________
122. pharyngeal____________________________________________________________________
123. apneic _______________________________________________________________________
124. tracheal ______________________________________________________________________
125. asthmatic ____________________________________________________________________