MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
MATCHING EXERCISES
ANATOMICAL TERMS
1. epiglottis
2. mediastinum
3. oropharynx
4. diaphragm
5. bronchioles
6. alveoli
7. nasal septum
8. mucous membranes
9. trachea
10. paranasal sinuses
a. small tubular airways
b. microscopic airsacs that exchange gases
c. part of throat behind the mouth
d. muscular partition between chest and
abdomen
e. partition between the nostrils
f. air cavities in cranium that open into the
nose
g. stands between the two thoracic
compartments
h. line respiratory passages and secrete a
sticky fluid
i. prevents food from entering larynx and
trachea
j. the windpipe
SYMPTOMATIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TERMS
1. orthopnea
2. hemoptysis
3. hypoxemia
4. hypercapnia
5. dysphonia
6. eupnea
7. bradypnea
8. hypocarbia
9. hyperoxia
10. epistaxis
a. slow breathing
b. excessive C02 in blood
c. normal breathing
d. spitting up blood from lungs
e. decreased C02 in blood
f. deficient oxygen in blood
g. ability to breathe only when upright
h. excessive oxygen in tissue cells
i. nosebleed
j. hoarseness
1. inflammation of lung's airways
2 death of tissue, with cheese-like appearance
3. abnormal dilation of lung's airways
4. imperfect dilation of alveoli
5. dust in lungs
6. blood clot in the lungs
7. air and blood in pleural cavities
8. pus in pleural cavity
a. bronchiectasis
b. atelectasis
c. pulmonary embolism
d. bronchitis
e. pneumohemothorax
f. pyothorax
g. caseous necrosis
h. pneumonoconiosis
OPERATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC TERMS
1. thoracentesis
2. nasal polypectomy
3. rhinoplasty
4. pleuropexy
a. surgical repair of the nose
b. excision of small many-footed tumor in the
nose
c. creation of artificial opening in the windpipe
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
5. pneumobronchotomy
6. expectorant
7. tracheostomy
8. hemilaryngectomy
9. endotracheal intubation
10. nasopharyngography
d. puncture to aspirate the chest
e. surgical removal of half of the voice
box
f. surgical fixation of lung's membrane
g. placing a tube through the mouth to airway
h. radiographic examination of nose and
throat
i. drug that breaks up mucus and promotes
coughing
j. incision of lung and bronchus
TESTS AND PROCEDURES
1. bronchoscope
2. percussion
3. spirometer
4. auscultation
5. bronchogram
6. thoracoscopy
7. oximeter
8. endoscope
9. ventilator
10. bronchoconstrictor
a examination by stethoscope
b. x-ray film of lung's airways
c. visual examination of chest cavity
d. instrument to measure oxygen in blood
e. mechanical device to assist breathing
f. agent that narrows lung's airways
g. instrument for internal visual exam of body
cavity
h. instrument to measure lung capacity
i. a ‘tapping' examination
j. flexible instrument to examine lung's
airways