The Faculty of Medicine – 1st year

Homework 6 - The Respiratory System - Vocabulary practice I

1. Match the respiratory structure with its combining form or prefix.

____ 1. pleura A. ox/i

____ 2. lobe B. bronch/o, bronchi/o
____ 3. tonsil C. salping/o
____ 4. mucus D. pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o
____ 5. diaphragm E. hal/o, spir/o
____ 6. windpipe F. pharyng/o
____ 7. adenoids G. adenoid/o
____ 8. eustachian tube H. pariet/o
____ 9. bronchiole I. rhin/o, nas/o
____ 10. rib J. pneum/o, aer/o
____ 11. to breathe K. capn/o
____ 12. throat L. lob/o, lobul/o
____ 13. alveolus M. diaphragm/o, phren/o
____ 14. lung N. thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o
____ 15. sinus O. trache/o
____ 16. bronchus P. alveol/o
____ 17. voicebox Q. tonsill/o
____ 18. mouth R. pleur/o
____ 19. nose S. sin/o, sinus/o
____ 20. mediastinum T. muc/o
____ 21. in U. epiglott/o
____ 22. air V. laryng/o
____ 23. out W. in-
____ 24. epiglottis X. bronchiol/o
____ 25. wall Y. cost/o
____ 26. carbon dioxide Z. mediastin/o
____ 27. oxygen AA. ex-
____ 28. point, tip BB. or/o, stomat/o
____ 29. tongue CC. apic/o
____ 30. base DD. baso/o
____ 31. chest EE. lingu/o

2. Match the term to its definition.

____ 1. sinusitis A. inflammation of the epiglottis

____ 2. pharyngitis B. inflammation or infection of the throat
____ 3. obstructive laryngitis C. inflammation of the lungs caused by a variety of pathogens
____ 4. epiglottitis D. an abnormal opening between the trachea and esophagus
____ 5. tracheoesophageal fistula E. inflammation of one or more sinuses
____ 6. tracheostenosis F. narrowing of the windpipe
____ 7. influenza G. acute infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by a virus
____ 8. pneumonia H. croup

3. Define each of the following terms.

nasolaryngitis
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tracheitis
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tracheomalacia
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bronchiolitis
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bronchospasm
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pyothorax
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hydrothorax
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4. Give opposites for the following words.

1. healthy ____________ 6. common ____________

2. balance ____________ 7. adequate ____________
3. chronic ____________ 8. useful ____________
4. proper ____________ 9. safe ____________
5. function ____________ 10. exogenous ____________

5. Give synonyms for the following words.

1. notch ____________ 6. thorax ____________

2. systemic ____________ 7. cluster ____________
3. characteristic____________ 8. clavicle ____________
4. trachea ____________ 9. constriction ____________
5. larynx ____________ 10. sternum ____________

6. Give plurals for the following words.

1. trauma ____________ 6. os ____________

2. coagulum ____________ 7. epiphysis ____________
3. limen ____________ 8. pharynx ____________
4. aorta ____________ 9. femur ____________
5. incus ____________ 10. pollex ____________

7. The temple, the throat, the left breast, the inner elbow, the wrist, the thigh, the foot are
the seven primary pulse points in the human body. For each of them supply the name of
the pulse, as in the example. e.g. the temple – the temporal pulse

throat ____________ left breast ____________

inner elbow ____________ wrist ____________
thigh ____________ foot ____________