Fundamentals of Word Structure
SPELLING
ANATOMY
TERMINOLOGY
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
100
A word part added to the beginning of a word
What is PREFIX
100
Difficult or painful breathing
What is DYSPNEA
100
Most commonly called the voice box
What is the LARYNX
100
This structure supports the mucus membrane and ? increases the surface area in the nasal cavity
What is the NASAL CONCHAE
100
Lungs are divided into sections called
What is LOBES
200
This gives the essential or basic meaning to a medical term
What is a WORD ROOT
200
The absence of respiration
What is ASPNEA
200
Cone-shaped organs that contain connective tissue, the bronchial tree, nerves, lymphatic vessels, and many blood vessels.
What is the LUNGS
200
This substance keeps the alveoli from collapsing between inspirations
What is SURFACTANT
200
Which lung contains the upper, middle and lower lobes
What is the RIGHT LUNG
300
The letter "O"
What is COMBINING VOWEL
300
Deficient supply of O2
What is ASPHYXIA
300
Muscles that raise the ribs , further enlarging the thoracic cavity
What is the INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES
300
Known as the "working tissue” of the lungs
What is ALVEOLI
300
This condition is commonly called a collapsed lung
What is ATELECTASIS
400
To fasten on, beneath or under. ALWAYS added to the end of a term.
What is SUFFIX
400
Another name for nosebleed
What is EPISTAXIS
400
This organ is a part of both the respiratory and digestive systems.
What is the PHARYNX also known as the throat
400
Amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled following a normal inhalation
What is INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME (IRV)
400
Oxygen in the blood typically binds to
What is HEMOGLOBIN
500
Medical terminology is derived from which language
What is LATIN or GREEK
500
Deficient supply of O2
What is ASPHYXIA
500
A flap-like structure that closes off the larynx during swallowing so food and liquids do not enter the respiratory system
What is the EPIGLOTTIS
500
Amount of air that moves in or out of the lungs during a normal breath
What is TIDAL VOLUME
500
This condition affects 1/3 of the population, and kills 2 million people worldwide each year
What is TUBERCULOSIS
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