CLA 131 Exam 3
alveol/o - Answer air sac, alveolus
bronch/o - Answer airway, bronchus
hem/o - Answer blood
hemat/o - Answer blood
laryng/o - Answer voice box, layrnx
lob/o - Answer a round part, lobe
muc/o - Answer mucus
nas/o - Answer nose
ox/i - Answer oxygen
pharyng/o - Answer throat, pharynx
phargm/o - Answer partition
phragmat/o - Answer partition
pleur/o - Answer pleura, rib
pneum/o - Answer air, lung
pneumon/o - Answer air, lung
pulmon/o - Answer lung
rhin/o - Answer nose
sept/o - Answer putrefying; wall, partition
sinus/o - Answer cavity
thorac/o - Answer chest, thorax
trache/o - Answer windpipe, trachea
,respiratory system - Answer brings oxygen into the bloodstream, through which it is
transported to all body cells, and also removes the waste product, carbon dioxide
respiration - Answer the process of providing cells with oxygen
repiratio - Answer to breathe again
upper respiratory tract - Answer it includes the nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx
lower respiratory tract - Answer includes the trachea in the neck and chest, the
bronchial tree
alveoli - Answer tiny air sacs within the lungs
pulmonologist - Answer pulmonary specialist
otolaryngologist (ENT) - Answer nose and throat specialist
oncologist - Answer cancer specialist
a- - Answer without, absence of
an- - Answer without, absence of
brady- - Answer slow
dys- - Answer bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
epi- - Answer upon, over, above, on top
eu- - Answer normal, good
hyper- - Answer excessive, abnormally high, above
hypo- - Answer deficient, abnormally low, below
tachy- - Answer rapid, fast
orth/o - Answer straight
-algia - Answer condition of pain
-capnia - Answer condition of carbon dioxide
-dynia - Answer condition of pain
, -emia - Answer condition of blood
-oxia - Answer condition of oxygen
-phonia - Answer condition of sound or voice
-pnea - Answer breath
-ptysis - Answer to cough up
-rrhagia - Answer abnormal discharge
-spasm - Answer sudden, involuntary muscle contration
-staxis - Answer dripping
acapnia - Answer Which is the absence of carbon dioxide. The constructed form of this
is a/capnia. The sign of reduced carbon dioxide in an expiration (exhaled air) sample
indicates hyperventilation has been occurring, and an absence of this wast product of
metabolism indicates metabolic failure
anoxia - Answer Which is the absence of oxygen. The constructed form of anoxia is
written an/oxia
aphonia - Answer Which is the absence of voice. The constructed form of this term is
written a/phonia
apnea - Answer Which is a longer-than-normal pause between breaths. the constructed
term is written a/pnea. The most common form of this is sleep apnea.
sleep apnea - Answer Which is when one or more pauses in breathing or shallow
breaths occur while sleeping. The pauses may last for a few seconds to several minutes
usually anywhere form 5 to 30 or more times per minute. When normal breath resumes,
a choking or snorting sound is often made.
bradypnea - Answer An abnormal slowing of the breathing rhythm. The constructed
form is brady/pnea
bronchospasm - Answer A narrowing of the airway caused by the contraction of smooth
muscles in the walls of the tiny tubes known as bronchioles within the lungs. This is a
common sign of the respiratory disease asthma and may lead to the addition al
symptom of apnea. The constructed form of this term is bronch/o/spasm.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration - Answer A repeated pattern of distressed breathing marking
by a gradual increase of deep breathing, followed by shallow breathing, and apnea.
Sign of brain dysfunction or congestive heart failure.
alveol/o - Answer air sac, alveolus
bronch/o - Answer airway, bronchus
hem/o - Answer blood
hemat/o - Answer blood
laryng/o - Answer voice box, layrnx
lob/o - Answer a round part, lobe
muc/o - Answer mucus
nas/o - Answer nose
ox/i - Answer oxygen
pharyng/o - Answer throat, pharynx
phargm/o - Answer partition
phragmat/o - Answer partition
pleur/o - Answer pleura, rib
pneum/o - Answer air, lung
pneumon/o - Answer air, lung
pulmon/o - Answer lung
rhin/o - Answer nose
sept/o - Answer putrefying; wall, partition
sinus/o - Answer cavity
thorac/o - Answer chest, thorax
trache/o - Answer windpipe, trachea
,respiratory system - Answer brings oxygen into the bloodstream, through which it is
transported to all body cells, and also removes the waste product, carbon dioxide
respiration - Answer the process of providing cells with oxygen
repiratio - Answer to breathe again
upper respiratory tract - Answer it includes the nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx
lower respiratory tract - Answer includes the trachea in the neck and chest, the
bronchial tree
alveoli - Answer tiny air sacs within the lungs
pulmonologist - Answer pulmonary specialist
otolaryngologist (ENT) - Answer nose and throat specialist
oncologist - Answer cancer specialist
a- - Answer without, absence of
an- - Answer without, absence of
brady- - Answer slow
dys- - Answer bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
epi- - Answer upon, over, above, on top
eu- - Answer normal, good
hyper- - Answer excessive, abnormally high, above
hypo- - Answer deficient, abnormally low, below
tachy- - Answer rapid, fast
orth/o - Answer straight
-algia - Answer condition of pain
-capnia - Answer condition of carbon dioxide
-dynia - Answer condition of pain
, -emia - Answer condition of blood
-oxia - Answer condition of oxygen
-phonia - Answer condition of sound or voice
-pnea - Answer breath
-ptysis - Answer to cough up
-rrhagia - Answer abnormal discharge
-spasm - Answer sudden, involuntary muscle contration
-staxis - Answer dripping
acapnia - Answer Which is the absence of carbon dioxide. The constructed form of this
is a/capnia. The sign of reduced carbon dioxide in an expiration (exhaled air) sample
indicates hyperventilation has been occurring, and an absence of this wast product of
metabolism indicates metabolic failure
anoxia - Answer Which is the absence of oxygen. The constructed form of anoxia is
written an/oxia
aphonia - Answer Which is the absence of voice. The constructed form of this term is
written a/phonia
apnea - Answer Which is a longer-than-normal pause between breaths. the constructed
term is written a/pnea. The most common form of this is sleep apnea.
sleep apnea - Answer Which is when one or more pauses in breathing or shallow
breaths occur while sleeping. The pauses may last for a few seconds to several minutes
usually anywhere form 5 to 30 or more times per minute. When normal breath resumes,
a choking or snorting sound is often made.
bradypnea - Answer An abnormal slowing of the breathing rhythm. The constructed
form is brady/pnea
bronchospasm - Answer A narrowing of the airway caused by the contraction of smooth
muscles in the walls of the tiny tubes known as bronchioles within the lungs. This is a
common sign of the respiratory disease asthma and may lead to the addition al
symptom of apnea. The constructed form of this term is bronch/o/spasm.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration - Answer A repeated pattern of distressed breathing marking
by a gradual increase of deep breathing, followed by shallow breathing, and apnea.
Sign of brain dysfunction or congestive heart failure.
