Chapter 4, 5, & 6: MED 103

Which combining form means "lung"?

• Alveol/o-

• Pulmon/o-

• Thorac/o-

• Pleur/o-

Which is the medical word for voice box? 

• Pharynx 

• Trachea 

• Larynx 

• Epiglottis 

Pulmonology is the study of the ________ and associated structures. 

• lungs 

• trachea 

• alveoli 

• breathing 

The lid-like structure that seals off the entrance to the larynx during swallowing is called the ________. 

• esophagus 

• pharynx 

• epiglottis 

• trachea 

The combining form muc/o- means "________." 

• lung

• sputum

• mucus

• membrane 

All of the following combining forms have a meaning of "breathe" or "breathing" EXCEPT ________. 

• spir/o- 

• hal/o-

• pne/o-

• steth/o- 

Which word is MISSPELLED? 

• Pneumonectomy 

• Eupnea

• Pnumonia 

• Tachypnea 

The combining form alveol/o- means "________." 

• air sac 

• breathe

• chest 

• air; lung 

The combining form auscult/o- means "________." 

• assessing 

• examining 

• listening 

• tapping 

The suffix -ole, as seen in the word bronchiole, means "________." 

• disease

• large thing 

• pertaining to 

• small thing