The Respiratory System Word Bank and Definitions

The gas that is supplied to the tissues by the respiratory system is:

• carbon dioxide

• sulfur

• hydrogen

• oxygen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The pharynx is the throat

• true

• false

The bronchus is the windpipe

• true

• false

The structure that holds the vocal chords is the:

• pharynx

• larynx

• trachea

• tonsils

The membrane around the lungs is the:

• pericardium

• peritoneum

• pleura

• mediastinum

The right lung has two lobes

• true

• false

Which word means "an instrument for measuring sounds"?

• photometer

• photometry

• phonometer

• phonometry

Which word means "inflammation of the diaphragm"?

• phrenitis

• phrenoma

• alveolitis

• pulmonitis

Type the word that means "inflammation of the epiglottis".

Which word means "an incision into the chest wall"?

• thoracotomy

• thoracostomy

• thoracectomy

• pneumotomy