Respiratory System Terms

What does the prefix "Rhin-/naso-" refer to?

• Mouth

• Nose

• Tongue

• Lung

What does the prefix "oro-" refer to?

• Air

• Mouth

• Breathe

• Lung

What does the prefix "lingua-" refer to?

• Tongue

• Nose

• Air

• Lung

What does the prefix "pneumo-" refer to?

• Breathe

• Air

• Lung

• Mouth

What does the prefix "spir-" refer to?

• Breathe

• Nose

• Tongue

• Air

What does the prefix "pulmon-" refer to?

• Lung

• Mouth

• Air

• Nose

What does the suffix "-itis" refer to?

• Respiration

• Inflammation of

• Small cavity

• Below normal

What does the prefix "alveol-" refer to?

• Over, above

• Small cavity

• Respiration

• Breathe

What does the prefix "hyper-" refer to?

• Below normal

• Respiration

• Over, above

• Inflammation of

What does the prefix "hypo-" refer to?

• Over, above

• Below normal

• Respiration

• Small cavity