MT 5

• The two sponge-like organs in the thoracic cavity are called - lungs
• The combining form meaning throat is - pharyng/o
• the prefix pan- means: all
• The suffix -tomy means: incision
• The term that means inflammation of the bronchi is - Bronchitis
• The meaning of the medical terms epistaxis is - a nose bleed
• The medical term rhinoplasty is repair of the - nose
• A capnometer is used to measure - carbon dioxide
• Which of the following terms means open - patent
• The abbreviation for chest radiograph is - CXR
• trache/o: trachea
• thorac/o : chest
• lob/o : lobe
• epiglott/o: epiglottis
• nas/o, rhin/o: nose
• bronchi/o, bronch/o: bronchus
• pharyng/o: pharynx
• alveol/o: alveolus
• pleur/o: pleura
• adenoid/o: adenoids
• capn/o: carbon dioxide
• phren/o: diaphragm
• pulmon/o: lung
• spir/o: breathing
• hem/o, hemat/o: blood
• muc/o: mucus
• somn/o: sleep
• atel/o: imperfect, incomplete
• pneum/o: lung, air
• ox/i, ox/o: oxygen
• orth/o: straight
• py/o: pus
• phon/o: sound
• tachy/o: fast, rapid
• poly- : many,much
• a-,an- : without, absence of
• endo- : within
• eu- : normal, good
• pan- : all, total
• Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction: -spasm