Respiratory System Quiz

Question or Hint Answer or Word

Which combining form means lung? pneum/o (wrong answers: laryng/o, rhin/o, trache/o)
The combining form rhin/o refers to: nose (wrong answers: lung, throat, bronchus)
What is the primary function of the respiratory system? exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide (wrong answers: pump blood throughout the body, remove waste through urine, digest food)
Which condition is an inflammation of the bronchi? Bronchitis (wrong answers: Asthma, Pnuemonia, Emphysema)
What is the medical specialty that studies and treats diseases of the respiratory system? Pulmonology (wrong answers: Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Neurology)
The abbreviation COPD stands for: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (wrong answers: . Chronic Oxygen Pulmonary Disorder, Cardiac Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pleural Disease)
Which gas is removed from the body through exhalation? Carbon dioxide (wrong answers: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen)