Section Review 5–1
Using the table below, write the CF, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space provided to the left of
the definition. There may be more than one word element that matches a definition.
Combining Forms Suffixes Prefixes
bronch/o orth/o -cele -scope a- tachy-
bronchi/o pleur/o -centesis -spasm brady-
chondr/o pneum/o -ectasis -stenosis dys-
hem/o pneumon/o -osis eu-
melan/o thorac/o -phobia macro-
myc/o -pnea micro-- abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
2. slow - bad; painful; difficult
4. black - breathing
- bronchus (plural, bronchi)
- blood
- chest
- dilation, expansion
- fear
- fungus
- good, normal
- hernia, swelling
- instrument for examining
- involuntary contraction, twitching
- large
- rapid
- air; lung
- pleura
- small
- straight
- narrowing, stricture
- surgical puncture
- without, not
- cartilage
Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 570. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, go back to Frame 4–28 and rework the frames.
Correct Answers x 4 = % Score
Respiratory System • CHAPTER 4 131Frame 4–103to Frame 4–105