THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

   I. Answer the questions:

   1. Which organs does the respiratory system consist of?

   2. Can you explain what external respiration is?

   3. Define what internal respiration is.

   4. Explain what pneumonia is.

   5. Define the term epistaxis.

   

   II. Fill in the gaps -- use the words from the box.

   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |     coryza         pulmonary                    respiration                   cyanosis     |
   |                                                                                            |
   |          pulmonologist            tachypnea                                                |
   |pneumonia                                                                                   |
   |                                                                                            |
   |   asthma                 rhinitis                         dyspnea                          |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

   1. __________  medicine involves the study of diseases of the lungs and the respiratory
   system.

   2. __________ - a physician who specializes in the study of the lungs and the respiratory
   system.

   3. __________ - inflammation of the nose.

   4. __________ - inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria, viruses, or chemical irritants.

   5. __________ - the interchange of gases between an organism and its environment.

   6. __________ - difficulty in breathing.

   7. __________ - a dark blue condition of the skin and mucous membrane caused by oxygen
   deficiency.

   8. __________ - fast breathing.

   9. __________ - a disease of the bronchi characterized by wheezing, dyspnea, and a feeling of
   constriction in the chest.

   10. __________ - the common cold -- it is characterized by sneezing, nasal discharge, coughing,
   and malaise.

   

   III. Revision -- make nouns from the following verbs and translate them:

   1. swell:               __________                      6. destroy:            __________

   2. occur:               __________                      7. drain:               __________

   3. grow:                __________                      8. inflame:           __________

   4. involve:             __________                      9. remove:            __________

   5. lose:                 __________                      10. elevate:          __________

   

   IV. Revision -- make adjectives from the following nouns and translate them:

   1. muscle:            __________                      6. vessel:              __________

   2. vein:                 __________                      7. surgery:           __________

   3. inflammation:  __________                      8. stomach:          __________

   4. liver:                 __________                      9. tooth:               __________

   5. nose:                __________                      10. spleen:           __________

   

   V. Revision -- make the following words plural:

   1. bacterium:       __________                      6. capillary:          __________

   2. virus:                __________                      7. thrombus:        __________

   3. tooth:               __________                      8. vertebra:          __________

   4. phalanx:          __________                      9. debris:             __________

   5. bronchus:        __________                      10. embolus:        __________