Understanding the Common Cold

Name: Date: Period 4

Understanding the Common Cold

Anatomy: Upper Respiratory System

1.  ______trachea a. throat

2.  ______larynx b. voice box

3.  ______alveoli c. windpipe

4.  ______pharynx d. air sacs

5.  What are the three things that the mucous membrane does to air before it reaches the lungs? 1: 2: 3:

Rhinovirus: Catching a Cold

6.  Rhinoviruses cause ______% of common colds.

7.  The prefix “rhino” means: ______.

8.  A virus entering through your nose while inhaling is an example of a ______disease.

9.  Transferring a virus from your fingers to your nose after touching a contaminated surface is an example of: direct contact or indirect contact

Bacterial Infection: Secondary (Bacterial) Infection

10.  True or False Antibiotics can be used to treat an initial cold.

Fill in the location of the following conditions. They may be used more than once.

Sinuses Middle Ear Lungs

11.  ______Sinusitis

12.  ______Otitis media

13.  ______Bronchitis

14.  ______Pneumonia

Otitis Media

15.  oto =

itis =

media(l) =

Sinusitis

16.  Compare and contrast the terms acute and chronic.

Lung Infections

17.  Compare and contrast the symptoms of bronchitis and pneumonia.