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Chp 9 Med Terms
Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term for nosebleed | Epistaxis |
| The term used to indicate a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood | hypoxemia |
| Tapping over the body to elicit vibrations and sounds | percussion |
| Pleur/o is a combining form meaning | pleura |
| The therapy providing exercise of the lungs to prevent respiratory complications after surgery | incentive spirometry |
| The root in hypoxia means | oxygen |
| The exchange of gases within the body is called | respiration |
| The combining form that means breathing | spir/o |
| The tin-walled microscopic air sacs that exchange gases | alveoli |
| Inflammation of the sinuses | sinusitis |
| emphysema | |
| hemoptysis | |
| Hyperventilation | the term describing and excessive movement of air in and out of the lungs |
| The removal of a lobe of the lung | lobectomy |
| Examination of the airways using a flexible endoscope is called | bronchoscopy |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation | |
| Prolonged inhalation of fine dusts results in a chronic restrictive pulomonary disease | pneumoconiosis |
| Tracheostomy involves the surgical creation of an opening into the | windpipe |
| Bronch/o | combining form meaning airway |
| Another term for pharyngeal tonsil | adenoid |
| Epyema describes the prescence of _____ in the pleural space. | pus |
| What type of imaging technology is involved in lung scan? | sonography |
| Described as hairlike | Cilia |
| bronchiectasis | |
| The combining form meaning carbon dioxide | capn/o |
| Rhin/o is a combining form meaning | nose |
| The inability to breathe is termed | apnea |
| Creation of an opening in the the trachea is called | tracheostomy |
| The membranes enclosing the lung and lining the thoracic cavity | Pleura |
| Wheezes are also know as | ronchi |
| Oropharynx refers to the ___________ and throat. | mouth |
| eupnea | |
| The obstructive pulmonary disease caused by spasm of the bronchial tubes with attacks of wheezing, dyspnea, and cough is | asthma |
| A thin, watery discharge from the nose is termed | rhinorrhea |
| pneumonia | |
| Pulmonary angiography | radiology of the blood vessels of the lungs after injection of a contrast material |
| Alveolar pertains to | air sac |
| The ___________ prevents food from entering the airway | epiglottis |
| The term describing shallow breathing is | hyponea |
| Laryngotracheobronchitis is commonly called | croup |
| How many lung lobes are there? | five |
| The respiratory therapy technique that involves passage of a tube via the nose or mouth to open the airway for delivering gas mixtures to the lungs is | endotracheal intubation |
| Pharyng/o | the combining form for the throat |
| The device that pumps a constant pressurized flow of air through the nasal passages during sleep to prevent airway closure is known as | CPAP |
| spirometry | |
| Pleur/o | the combining form meaning pleura |
| Thorac/o | combining form meaning chest |
| A condition of enlargement of the right vestricle as a result of chronic disease within the lungs is called | cor pulmonale |
| The doctor who specializes in the study and treatment of the lung is called a | pulmonologist |
| The term describing solid material within the air spaces of the lungs as noted on x-ray film is | pulmonary infiltrate |
| Which test procedure includes measurement of the partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood | arterial blood gas assay |
| The ability to breathe only while upright is called | orthopnea |
| The material expelled from the lungs by coughing is called | sputum |
| thracentesis | |
| Pneumothorax refers to | air in the pleural space |
| The trachea splits into the right and left | bronchi |
| COPD is a | combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis |
| The small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate, named for its grapelike shape, is the | uvula |
| Excision of the tonsils is called | tonsillectomy |
| A drug that breaks up mucus and promotes coughing | expectorant |
| Vital capacity | the amount of air exhaled after maximal inspiration |
| the term describing blood in the pleural cavity | hemothorax |
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