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Chp 9 Med Terms
Respiratory System
Question | Answer |
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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 |