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Ch. 7 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The smallest bronchial tubes are called | Bronchioles |
| what is the term meaning blue skin condition? | cyanosis |
| commonly called the windpipe | trachea |
| medication that widens the bronchi | bronchodilator |
| what is the medical term for coughing up blood | hemoptysis |
| what is it called when you are breathing to hard and too fast | hyperventilation |
| what is a lung specialist called | pulmonologist |
| what are vital signs | respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure |
| the nasal cavity is covered by what | mucous membrane |
| inflammation of the pleura | pleurisy |
| The volume of air that moves in and out of your lungs during a single relaxed breath? | tidal volume |
| Pus in the chest? | pyothorax |
| What is the medical term for nose bleed? | epistaxis |
| What is the common term for Pertussis? | whooping cough |
| What is the term meaning "blood in the chest"? | hemothorax |
| Sickness characterized with a "barking cough"? | croup |
| Exhalation removes ________? | carbon dioxide |
| Nose discharge? | rhinorrhea |
| Destruction of alveolar walls? | emphysema |
| Name for throat? | pharynx |
| Infection in which fluid fills the alveoli? | pneumonia |
| Inhalation brings in ________? | oxygen |
| Instrument that measures breathing? | spirometer |
| What is the flap of cartilage that covers the larynx to prevent food from entering the trachea? | epiglottis |
| Term meaning "process of viewing voice box"? | laryngoscopy |
| Which is NOT a part of respiration? | heart rate |
| How many lobes are in the right lung? | 3 |
| What may result in a collapsed lung? | pneumothorax |
| What is the voice box? | larynx |
| Term meaning "difficulty breathing"? | dyspnea |