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Respiratory Exercise
Respiratory System Exercises VIII
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The outer fold of pleura lying closest to the ribs is called | Parietal Pleura |
| Collections of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx are the | Adenoids |
| The windpipe is known as the | Trachea |
| The lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the voice box is the | Epiglottis |
| Branches of the windpipe that lead into the lungs are | Bronchi |
| The region between the lungs in the chest cavity is the | Mediastinum |
| Air-containing cavities in the bones around the nose are the | Paranasal Sinuses |
| Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract are called | Cilia |
| The inner fold of pleura closest to lung tissue is called | Visceral Pleura |
| The throat is known as the | Pharynx |
| Air sacs of the lung are called | Alveoli |
| The voice box is called the | Larynx |
| Smallest branches of bronchi are the | Bronchioles |
| Collections of lymph tissue in the oropharynx are the | Palatine Tonsils |
| The gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs is | Oxygen |
| Breathing in air is called | Inspiration; inhalation |
| Divisions of the lungs are known | Lobes |
| The gas produced by cells and exhaled through the lungs is called | Carbon Dioxide |
| The space between the visceral and the parietal pleura is called | Pleura Cavity |
| Breathing out air is called | Expiration; exhalation |
| The exchange of gases in the lung is called | External respiration |
| The exchange of gases at the tissue cells is called | Internal respiration |
| Bronchietasis | Chronic dilation of a bronchus |
| Pleuritis | Inflammation of Pleura |
| Pneumothorax | Air in the chest (pleura cavity) |
| Anosmia | Lack of sense of smell |
| Laryngectomy | Removal of the Voice Box |
| Nasopharyngitis | Inflammation of nose and the throat |
| Alveolar | Pertaining to the air sac |
| Glottis | Opening of larynx |
| Tracheal Stenosis | Narrowing of the windpipe |
| Excessive Carbon Dioxide in the blood | Hypercapnia |
| Breathing is possible only in an upright position | Orthopnea |
| Difficult breathing | Dyspnea |
| Condition of blueness of skin | Cyanosis |
| Spitting up blood | Hemoptysis |
| Deficiency of oxygen | Hypoxia |
| Condition of pus in pleural cavity | Pyothorax or Empyema |
| Hoarseness; voice impairment | Dysphonia |
| Blood in the pleural cavity | Hemothorax |
| Nosebleed | Epistaxis |
| Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls | Emphysema |
| Lungs or a portion of a lung is collapsed | Atelectasis |
| Removal of lymph tissue in the oropharynx | Tonsillectomy |
| Surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid from the pleural space | Thoracentesis |
| Surgical repair of the nose | Rhinoplasty |
| Incision of the chest for lung biopsy | Thoractomy |
| Removal of the voice box | Laryngectomy |
| Removal of a region of a lung | Lobectomy |
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