Deck 11: Respiratory System

Question 1

Internal respiration is the exchange of gases between the environment and the lungs.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The visceral pleura is the side closest to the lungs.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The term for the throat is the pharynx.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The sense of smell is termed olfaction.

Question 5

Oxygen deficiency is suspected in both clubbing and cyanosis.

Question 6

There are three lobes in the right lung.

Question 7

Another term for nostrils is nares.

Question 8

The sections of the lungs are called lobes.

Question 9

The carina is the area where the left and right bronchi divide.

Question 10

The voice box is the larynx.

Question 11

The combining form for the sections of the lungs is sept/o.

Question 12

The term for the windpipe is the larynx.

Question 13

The muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the diaphragm.

Question 14

The microscopic ducts capped by air sacs are bronchioles.

Question 15

The muscles between the ribs are the intracostal muscles.

Question 16

Adenoids is another term for the pharyngeal tonsils.

Question 17

A term for the process of breathing out is respiration.

Question 18

The substance that coats each alveolus is termed surfactant.

Question 19

The double-folded membrane surrounding the lungs is the mediastinum.

Question 20

The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage that closes access to the larynx.

Question 21

Another term for a head cold is coryza.

Question 22

A medical term for a nosebleed is rhinorrhea.

Question 23

An early-childhood acute viral infection marked by stridor is asthma.

Question 24

An abnormal condition of fungus in the nose is rhinomycosis.

Question 25

Pleurisy is an inflammation of the parietal pleura.

Question 26

An ABG is a blood test that measures the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.

Question 27

Pus in the pleural cavity is pneumothorax.

Question 28

Hypoxemia is a condition of deficient oxygen in the blood.

Question 29

A deviated septum is a condition of the nose.

Question 30

Anthracosis is a condition of glass dust in the lungs.

Question 31

Cystic fibrosis is an infectious disorder.

Question 32

A person with rhinosalpingitis has an inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses.

Question 33

A pulmonary abscess is an accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue.

Question 34

Atelectasis is a term for a collapsed lung.

Question 35

Pneumoconiosis is a condition of an abnormal lung structure.

Question 36

A patient with hypoventilation has abnormally increased breathing.

Question 37

Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs caused by a variety of pathogens.

Question 38

Chronic dilation of the bronchi is bronchiectasis.

Question 39

Inflammation of the bronchi is bronchiolitis.

Question 40

Blood in the pleural cavity is hemoptysis.

Question 41

An incision of the windpipe is a(n) ____________________.

Question 42

The P in CWP stands for ____________________.

Question 43

A lobectomy removes a part of a lung.

Question 44

The D in DOE stands for ____________________.

Question 45

The process of testing to measure the air capacity of the lungs is ____________________.

Question 46

An instrument to measure the air capacity of the lungs is a spirometry.

Question 47

A(n) ____________________ changes a liquid into a form to be inhaled.

Question 48

A procedure to establish an open airway is endotracheal intubation.

Question 49

The A in CTA stands for ____________________.

Question 50

A surgical repair of the wall between the nares is a(n) ____________________.

Question 51

A(n) ____________________ test is done to diagnose cystic fibrosis.

Question 52

A new opening of the windpipe is a tracheostomy.

Question 53

Removal of the palatine tonsils is an adenoidectomy.

Question 54

A rhinoplasty is a surgical repair of the nose.

Question 55

An excision of the voice box is a(n) ____________________.

Question 56

A Mantoux test is used to detect the presence of tuberculosis antibodies.

Question 57

An antitussive is prescribed to promote coughing.

Question 58

An expectorant is given to promote the expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract.

Question 59

The P in PFT stands for ____________________.

Question 60

Excision of the palatine tonsils is a(n) ____________________.

Question 61

What is the plural of pharynx? ____________________

Question 62

Air or gas in the pleural space, causing the lung to collapse, is a(n) ____________________.

Question 63

What is the plural of bronchus? ____________________

Question 64

Another term for pyothorax is ____________________.

Question 65

A localized accumulation of pus in the lung is a pulmonary ____________________.

Question 66

What is the singular of rhonchi? ____________________

Question 67

A visual examination of the bronchi is a(n) ____________________.

Question 68

What is the plural of septum? ____________________

Question 69

What is the plural of pleura? ____________________

Question 70

TB stands for ____________________.

Question 71

What is the plural of alveolus? ____________________

Question 72

The term meaning a collapse of lung tissue or the entire lung is ____________________.

Question 73

What is the term for an abnormal condition of the pulmonary system characterized by distention and destructive changes of the alveoli? ____________________

Question 74

What is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses? ____________________

Question 75

What is the plural of larynx? ____________________

Question 76

An inflammation of the voice box is ____________________.

Question 77

What is the term for a respiratory disorder characterized by recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea? ____________________

Question 78

What is the plural of sinus? ____________________

Question 79

An inflammation of the throat is ____________________.

Question 80

An abnormal condition of fungus in the nose is ____________________.