Deck 14: The Respiratory System

Question 1

Identify the combining term nas(o) with its closest definition

A) Mouth
B) Nose
C) Trachea
D) larynx

Answer 1

Nose

Question 2

Identify the combining term trache(o) with its closest definition.

A) Tonsils
B) Trachea
C) Thorax
D) diaphragm

Answer 2

Trachea

Question 3

Listening with a stethoscope is:

A) auscultation
B) percussion
C) stethoscope
D) bronchography

Answer 3

auscultation

Question 4

Asthma is due to

A) anxiety
B) allergy
C) infection
D) all of these

Question 5

The left lung is dividedinto ____ lobes, while the right lobe is divided into ___.

A) 3, 2
B) 2, 3
C) 3, 4
D) 4, 3

Question 6

Breathing in is called inspiration or ____________________.

Question 7

The nurse points out the topmost section of the lung which is the ____________________ to the patient.

Question 8

The physician explains to the patient that a bronchoscope is a device used to examine ____________________.

Question 9

The nurse documents bleeding from the nose as ___________.

Question 10

Hairs in the nasal cavity are ____________________.

Question 11

The capillaries in the lungs perform the ____________________.

Question 12

The patient is experiencing hoarseness. The health care provider documents this as ____________________.

Question 13

The patient has blood in his sputum. The health care provider recognizes this may indicate ____________________.

Question 14

Abnormal slow breathing is ____________________.

Question 15

Abnormally fast breathing is ____________________.

Question 16

Abnormally deep breathing is ____________________.

Question 17

The nurse determines the patient is experiencing periods of apnea or ____________________.

Question 18

The medical assistant determines the physician ordered a sputum sample to ____________.

Question 19

The patient is coughing up blood. This should be documented as ____________________.

Question 20

A collapsed lung is a(n) ____________________.

Question 21

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria called ____________________.

Question 22

Dysphonia is ___________________.

Question 23

Surgical puncture of the pleural cavity is ____________________.

Question 24

An agent that relieves coughing is a(n) ____________________.