Deck 10: Pulmonology: Respiratory System

Question 1

A combining form that means lobe is ____________________.

Answer 1

lob/o;lobo

Question 2

The suffix that means puncture to withdraw fluid is ____________________.

Answer 2

-centesis;centesis

Question 3

The combining form that means pleura is ____________________.

Answer 3

pleur/o;pleuro

Question 4

The combining form that means fibrous is ____________________.

Question 5

The combining form that means trachea is ____________________.

Question 6

The combining form other than bronch/o that means bronchus is ____________________.

Question 7

The combining form that means mediastinum is ____________________.

Question 8

The combining form that means blue is ____________________.

Question 9

The combining form that means dust is ____________________.

Question 10

The combining form that means breathing is ____________________.

Question 11

The combining form that means straight is ____________________.

Question 12

The combining form that means incomplete is ____________________.

Question 13

The combining form other than pneumon/o that only means lung is ____________________.

Question 14

The combining form that means oxygen is ____________________.

Question 15

The combining form that means cancer is ____________________.

Question 16

A combining form that means pus is ____________________.

Question 17

The combining form that means chest is ____________________.

Question 18

The combining form that means air sac is ____________________.

Question 19

The combining form that means bronchiole is ____________________.

Question 20

The combining form that means lung or air is ____________________.

Question 21

The prefix that means abnormal,labored is ____________________.

Question 22

A medical term that means cutting into the mediastinum is ____________________.

Question 23

A medical term that means without oxygen is ____________________.

Question 24

A medical term that means pertaining to the bronchus is ____________________.

Question 25

A medical term that means puncture pleura to withdraw fluid is ____________________.

Question 26

The suffix that means instrument to measure is ____________________.

Question 27

A medical term that means instrument to measure oxygen is ____________________.

Question 28

The prefix that means normal is ____________________.

Question 29

A medical term that means process to measure breathing is ____________________.

Question 30

A medical term that means instrument to view inside the bronchus is _________________.

Question 31

A medical term that means to surgically create an opening in the trachea is ____________________.

Question 32

A medical term that means surgical removal of a lobe is ____________________.

Question 33

The suffix that means spitting is ____________________.

Question 34

A medical term that means spitting (up)blood is ____________________.

Question 35

The suffix that means dilated or expansion is ____________________.

Question 36

The suffix that means create a new opening is ____________________.

Question 37

The suffix that means chest is ____________________.

Question 38

The suffix that means breathing is ____________________.

Question 39

The prefix that means within is ____________________.

Question 40

A medical term other than pneumonic that means pertaining to the lung is ____________________.

Question 41

The bronchi carry air from the trachea into the lungs.

Question 42

A medical term that means involuntary muscle contraction of the bronchus is ____________________.

Question 43

Carbon dioxide is the waste product of energy production.

Question 44

The bronchioles are commonly called the air sacs.

Question 45

A medical term that means pertaining to the chest is ____________________.

Question 46

All cells of the body must have a constant supply of oxygen.

Question 47

The trachea is part of the lower respiratory system.

Question 48

A medical term that means pertaining to inside the trachea is ____________________.

Question 49

A medical term that means normal breathing is ____________________.

Question 50

The combining form pneumon/o may mean "air" or "lungs."

Question 51

Oxygen is loaded into the bloodstream in the lungs.

Question 52

A medical term that means difficult breathing is ____________________.

Question 53

Exchange of oxygen takes place between the alveoli and the capillary blood supply surrounding them.

Question 54

A medical term other than thoracodynia that means chest pain is ____________________.

Question 55

Carbon dioxide is returned to the lungs from the body where it is then inhaled.

Question 56

A medical term that means slow breathing is ____________________.

Question 57

Hypoventilation combines bradypnea and hyperpnea.

Question 58

A medical term that means bronchus inflammation is ____________________.

Question 59

A medical term that means pus in the chest is ____________________.

Question 60

A medical term that means not breathing is ____________________.

Question 61

Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection.

Question 62

Hemoptysis is commonly called a nosebleed.

Question 63

The pleura is a double-layered membrane that forms a protective sac around the lungs.

Question 64

Pulmonary function tests are conducted by respiratory therapists.

Question 65

An asthma attack may be brought on by allergies.

Question 66

Bronchioles carry air from the trachea to the alveoli.

Question 67

Sudden infant death syndrome is also known as hyaline membrane disease.

Question 68

IPPB is a machine that assists the lungs with filling with air.

Question 69

The lungs are located in the peritoneal cavity.

Question 70

Pleurisy is the inflammation of the pleura.

Question 71

The right lung has two lobes and the left lung has three.

Question 72

The bronchi divide repeatedly until they form the narrowest airways called bronchioles.

Question 73

The mediastinum is the area of the chest that contains the lungs.

Question 74

COPD is a cancerous condition.

Question 75

The term pneumoconiosis refers to the inhaling of particles into the lungs.

Question 76

Aspiration is commonly called suffocation.

Question 77

Purulent means "containing blood."

Question 78

An ABG is a blood test.

Question 79

Emphysema results from the destruction of alveolar walls.

Question 80

Pneumothorax may result in a collapsed lung.