Ch 12 - respiratory system

Question 1

adenoid/o

Answer 1

adenoids

Question 2

alveol/o

Answer 2

• alveolus
• air sac

Question 3

• bronch/o
• branchi/o

Answer 3

• bronchial tube
• bronchus

Question 4

bronchiol/o

Answer 4

• bronchiole
• small bronchus

Question 5

capn/o

Answer 5

carbon dioxide

Question 6

coni/o

Answer 6

dust

Question 7

cyan/o

Answer 7

blue

Question 8

epiglott/o

Answer 8

epiglottis

Question 9

laryng/o

Answer 9

• larynx
• voice box

Question 10

lob/o

Answer 10

lobe of the lung

Question 11

mediastin/o

Answer 11

mediastinum

Question 12

nas/o

Answer 12

nose

Question 13

orth/o

Answer 13

• straight
• upright

Question 14

ox/o

Answer 14

oxygen

Question 15

pector/o

Answer 15

chest

Question 16

pharyng/o

Answer 16

• pharynx
• voice

Question 17

phon/o

Answer 17

voice

Question 18

phren/o

Answer 18

diaphragm

Question 19

pleur/o

Answer 19

pleura

Question 20

• pneum/o
• pneumon/o

Answer 20

• air
• lung

Question 21

rhin/o

Answer 21

nose

Question 21

pulmon/o

Answer 21

lung

Question 22

sinus/o

Answer 22

• sinus
• cavity

Question 23

spir/o

Answer 23

breathing

Question 24

tel/o

Answer 24

complete

Question 25

thorac/o

Answer 25

chest

Question 26

tonsill/o

Answer 26

tonsils

Question 27

trache/o

Answer 27

• trachea
• windpipe

Question 28

-ema

Answer 28

condition

Question 29

-osmia

Answer 29

smell

Question 30

-pnea

Answer 30

breathing

Question 31

-ptysis

Answer 31

spitting

Question 32

-sphyxia

Answer 32

pulse

Question 33

-thorax

Answer 33

• pleural cavity
• chest

Question 34

• lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx
• pharyngeal tonsils

Answer 34

adenoids

Question 35

air sac in the lung

Answer 35

alveolus

Question 36

tip or uppermost part of the lung

Answer 36

apex of the lung

Question 37

pertaining to or located at the apex

Answer 37

apical

Question 38

lower portion of the lung

Answer 38

base of the lung

Question 39

means located at or in the base

Answer 39

basilar

Question 40

smallest branches of the bronchi

Answer 40

bronchioles

Question 41

branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lung

Answer 41

bronchus

Question 42

gas produced by body cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine

Answer 42

carbon dioxide

Question 43

• thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract
• clear bacteria and foreign substances from lungs

Answer 43

cilia

Question 44

muscle separating the chest and the abdomen

Answer 44

diaphragm

Question 45

• lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx
• prevents food from entering the larynx and trachea before swallowing

Answer 45

epiglottis

Question 46

• breathing out
• expiration

Answer 46

exhalation

Question 47

slit-like opening to the larynx

Answer 47

glottis

Question 48

mid-line region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs

Answer 48

hilum of the lung

Question 49

• breathing in
• inspiration

Answer 49

inhalation

Question 50

voice box

Answer 50

larynx

Question 51

division of a lung

Answer 51

lobe

Question 52

region between lungs in the chest cavity

Answer 52

mediastinum

Question 53

openings through the carrying air into the nasal cavities

Answer 53

nares

Question 54

gas that makes up 21 percent of the air we breathe

Answer 54

oxygen

Question 55

one pair of almond shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx

Answer 55

palatine tonsil

Question 56

one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

Answer 56

paranasal sinus

Question 57

outer layer of pleura laying closer to the ribs and chest wall

Answer 57

parietal pleura

Question 58

throat

Answer 58

pharynx

Question 59

double-layered membrane surrounding each lung

Answer 59

pleura

Question 60

space between the layers of the pleura

Answer 60

pleural cavity

Question 61

• essential parts of the lung
• responsible for respiration

Answer 61

pulmonary parenchyma

Question 62

exchange of gases

Answer 62

respiration

Question 63

windpipe

Answer 63

trachea

Question 64

inner layer of pleura laying closer to the lung tissue

Answer 64

visceral pleura

Question 65

listening to sounds within the body

Answer 65

auscultation

Question 66

tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure

Answer 66

percussion

Question 67

scratching sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other

Answer 67

pleural rub

Question 68

fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in the alveoli

Answer 68

rales (crackles)

Question 69

loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum

Answer 69

rhonchi

Question 70

material expelled from bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting

Answer 70

sputum

Question 71

strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx

Answer 71

stridor

Question 72

continuous high-pitch
whistling sounds produced during breathing

Answer 72

wheezes

Question 73

nosebleed

Answer 73

epistaxis

Question 73

chronic inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial and bronchiolar edema and constriction

Answer 73

asthma

Question 73

• inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time
• type of obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 73

chronic bronchitis

Question 73

chronic dilation of a bronchus, usually secondary to infection

Answer 73

bronchiectasis

Question 73

• acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx
• accompanied by barking cough and stridor

Answer 73

croup

Question 73

acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium

Answer 73

diphtheria

Question 73

• whooping cough
• contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea

Answer 73

pertussis

Question 74

inherited disorder of endocrine glands resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally

Answer 74

cystic fibrosis

Question 75

• collapsed lung
• incomplete expansion of alveoli

Answer 75

atelectasis

Question 76

hyperinflation of air space with destruction of alveolar walls

Answer 76

emphysema

Question 77

malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi

Answer 77

lung cancer

Question 78

abnormal lung condition caused by exposure to certain dusts

Answer 78

pneumoconiosis

Question 79

acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus of production of the inflammatory reaction

Answer 79

pneumonia

Question 80

large collection of pus in the lungs

Answer 80

pulmonary abscess

Question 81

fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles

Answer 81

pulmonary edema

Question 82

clot of other material lodges in vessels of the lung

Answer 82

pulmonary embolism

Question 83

formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs

Answer 83

pulmonary fibrosis

Question 84

chronic inflammatory disease in which smaller nodules develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs

Answer 84

sarcoidosis

Question 85

infections disease; lungs are usually involved

Answer 85

tuberculosis

Question 86

rare and malignant tumor arising in the pleura

Answer 86

mesothelioma

Question 87

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (cavity)

Answer 87

pleural effusion

Question 87

inflammation of the pleura

Answer 87

pleurisy (pleuritis)

Question 88

collection of air in the pleural space

Answer 88

pneumothorax

Question 89

coal dust accumulates in the lungs

Answer 89

anthracosis

Question 90

asbestos particles accumulate in the lungs

Answer 90

asbestosis

Question 91

rod-shaped bacteria

Answer 91

bacilli

Question 92

chronic condition of persistent obstruction of air flow through bronchial tubes and lungs

Answer 92

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Question 93

failure of the right side of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to the lungs because of underlying lung disease

Answer 93

cor pulmonale

Question 94

fluid, cells, and other substances (pus) that filter from cells or capillaries ooze into lesions or areas of inflammation

Answer 94

exudates

Question 95

collection of fluid or other material within the lung, as seen on a chest film, CT scan, or other radio logic image

Answer 95

infiltrate

Question 96

relieving symptoms, but not curing the disease

Answer 96

pallative

Question 97

pertaining to a sudden occurrence, such as a spasm or a seizure

Answer 97

paroxysmal

Question 98

oxysm/o

Answer 98

sudden

Question 99

area of necrosis (death of lung tissue)

Answer 99

pulmonary infarction

Question 100

containing pus

Answer 100

purulent

Question 101

• disease due to silica or glass dust in the lungs
• occurs in mining occupations

Answer 101

silicosis

Question 102

radio graphic image of the thoracic cavity

Answer 102

chest x-ray

Question 103

competed-generated series of x-ray images show thoracic structures in cross section and other planes

Answer 103

computed tomography (CT) scan of chest

Question 104

magnetic waves create detailed images of the chest in frontal lateral, and cross sectional planes

Answer 104

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the chest

Question 105

radioactive glucose is injected, and images reveal metabolic activity in the lungs

Answer 105

positron emission tomography (PET) scan of the lung

Question 106

detection device records radioactivity in the lung after intravenous injection of a radioisotope and inhalation of a small amount of radioactive gas

Answer 106

ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan

Question 107

fiber-optic endoscope examination of the bronchial tubes

Answer 107

bronchoscopy

Question 108

placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway

Answer 108

endotracheal intubation

Question 109

visual examination of the voice box

Answer 109

laryngoscopy

Question 110

removal of lung tissue followed by microscopic examination

Answer 110

lung biopsy

Question 111

endoscopic visual examination of the mediastinum

Answer 111

mediastinoscopy

Question 112

tests that measure the ventilation mechanics of the lungs

Answer 112

pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

Question 113

needle is inserted into pleural space to remove access fluid

Answer 113

thoracentesis

Question 114

large surgical incision of the chest

Answer 114

thoracotomy

Question 115

visual examination of the chest via small incisions and use of an endoscope

Answer 115

thoracoscopy (thorascopy)

Question 116

surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck

Answer 116

tracheostomy

Question 117

determines part of present tuberculous exposure based in a positive skin reaction

Answer 117

tuberculin test

Question 118

flexible, plastic chest tube is passed into the pleural space through an opening in the chest

Answer 118

tube thoracostomy