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Med Term - Exam 3 > Chap 12 Quizes > Flashcards

Chap 12 Quizes Flashcards

1
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Tubes that branch from the windpipe (trachea):

A

bronchi

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2
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Region between the lungs in the chest:

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mediastinum

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3
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Nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue:

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adenoids

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4
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Air sac in the lung:

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alveolus

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5
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Muscle separating the chest and abdomen that contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible:

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diaphragm

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6
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Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing:

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epiglottis

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7
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The voice box:

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larynx

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8
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The throat:

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pharynx

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9
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The windpipe:

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trachea

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10
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Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung:

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pleura

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11
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A combining form for carbon dioxide:

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capn/o

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12
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The combining form for dust:

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coni/o

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13
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The combining form for voice box:

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laryng/o

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14
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The combining form for throat:

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pharyng/o

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15
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The combining form for voice:

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phon/o

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16
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A combining form for lung:

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pneum/o

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17
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A combining form for nose:

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rhin/o

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18
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The combining form for breathing:

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spir/o

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19
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The suffix that means smell:

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-osmia

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20
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The suffix that means breathing:

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-pnea

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21
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The combining form that means air sac:

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alveol/o

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22
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The combining form that means blue:

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cyan/o

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23
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The combining form that means straight, upright:

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orth/o

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24
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A combining form that means chest:

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pector/o

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25
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The combining form that means diaphragm:

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phren/o

26
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The combining form that means windpipe:

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trache/o

27
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The suffix that means spitting:

A

-ptysis

28
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A suffix that means chest:

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-thorax

29
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The suffix that means condition:

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-ema

30
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A combining form that means lung:

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pulmon/o

31
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Listening to sounds within the body:

A

auscultation

32
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Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation when bronchi are obstructed by sputum:

A

rales

33
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Material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting:

A

sputum

34
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Acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, barking cough, and stridor:

A

croup

35
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Nosebleed:

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epistaxis

36
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Whooping cough:

A

pertussis

37
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Chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection:

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bronchiectasis

38
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Large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs:

A

pulmonary abscess

39
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Collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli:

A

atelectasis

40
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Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls:

A

emphysema

41
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Abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs:

A

pneumoconiosis

42
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Fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles:

A

pulmonary edema

43
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Clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung:

A

pulmonary embolism

44
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Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura caused by asbestos exposure:

A

mesothelioma

45
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Collection of air in the pleural space:

A

pneumothorax

46
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Formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs:

A

pulmonary fibrosis

47
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Chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs:

A

sarcoidosis

48
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Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure:

A

percussion

49
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Loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum:

A

rhonchi

50
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Strained, high-pitched sound(s) heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx:

A

stridor

51
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Radiographic image of the thoracic cavity:

A

chest x-ray

52
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Detection device records radioactivity in the lung after injection of a radioisotope:

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ventilation-perfusion scan

53
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Fiberoptic endoscope examination of the bronchial tubes:

A

bronchoscopy

54
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Visual examination of the voice box:

A

laryngoscopy

55
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Endoscopic visual examination of the mediastinum:

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mediastinoscopy

56
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Tests that measure the ventilation mechanics of the lungs:

A

PFTs

57
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space:

A

thoracentesis

58
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Large surgical incision of the chest:

A

thoracotomy

59
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Visual examination of the chest via small incisions and use of an endoscope:

A

thoracoscopy

60
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Surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck:

A

tracheostomy

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