Chaptef 7

Question 1

Laryng/o

Answer 1

Larynx, throat

Question 2

Nas/o

Answer 2

Nose

Question 3

Ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

Answer 3

Oxygen

Question 4

Pharyng/o

Answer 4

Throat, pharynx

Question 5

Phon/o

Answer 5

Sound, voice

Question 6

Pleur/o

Answer 6

Pleura, side of body

Question 7

Pnea

Answer 7

Breathing

Question 8

Pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu

Answer 8

Lung, air

Question 9

Pulm/o, pulmon/o

Answer 9

Lung

Question 10

Somn/o

Answer 10

Sleep

Question 11

Spir/o

Answer 11

To breath

Question 12

Anoxia

Answer 12

Absence of oxygen from body’s tissues

Question 13

Aphonia

Answer 13

Loss to produce normal speech

Question 14

Asphyxia

Answer 14

Loss of consciousness

Question 15

Bradypena

Answer 15

Slow rate of respiration

Question 16

Cheyne-strokes respiration

Answer 16

Irregular pattern of breathing ; rapid or shallow

Question 17

Cheyne-strokes respiration

Answer 17

Irregular pattern of breathing ; rapid or shallow

Question 18

Bronchorrhea

Answer 18

Excessive discharge of mucus from bronchi

Question 19

Cyanosis

Answer 19

Bluish discoloration of the skin; lack of oxygen in the blood

Question 20

Cystic fibrosis

Answer 20

Life threatening genetic disorder, lungs and pancreas are clogged with thick mucus

Question 21

Dysphonia

Answer 21

Difficulty speaking

Question 22

Dyspnea

Answer 22

Difficulty breathing

Question 23

Empyema

Answer 23

Collection of pus

Question 24

Epistaxis

Answer 24

Bleeding from nose

Question 25

Otolaryngologist

Answer 25

ENT

Question 26

Pyo

Answer 26

Pus

Question 27

Pneumonia

Answer 27

Inflammation of lungs, air passages filled with pus

Question 28

Hyperpnea

Answer 28

Breathing deeper and more rapid than normal at rest

Question 29

Hypopnea

Answer 29

Shallow or slow respiration

Question 30

Tachypnea

Answer 30

Rapid rate of respiration

Question 31

Tuberculosis

Answer 31

Infectious disease; attacks lungs