Chapter 11 - Medical Words

Question 1

Pertaining to an air sac in the lungs

Answer 1

alveolus

Question 2

Name the 3 types of apnea:

1. ______________
2. _____________
3. _____________

Answer 2

1. sleep apnea
2. central apnea
3. obstructive apnea

Question 3

Condition in which there is a depletion of oxygen in the blood and an increase of carbon dioxide

Answer 3

asphyxia

Question 4

The process of drawing in or out by suction

Answer 4

aspiration

Question 5

Disease of the bronchi characterized by wheezing, dyspnea and a feeling of constriction in the chest. Symptoms often come in the form of attacks and puffers are a main medication used to ease symptoms

Answer 5

asthma

Question 6

Chronic dilation of a bronchus associated with an infection

Answer 6

bronchiectasis

brong-key-eck-tuh-sis

Question 7

Acute respiratory disease characterized by barking cough and dyspnea often seen in children

Answer 7

croup

Question 8

Pertaining to an inherited condition that affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and often early death in children, this condition is associated with the lungs but affects other organs such as the heart, gallbladder, and spleen.

Answer 8

cystic fibrosis

Question 9

Pus in the pleural cavity

Answer 9

empyema

Question 10

Process of coughing up and spitting out sputum from the lungs

Answer 10

expectoriation

Question 11

Techniques for forcing a foreign body out of the trachea- _______ ________ and ___________ ________.

Answer 11

back blows /and/ abdominal thrusts

Question 12

Condition of deficient amounts of oxygen in body tissues

Answer 12

hypoxia

Question 13

Surgical excision of a lobe of the (ie) lung

Answer 13

lobectomy

Question 14

Process of smell

Answer 14

olfaction

Question 15

Inability to breathe unless in an upright position

Answer 15

orthopnea

Question 16

Surgical repair of the palate and throat to relieve snoring and apnea

Answer 16

palatopharyngoplasty

Question 17

Whooping cough

Answer 17

pertussis

Question 18

Condition of inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria or virus

Answer 18

pneumonia

Question 19

A condition in which there is a collection of air between the chest wall and lungs, causing the lung to collapse

Answer 19

pneumothorax

Question 20

Sound heard on auscultation of the chest, crackling, rattling, or bubbling sound

Answer 20

rale /or/ rhonchus

Question 21

Discharge from the nose

Answer 21

rhinorrhea

Question 22

Medical instrument used to measure lung volume during inspiration and expiration

Answer 22

spirometer

Question 23

Surgical puncture of the chest for the removal of fluid

Answer 23

thoracentesis

Question 24

Substance coughed up from the lungs

Answer 24

sputum

Question 25

Surgical repair of the chest wall

Answer 25

thoracoplasty