chapter 12 respiratory

Question 1

Nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue

Answer 1

adenoids

Question 2

bronchial airway obstruction marked by paroxysmal dyspnea, wheezing, and cough

Answer 2

asthma

Question 3

tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe

Answer 3

bronchi

Question 4

Collapsed lung

Answer 4

atelectasis

Question 5

airway obstruction associated with emphysema and chronic bronchitis

Answer 5

COPD

Question 6

stridor occurs in which upper respiratory disorder

Answer 6

croup

Question 7

difficult breathing

Answer 7

dyspnea

Question 8

material is expelled from the lungs

Answer 8

expectoration

Question 9

spitting up blood from the lungs

Answer 9

hemoptysis

Question 10

hypercapnia

Answer 10

high carbon dioxide levels in the blood

Question 11

medical term for a condition of decreased oxygen in the blood

Answer 11

hypoxemia

Question 12

removal of the voice box

Answer 12

larngectomy

Question 13

space between the lungs in the chest

Answer 13

mediastinum

Question 14

breathing is easier in an upright position

Answer 14

orthopnea

Question 15

sharp, short blows to the surface of the chest

Answer 15

percussion

Question 16

phren/o means

Answer 16

diaphragm

Question 17

pulmonary parenchyma

Answer 17

alveoli and bronchioles

Question 18

collection of pus in the pleural cavity

Answer 18

pyothorax

Question 19

tube is placed through the mouth to the trachea to establish an airway

Answer 19

endotracheal intubation