Chapter 12 - Respiratory System

Question 1

adenoid/o

Answer 1

adenoids

Question 2

alveol/o

Answer 2

alveolus

Question 3

atel/o

Answer 3

imperfect; incomplete

Question 4

bronch/o

Answer 4

bronchus

Question 5

bronchi/o

Answer 5

bronchus

Question 6

capn/o

Answer 6

carbon dioxide

Question 7

diaphragmat/o

Answer 7

disphragm

Question 8

epiglott/o

Answer 8

epiglottis

Question 9

lob/o

Answer 9

lobe

Question 10

orth/o

Answer 10

straight

Question 11

ox/i

Answer 11

oxygen

Question 12

phon/o

Answer 12

sound; voice

Question 13

phren/o

Answer 13

diaphragm

Question 14

pleur/o

Answer 14

pleura

Question 15

py/o

Answer 15

pus

Question 16

spir/o

Answer 16

breathe; breathing

Question 17

somn/o

Answer 17

sleep

Question 18

son/o

Answer 18

sound

Question 19

tom/o

Answer 19

to cut; section; slice

Question 20

tonsill/o

Answer 20

tonsil

Question 21

septal cartilage

Answer 21

flexible hyaline cartilage connected to the nasal bone

Question 22

hard palate

Answer 22

anterior region of nasal cavity and composed of bone

Question 23

soft palate

Answer 23

posterior portion of nasal cavity and consists of muscle tissue

Question 24

nasopharynx

Answer 24

upper part of throat behind nose; an opening on each side leads into the ear

Question 25

fauces

Answer 25

opening of oral cavity into pharynx

Question 26

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Answer 26

shortness of breath, cough, and sputum production

Question 27

asthma

Answer 27

inflammation of airway and branchospasms which can inhibit air from entering the lungs

Question 28

adenoidectomy

Answer 28

excision of adenoids

Question 29

alveolar duct

Answer 29

small tube that leads from the terminal bronchiole to respiratory bronchiole and is the point of attachments for alveoli

Question 30

aphonia

Answer 30

absence of voice

Question 31

asphyxia

Answer 31

lack of oxygen

Question 32

aspirate

Answer 32

withdraw fluid, tissue, or other substances from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor

Question 33

atelectasis

Answer 33

failure of lung to expand completely

Question 34

bronchiectasis

Answer 34

dilation of bronchi

Question 35

bronchodilators

Answer 35

type of drug that causes small airways in lungs to open up

Question 36

bronchogenic carcinoma

Answer 36

cancer that begins in tissue that lines or covers airways of lungs

Question 37

bronchopneumonia

Answer 37

inflammation of the lung, particularly bronchioles and avleoli

Question 38

cardiac notch

Answer 38

indentation on surface of left lung

Question 39

carina

Answer 39

ridge at base of trachea that separates openings of right and left main bronchi

Question 40

conducting zone

Answer 40

provide route for incoming and outgoing air

Question 41

dysphonia

Answer 41

condition of difficult speaking

Question 42

epistaxis

Answer 42

nosebleed

Question 43

eupnea

Answer 43

mode of breathing that occurs at rest and does not require cognitive thought

Question 44

fibroelastic membrane

Answer 44

flexible membrane that closes that posterior surface of trachea, connecting c-shaped cartilages

Question 45

hilum of lung

Answer 45

concave region where blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves enter lungs

Question 46

hypoxemia

Answer 46

below normal level of oxygen saturated blood (<95%)

Question 47

nosocomial infection

Answer 47

infection acquired in hospital

Question 48

oropharynx

Answer 48

passageway for both air and food; borders nasopharynx and oral cavity

Question 49

pharyngeal tonsil

Answer 49

located at back of throat; known as adenoid when swollen

Question 50

pleural effusion

Answer 50

abnormal collection of fluid between thin layer of tissue (pleura)

Question 51

pneumoconiosis

Answer 51

inhalation of dust

Question 52

pneumonia

Answer 52

severe inflammation of lungs in which alveoli are filled with fluid