Chapter 29- Respiratory System

Question 1

Alveoli

Answer 1

Tiny air sacs

Question 2

Apnea

Answer 2

Absence of breathing for more than 19 seconds

Question 3

Arterial blood gases ( ABG’s)

Answer 3

Measurements of oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood

Question 4

Asphyxia

Answer 4

Suffocation

Question 5

Asthma

Answer 5

Chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchi and is related to the same process that causes allergic reactions

Question 6

Bronchi

Answer 6

The two main branches of the trachea extending into the lungs that are a passageway for air into the lungs

Question 7

Bronchodilators

Answer 7

Medication that open the bronchial passages

Question 8

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Answer 8

Progressive chronic usually irreversible respiratory system condition in which the lungs have diminished capacity for inhalation and exhalation

Question 9

Cilia

Answer 9

Small hairlike projections that cover the surface of some cells; The nose they trap dust,pollen, and other foreign matter to prevent them from entering the nasal cavity

Question 10

Common cold

Answer 10

Viral infection of the upper respiratory tract

Question 11

Cyanosis

Answer 11

Bluish discoloration of the skin and nail beds due to lack of oxygen in the tissues

Question 12

Diaphragm

Answer 12

The dome -shaped muscle below the lungs that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

Question 13

Dyspnea

Answer 13

Difficulty breathing

Question 14

Emphysema

Answer 14

Long term progressive disease of the lung

Question 15

Epiglottis

Answer 15

Flap of tissue that covers the trachea during swallowing

Question 16

Expiration

Answer 16

Exhalation

Question 17

Hay fever

Answer 17

Seasonal allergy that causes inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes ; also called seasonal allergic rhinitis or pollinosis

Question 18

Hemoptysis

Answer 18

Formation of blood cells

Question 19

Hilum

Answer 19

Bases of the lungs;the notch in the concave border of each kidney

Question 20

Hypoxia

Answer 20

Insufficient oxygen supply to the tissues caused by ischemia and infarction

Question 21

Influenza

Answer 21

Commonly called the flu, is an illness caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract

Question 22

Inspiration

Answer 22

Inhalation

Question 23

Larynx

Answer 23

Voice box

Question 24

Legionnaire’s disease

Answer 24

Type of pneumonia or lung infection caused by breathing in a mist of water that had been contaminated with the legionella bacterium

Question 25

Lung cancer

Answer 25

Affects the lung tissue

Question 26

Lungs

Answer 26

Large somewhat cone shaped organs in the chest

Question 27

Nares

Answer 27

The external entrances are the nostrils

Question 28

Orthopnea

Answer 28

Condition in which the patient had trouble breathing unless a certain position is maintained( such as with head elevated) ( you would place them in the ____position )

Question 29

Pertussis

Answer 29

Or whooping cough is a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract

Question 30

Pharynx

Answer 30

Tube about 5 inches long formed from muscle and membrane that lies behind and connects the nose, the mouth and the larynx

Question 31

Pleura

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Made up of thin sheets of epithelium, covers the outside of the lungs and the inside of the lungs and the inside of the thoracic cavity

Question 32

Pleurisy

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Or pleuritis is an inflammation of the membrane that surrounds and protects the lungs (the pleura)

Question 33

Pneumonia

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Is an inflammation of the lung or lungs caused by bacteria , viruses,fungi , or chemical irritants

Question 34

Pulmonary edema

Answer 34

Condition in which fluid accumulates in the alveoli of lungs

Question 35

Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

Answer 35

Is a blood clot in the lungs

Question 36

Septum

Answer 36

Is a wall of cartilage that is lined with mucous membrane

Question 37

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Answer 37

Recently identified respiratory illness that first infected people in parts of Asia,North America, and Europe in early 2003

Question 38

Sinuses

Answer 38

Cavities

Question 39

Sinusitis

Answer 39

An infection or inflammation of the mucous membrane that line the inside of the nose and the sinus cavities

Question 40

Surfactant

Answer 40

The cells of the alveoli produce a fatty substance

Question 41

Tonsils

Answer 41

Lymphoid tissues in the pharynx, consisting of the pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids), palatine tonsils , and lingual tonsils

Question 42

Trachea

Answer 42

Or windpipe , is a cartilaginous tube about 1 inch wide and 4.5 inches long that extends from the larynx in the throat to the bronchi in the best cavity

Question 43

Tuberculosis (TB)

Answer 43

Contagious disease caused by the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis