Chapter 5-Respiratory system anatomy, diagnostics, diseases, treatments

Question 1

Uvula

Answer 1

piece of tissue that hangs from the soft palate

Question 2

Olfaction

Answer 2

sense of smell

Question 3

Laryngitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the larynx

Question 4

Dysphonia

Answer 4

diffulculty speaking or weak voice

Question 5

Crackles

Answer 5

bubling noises during inhalation that cannot be cleared by coughing. Also called rale.

Question 6

Inspiration

Answer 6

breathing in

Question 7

Mediastinoscopy

Answer 7

examination of the mediastinum

Question 8

Hypoxia

Answer 8

reduction of oxygen in tissues below normal levels

Question 9

ECMO

Answer 9

artificial lung used in hospitals

Question 10

Anthracosis

Answer 10

condition of coal dust in the lungs

Question 11

Phrenoptosis

Answer 11

the downwards sagging of the diaphragm

Question 12

Tachypnea

Answer 12

fast breathing

Question 13

Hemoptysis

Answer 13

blood in spit

Question 14

Phrenodynia

Answer 14

pain in the diaphragm

Question 15

Nasal Septum

Answer 15

a partition that divides the left and right nasal cavities

Question 16

Exhalation

Answer 16

breathing out

Question 17

Hyperventilation

Answer 17

excessive aeration of the lungs.

Question 18

Apnea

Answer 18

spontaneous absence of breathing

Question 19

Auscultation

Answer 19

a diagnostic test that looks for abnormal sounds in the lungs

Question 20

Pulmonologist

Answer 20

a physician specializing in the lungs

Question 21

Pulmonary Embolus

Answer 21

an obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches

Question 22

Pneumonitis

Answer 22

another word for pneumonia. It means inflammation of the lungs

Question 23

epiglottides

Answer 23

plural epiglottis

Question 24

diaphragma

Answer 24

formal anatomic name for the diaphragm.

Question 25

respiratory rate

Answer 25

number of breaths per minute

Question 26

pulse oxygenator

Answer 26

A photoelectric device for determining the oxygen saturation of blood in a capillary bed

Question 27

wheeze

Answer 27

musical noise that sounds like a squeak

Question 27

rhonchus

Answer 27

rumbling sound that clears when coughing

Question 28

crakles(rales)

Answer 28

bubbling during inspiration that is not cleared by coughing

Question 29

friction rub

Answer 29

dry, grating sound. A sign of lung disease

Question 30

stridor

Answer 30

high-pitched sound caused by an obstruction in the trachea or larynx

Question 31

ABG(arterial blood gas) analysis

Answer 31

a test to measure the amount of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and ph in a blood sample

Question 32

phlem

Answer 32

thick mucus from the respiratory passages

Question 33

spuntum

Answer 33

material coughed up from the lungs

Question 34

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Answer 34

abnormal pattern of respiration consisting of apnea and deep, rapid breathing.

Question 35

hyperpnea

Answer 35

deep, rapid, or labored respiration.

Question 36

hyperventillation

Answer 36

caused by hyperpnea and is excessive aeration of the lungs

Question 37

acidemia

Answer 37

ph of blood below 7.35

Question 38

alkalemia

Answer 38

ph of blood above 7.45

Question 39

acute rhinitis(coryza)

Answer 39

profuse discharge of mucous membranes of the nose and inflammation

Question 40

aphasia

Answer 40

absence of speech and inability to communicate through speech or writing because of dysfunction of the brain.

Question 41

aphonia

Answer 41

inability to produce normal speech sounds because of disease, overuse of vocal cords, or emotional problems.

Question 42

croup

Answer 42

an acute viral infection that causes barking cough.

Question 43

pertussis

Answer 43

whooping cough

Question 44

pigeon chest

Answer 44

sternum protrudes anteriorly

Question 45

funnel chest

Answer 45

sternum Is depressed