Chapter 7: Respiratory System

Question 1

Inhaler

Answer 1

Administers specific amount of a medication such as a brochodilator in aerosol form

Question 2

Hypoxia

Answer 2

Condition of having deficient oxygen levels in the body’s tissues and organs

Question 3

Asphyxia

Answer 3

Loss of consciousness that occurs when the body does not fit enough oxygen to function

Question 4

Hyperpnea

Answer 4

Deep and rapid breathing, often associated with exertion

Question 5

-pnea

Answer 5

Breathing

Question 6

Spirometer

Answer 6

Recording device that measures the amount if air inhaled or exhaled and length of time required for each breath

Question 7

Spir/o

Answer 7

To breathe

Question 8

-meter

Answer 8

To measure

Question 9

Croup

Answer 9

Acute respiratory infection in children and infants, usually obstruction of larynx, hoarseness, swelling in vocal cords resulting in barking cough

Question 10

Tracheotomy

Answer 10

Surgical incision is made into trachea to gain access to the air way below a blockage

Question 11

Trache

Answer 11

Trachea

Question 12

Phon/o

Answer 12

Sound or voice

Question 13

Somn/o

Answer 13

Sleep

Question 14

Brady-

Answer 14

Slow

Question 15

Hemoptysis

Answer 15

Bloody saliva and mucus from the lungs or bronchioles

Question 16

Hem/o

Answer 16

Blood

Question 17

-Ptysis

Answer 17

Spitting

Question 18

Pertussis

Answer 18

Whooping cough

Question 19

Pneumothorax

Answer 19

Accumulation of air in the pleural space resulting in pressure imbalance that could cause the lung to partially or fully collapse

Question 20

Pneum/o

Answer 20

Lung or air

Question 21

-thorex

Answer 21

Chest

Question 22

Nebulizer

Answer 22

Electronic inhaler

Question 23

Bronchspasm

Answer 23

Contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi, tightening and squeezing airway

Question 24

Bronch/o

Answer 24

Bronchi

Question 25

-spasm

Answer 25

Involuntary contraction

Question 26

Nebulizer

Answer 26

Electronic device that pumps air through a liquid medicine to turn it into a mist which is then inhaled

Question 27

Mediastinum

Answer 27

Middle section of chest cavity, in between the lungs

Question 28

Pulse oximeter

Answer 28

External monitor placed on fingertip to measure oxygen saturation level in the blood

Question 29

Ox/i

Answer 29

Oxygen

Question 30

Dyspnea

Answer 30

Shortness of breath

Question 31

Dys-

Answer 31

Painful or difficult

Question 32

Laryngitis

Answer 32

Inflammation of the larynx

Question 33

Laryng

Answer 33

Larynx

Question 34

Dysphonia

Answer 34

Difficulty speaking, impairment of vocal quality, hoarseness, weakness

Question 35

Phon

Answer 35

Sound or voice

Question 36

Tachy-

Answer 36

Rapid

Question 37

Spir/o

Answer 37

To breathe

Question 38

-ptysis

Answer 38

Spitting

Question 39

Empyema

Answer 39

Collection of pus in a body cavity

Question 40

Hypoxemia

Answer 40

Low oxygen levels of the blood

Question 41

Bronchodilator

Answer 41

Inhaled medication that relates and expands the brochial passages

Question 42

Pneumonia

Answer 42

Serious inflammation in the lungs in which alveoli and passageways fill with pus and other fluids

Question 43

Tachypnea

Answer 43

Abnormally rapid rate of respiration

Question 44

Cystic fibrosis

Answer 44

Life threatening genetic disorder in which lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of thick mucus

Question 45

Pneumoconiosis

Answer 45

Fibrosis of the lung tissues cause by dust in the lungs after prolonged environmental or occupational contact

Question 46

Emphysema

Answer 46

Progressive, long term loss of lung function, usually due to smoking

Question 47

Pleurisy or pleuritis

Answer 47

Inflammation of the pleura

Question 48

Thoracotomy

Answer 48

Surgical incision into chest walls to open pleural cavity for biopsy or treatment

Question 49

Hypopnea

Answer 49

Shallow or slow respiration

Question 50

Bronchorrhea

Answer 50

Excessive discharge of mucus from the brochi

Question 51

Somn/o

Answer 51

Sleep

Question 52

Tuss

Answer 52

Cough

Question 53

Pulm/o or pulmon/o

Answer 53

Lung

Question 54

Anoxia

Answer 54

Absence of oxygen from the body's tissues and organs even though there is adequate flow of blood

Question 55

Otolaryngologist

Answer 55

ENT

Question 56

Eupnea

Answer 56

Easy or normal breathing

Question 57

Pulmonologist

Answer 57

Lung specialist

Question 58

Asthma

Answer 58

Chronic inflammatory disease often triggered by an allergic reaction. Characterized by episodes of severe breathing, difficulty, coughing and wheeezing

Question 59

Diphtheria

Answer 59

Acute bacterial infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract

Question 60

Atelectasis or collapsed lung

Answer 60

Incomplete expansion of part or all of the lung due to a blockage of the air passages or pneumothorax

Question 61

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Answer 61

Irregular breathing patterns, alternating rapid or shallow respiration followed by slower respiration or apnea

Question 62

Thorac/o or thorax

Answer 62

Chest, pleural cavity

Question 63

Pharyng/o

Answer 63

Throat or pharynx

Question 64

Trache/o or trachea

Answer 64

Windpipe, trachea

Question 65

Aphonia

Answer 65

Loss of the ability of the larynx to produce normal speech sounds

Question 66

Epistaxis

Answer 66

Nose bleed

Question 67

Thoracentesis

Answer 67

Surgical puncture of the chest wall to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity

Question 68

Hypercapnia

Answer 68

Buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood

Question 69

Diphtheria

Answer 69

Acute bacterial infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract