Chapter 8 Respiratory

Question 1

alveol/o

Answer 1

alvelolus

Question 2

broch/o, bronchi/o

Answer 2

bronchus

Question 3

bronchiol/o

Answer 3

bronchiole

Question 4

laryng/o

Answer 4

larynx (voice box)

Question 5

lob/o

Answer 5

lobe

Question 6

nas/o, rhin/o

Answer 6

nose

Question 7

phren/o

Answer 7

diaphragm (sometimes, mind)

Question 8

pleur/o

Answer 8

pleura

Question 9

pharyng/o

Answer 9

pharynx (throat)

Question 10

pneum/o, pneumon.o, pulm/o, pumon/o

Answer 10

lung (pneum/o can also mean air)

Question 11

trache/o

Answer 11

trachea (windpipe)

Question 12

eupenea

Answer 12

normal respiration

Question 13

dyspnea

Answer 13

labored or difficult breathing

Question 14

apnea

Answer 14

temporary absence of breathing

Question 15

orthopnea

Answer 15

condition where breathing is uncomfortable in any position except sitting erect

Question 16

-pnea

Answer 16

breathing

Question 17

hyperpnea

Answer 17

increased respiratory rate or breathing that is deeper than nrmal

Question 18

hyperventilation

Answer 18

increased aeration of the lungs

Question 19

bradypnea

Answer 19

abnormally slow breathing (less than 12 breaths per minute)

Question 20

tachypnea

Answer 20

abnormally fast breathing (more than 20 breaths per minute)

Question 21

spirometry

Answer 21

measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs

Question 22

hypoxia, anoxia

Answer 22

deficiency of oxygen

Question 23

rhinorrhea

Answer 23

watery discharge from the nose

Question 24

eustachian tube or auditory tube

Answer 24

extends from the middle ear to the pharynx. Also called otopharyngeal tube

Question 25

aphonia

Answer 25

absence of voice

Question 26

aphasia

Answer 26

inability to communicate through speech, writing or signs

Question 27

dysphasia

Answer 27

speech impairment resulting from brain lesion

Question 28

sputum

Answer 28

material raised from inflamed mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and expelled by coughing

Question 29

pulmonary edema

Answer 29

effusion (escape) of fluid into the air spaces and tissure spaces of the lung

Question 30

pneumohemothorax

Answer 30

presence of air and blood in the pleural cavity

Question 31

adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Answer 31

disorder characterized by insufficiency and hypoxemia

Question 32

asthma

Answer 32

paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing

Question 33

wheeze

Answer 33

whistling sound made during respiration

Question 34

paroxysmal

Answer 34

occurring in sudden periodic attacks or recurrence of symptoms

Question 35

atelectasis

Answer 35

incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of it

Question 36

bronchiectasis

Answer 36

chronic dilation of a bronchus accompanied by a secondary infection

Question 37

bronchography

Answer 37

radiography of the bronchi

Question 38

carcinoma of the lung

Answer 38

lung cancer

Question 39

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic obstructing lung disease (COLD)

Answer 39

disease process that decreases the lungs ability to perform ventilatory function. Characterized by chronic airflow limitation (CAL)

Question 40

emphysema

Answer 40

chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by destructive changes in their walls, resulting in dyspnea

Question 41

influenza

Answer 41

acute, contagious respiratory infection.

Question 42

nasal polyp

Answer 42

abnormal, protruding growth from the nasal mucosa

Question 43

pneumoconiosis

Answer 43

respiratory condition caused by inhalation of dust particles

Question 44

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Answer 44

infectious respiratory disease caused by coronavirus

Question 45

silicosis

Answer 45

form of pneumoconniosis resulting from the inhalation of the dust of stone, sand, quarts, or flint

Question 46

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Answer 46

sudden, unexpected death of an apparently normal and healthy infant that occurs during sleep and with no phyical or autopsy evidence of disease

Question 47

tuberculosis

Answer 47

infection disease, often chronic and usually affects the lungs. Tubercles (small, round nodules) are produced in the lungs by the bacteria

Question 48

asphyxiation

Answer 48

suffocation

Question 49

ventilator

Answer 49

machine used for prolonged artificial ventilation of the lungs

Question 50

endotracheal intubation

Answer 50

inserting an airway tube through mouth or nose into the trachea

Question 51

decogestants

Answer 51

medications eliminating or reducing swelling or congestion

Question 52

antitussives

Answer 52

medications to prevent or relieve coughing

Question 53

antihistamines

Answer 53

medications used to treat colds and allergies

Question 54

brochodilators

Answer 54

agents that cause dilation of the bronchi (used for conditions like asthma)

Question 55

mucolytics

Answer 55

agents that destroy or dissolve mucus and help open the breathing passageway

Question 56

nasal cannula

Answer 56

two small tubes inserted into nostrils to administer oxygen

Question 57

three ways to administer oxygen

Answer 57

simple oxygen mask, nasal cannula, transtracheal oxygen