Chapter 8 self-test

Question 1

Where Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide exchange occurs

Answer 1

alveolus

Question 2

Branch of the trachea

Answer 2

bronchus

Question 3

muscular partition that facilitates breathing

Answer 3

diaphragm

Question 4

contains the vocal cords

Answer 4

larynx

Question 5

connected with the paranasal sinuses

Answer 5

nose

Question 6

commonly called the throat

Answer 6

pharynx

Question 7

commonly called the windpipe

Answer 7

trachea

Question 8

agent that dissolves mucus

Answer 8

mucolytic

Question 9

agent used to control coughing

Answer 9

antitussive

Question 10

difficult or weak voice

Answer 10

dysphonia

Question 11

direct visualization of the bronchi

Answer 11

bronchoscopy

Question 12

incision of the trachea

Answer 12

tracheotomy

Question 13

inflammation of the throat

Answer 13

pharyngitis

Question 14

pertaining to the air sacs of the lung

Answer 14

alveolar

Question 15

record produced in bronchography

Answer 15

bronchogram

Question 16

surgical repair of the nose

Answer 16

rhinoplasty

Question 17

within the trachea

Answer 17

endotracheal

Question 18

What is another name for pneumonia?

Answer 18

pneumonitis

Question 19

Periodic absence of breathing

Answer 19

apnea

Question 20

what is the serous membrane that lines the walls of the thoracic cavity?

Answer 20

pleura

Question 21

difficulty breathing except when sitting in an upright position

Answer 21

orthopnea

Question 22

the test to measure the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs

Answer 22

spirometry

Question 23

term that means a lack of oxygen in body tissues

Answer 23

anoxia

Question 24

term that is another word for inspiration

Answer 24

inhalation

Question 25

pertaining to the diaphragm

Answer 25

phrenic

Question 26

term means inflammation of the air-filled cavities in various bones around the nose

Answer 26

sinusitis

Question 27

term that means incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of a lung

Answer 27

atelectasis

Question 28

visual examination of the tracheobronchial tree

Answer 28

bronchoscopy

Question 29

an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity

Answer 29

hemothorax

Question 30

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space

Answer 30

pleural effusion or effusion

Question 31

chronic dilation of the bronchi accompanied by secondary infection

Answer 31

bronchiectasis

Question 32

chronic pulmonary disease characterized by destructive changes in alveoli

Answer 32

emphysema

Question 33

inflammation of the bronchi

Answer 33

bronchitis

Question 34

inflammation of the lungs

Answer 34

pneumonia

Question 35

labored or difficult breathing

Answer 35

dyspnea

Question 36

material coughed up from the bronchi or lungs

Answer 36

sputum

Question 37

blockage of a pulmonary artery by substance brought by the circulating blood

Answer 37

pulmonary embolism

Question 38

presence of air or gas in the pleural space

Answer 38

pneumothorax

Question 39

therapeutic agent that relaxes the bronchioles

Answer 39

bronchodilator