Chp 10 - Respiratory System

Question 1

-pnea

Answer 1

suffix for breathing

Question 2

apnea

Answer 2

abnormal breathing

Question 3

ARF

Answer 3

Acute Respiratory Failure

Question 4

sudden inability to provide oxygen

Answer 4

Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF)

Question 5

alveoli

Answer 5

air sacs

Question 6

bronch/i

Answer 6

bronchus

Question 7

bronchus

Answer 7

left/right airways

Question 8

cilia

Answer 8

small hairs / nose hairs

Question 9

cyanosis

Answer 9

bluish/grayish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips due to lack of oxygen in blood

Question 10

emphysema

Answer 10

destroyed alveoli mainly due to tobacco use

Question 11

epistaxis

Answer 11

nose bleed

Question 12

exhalation

Answer 12

air is pushed out of lungs

Question 13

hyperpnea

Answer 13

excessively deep breathing

Question 14

inhalation

Answer 14

pulls air into lungs

Question 15

hypopnea

Answer 15

extremely shallow breathing

Question 16

laryng/o

Answer 16

voice box (larynx)

Question 17

mesothelioma

Answer 17

lung cancer due to asbestos exposure

Question 18

oximetry

Answer 18

measuring oxygen level of the blood

Question 19

ox/i

Answer 19

oxygen

Question 20

ox/o

Answer 20

oxygen

Question 21

pertussis

Answer 21

whooping cough

Question 22

pharyng/o

Answer 22

throat (pharynx)

Question 23

pleur/o

Answer 23

pleura

Question 24

pneum/o

Answer 24

lung

Question 25

-ptysis

Answer 25

suffix for spitting

Question 26

hemoptysis

Answer 26

coughing up blood

Question 27

pulmonary edema

Answer 27

accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue

Question 28

rhin/o

Answer 28

nose

Question 29

-rrhea

Answer 29

flow / discharge

Question 30

spir/o

Answer 30

to breathe

Question 31

stridor

Answer 31

high pitched inspiratory sound

Question 32

tachypnea

Answer 32

rapid, shallow breathing

Question 33

Mantoux Skin Test

Answer 33

used to test for TB antibodies

Question 34

antihistamines

Answer 34

block histamine receptors / treats allergic rhinitis & allergy induced asthma

Question 35

bronchodilators

Answer 35

relax bronchi to improve ventilation to lungs

Question 36

decongestants

Answer 36

reduce congestion/swelling of mucous membranes

Question 37

expectorants

Answer 37

promote the expulsion of mucus from respiratory tract

Question 38

respiratory system delivers ______ to cells

Answer 38

oxygen

Question 39

upper respiratory

Answer 39

nose / nasal cavity / nasopharynx / oropharynx / laryngopharynx / larynx

Question 40

lower respiratory

Answer 40

trachea / bronchi / bronchioles / alveoli / capillaries