Complementary Terms (No Word Parts)

Question 1

Airway

Answer 1

Passageway air enters and leaves the lungs as well as a mechanical device used to keep the air passageway unobstructed

Question 2

Asphyxia

Answer 2

Deprivation of oxygen for tissue use; Suffocation

Question 3

Aspirate

Answer 3

To withdraw fluid or to suction as well as to draw foreign material into the respiratory tract

Question 4

Bronchoconstrictor

Answer 4

Agent causing narrowing of the bronchi

Question 5

Bronchodilator

Answer 5

Agent causing the bronchi to widen

Question 6

Cough

Answer 6

Sudden, noisy expulsion of air from the lungs

Question 7

Hiccup

Answer 7

Sudden catching of breath with a spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm (hiccough)

Question 8

Hyperventilation

Answer 8

Ventilation of the lungs beyond normal body needs

Question 9

Hypoventilation

Answer 9

Ventilation of the lungs that does not fulfill the body’s gas exchange needs

Question 10

Mucopurulent

Answer 10

Containing both mucus and pus

Question 11

Mucus

Answer 11

Slimy fluid secreted by the mucous membranes

Question 12

Nebulizer

Answer 12

Device that creates a mist used to deliver medication for giving respiratory treatment

Question 13

Nosocomial Infection

Answer 13

An infection acquired during hospitalization

Question 14

Paroxysm

Answer 14

Periodic, sudden attack

Question 15

Patent

Answer 15

Open (an airway must be patent)

Question 16

Sputum

Answer 16

Mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth

Question 17

Ventilator

Answer 17

Mechanical device used to assist with or substitute for breathing when patient cannot breathe unassisted