Exercises 5

Question 1

What is the name of the membranous lining of the upper body cavity & covering for the lungs?

Answer 1

pleura (pl pleurae)

Question 2

The pleura is a two-layered structure - which layer lines the walls of the chest cage & covers the upper surface of the diaphragm?

Answer 2

parietal pleura

Question 3

The pleura is a two-layered structure - which layer tightly covers the surface of the lungs?

Answer 3

pulmonary pleura or visceral pleura

Question 4

What is the name of the region between the pleural cavities, containing the heart & all the thoracic viscera (organs) except for the lungs?

Answer 4

mediastinum

Question 5

What is the name of the muscle that controls the breathing process?

Answer 5

the diaphragm

Question 6

What is the term for breathing in of air (oxygen)

Answer 6

inspiration or inhalation

Question 7

What is the term for breathing out of gas (carbon dioxide)

Answer 7

expiration or exhalation

Question 8

What is the term for the number of breaths taken in a given period, typicall 60 seconds?

Answer 8

respiration rate (RR) or respiratory rate. normal adult rate is roughly 14-24 breaths per minute

Question 9

Medical term for absence of breathing

Answer 9

apnoea

Question 10

Medical term for difficulty breathing

Answer 10

dyspnoea or shortness of breath

Question 11

Medical term for only able to breathe easily in an upright position

Answer 11

orthopnoea

Question 12

Medical term for abnormally slow and shallow respirations

Answer 12

hypopnoea

Question 13

Medical term for abnormally rapid breathing

Answer 13

tachypnoea

Question 14

Medical term for deficient oxygen in the blood

Answer 14

anoxaemia

Question 15

Medical term for deficient oxygen in the organs and tissues

Answer 15

hypoxia

Question 16

Medical term for a nasal calculus

Answer 16

rhinolith