FINAL- Flashcards
___ is the air sac at the end of a bronchiole
Alveolus
What is the correct term and spelling for a collapsed lung.
Atelectasis
An acute infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by a virus is:
Influenza
The medical term for whooping cough is:
Pertussis
The most prevalent type of lung cancer is:
Non- small cell lung cancer
_____ the process of tapping the body for diagnostic procedures
Percussion
A test to diagnose cystic fibrosis is a __ __
Sweat test
___is a test to measure the air capacity of the lungs.
Spirometry test
A test to diagnose TB is α
Skin test & blood test
A noninvasive method to monitor oxygen saturation levels in arterial blood is
Pulse oximetry
Aspiration of fluid from the pleural space is
Thoracentesis
___ is removal of a portion, a lobe, or the entire lung.
Partial resection
Surgical repair of the nose
Rhinoplasty
The process of oxygen moving from the atmosphere into the alveoli is called:
Inspiration
An exchange is gases between the lungs and blood is ___ respiration.
Internal
The ___ closes off the trachea during swallowing so that food goes into the esophagus.
Epiglottis
The term nostrils is
Nares
The combining form for the wind pipe is
Trache/o
___ is a condition of abnormally slow breathing.
Bradypnea
The term for nosebleed is
Epistaxis