Med Surg I Respiratory Terms

Question 1

Pharynx

Answer 1

the chamber that joins nasal and oral cavities to the esophagus and larynx: part of respiration and digestion

Question 2

Alveoli

Answer 2

one of the furthest structures in the lungs where oxygen and carbon monoxide exchange; elastic balloon-like structures that help with exhalation

Question 3

Bronchial breath sounds

Answer 3

heard over large airways (trachea and larynx) and should be relatively easy to hear (sounds like blowing through a paper towel core)

Question 4

Vesicular breath sounds

Answer 4

May be heard over the smaller airways (bronchioles and alveoli) and are not typically as loud as those heard in the bronchial areas; air filling the smaller, more distal parts of the lungs as compared to the large airways of bronchial breath sounds

Question 5

adventitious lung sounds

Answer 5

abnormal: crackle, wheeze, rhonchus, pleural friction rub

vary in: pitch, intensity, duration, phase of the respiratory cycle

Question 6

atelectasis

Answer 6

when a lung collapses either completely or partially causing reduced or no air exchange in that lung

Question 7

Dyspnea

Answer 7

Shortness of breath

Question 8

Peak expiratory flow

Answer 8

The maximum rate a person can exhale

Question 9

Hypoxemia

Answer 9

Low blood oxygen: can cause SOB

Question 10

Pleura

Answer 10

Serous membrane that wraps the lungs and lines the chest cavity (serous membranes are smooth with cells that secrete serous fluid for lubrication)