Med Term Chapter 7

Question 1

What does the upper respiratory tract consist of?

Answer 1

the nose, mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, larynx, and trachea

Question 2

Where is the lower respiratory tract located?

Answer 2

in the thoracic cavity

Question 3

What are the thin hairs located just inside the nostrils called?

Answer 3

cilia

Question 4

Where are the olfactory receptors located?

Answer 4

inside the mucous membrane in the upper part of the nasal cavity

Question 5

What is the slippery secretion produced by the mucous membranes?

Answer 5

mucus

Question 6

What are the names of the four pairs of parasinal sinuses?

Answer 6

Frontal sinuses, sphenoid sinuses, maxillary sinuses, ethmoid sinuses

Question 7

Which pair of parasinal sinuses is the largest?

Answer 7

maxillary sinuses

Question 8

How many divisions of the throat are there?

Answer 8

three

Question 9

What section of the throat is only used by the respiratory system?

Answer 9

the nasopharynx

Question 10

What is the muscular posterior portion of the roof of the mouth?

Answer 10

soft palate

Question 11

Where is the trachea located?

Answer 11

directly in front of the esophagus

Question 12

What is commonly known as the windpipe?

Answer 12

the trachea

Question 13

Which lung is larger?

Answer 13

the right lung

Question 14

Roughly how many alveoli are located in each lung?

Answer 14

millions

Question 15

What is the thin, moist, and slippery membrane that covers the outer surface of the lungs and lines the inner surface of the thoracic cavity?

Answer 15

the pleura

Question 16

What is the dome-shaped sheet of muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen?

Answer 16

diaphragm

Question 17

What is the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide?

Answer 17

breathing

Question 18

What is internal respiration also known as?

Answer 18

cellular respiration

Question 19

Who is the physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the respiratory system?

Answer 19

pulmonologist

Question 20

Who is the physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the head and neck?

Answer 20

otolaryngologist

Question 21

What is the progressive, long-term loss of lung function?

Answer 21

emphysema

Question 22

What is the chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes?

Answer 22

asthma

Question 23

What are upper respiratory infections (URI) also known as?

Answer 23

acute nasopharyngitis, or a common cold

Question 24

What is epistaxis commonly known as?

Answer 24

nosebleed

Question 25

How is influenza spread?

Answer 25

by respiratory droplets

Question 26

What is whooping cough formally known as?

Answer 26

pertussis

Question 27

What is the excessive accumulation of fluid in the pleural space?

Answer 27

pleural effusion

Question 28

What bacteria cuases pharyngitis

Answer 28

streptococcus

Question 29

What is tracheorrhagia?

Answer 29

bleeding from the mucous membranes of the trachea

Question 30

What is the permanent dilation of the bronchi caused by chronic infection and inflamation?

Answer 30

bronchiectasis

Question 31

What is the presence of pus in the pleural cavity between the layers of the pleural membrane?

Answer 31

pyothorax

Question 32

What does ARDS stand for?

Answer 32

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Question 33

What is bleeding from the lungs known as?

Answer 33

Pneumorrhagia

Question 34

Who does tuberculosis occur most commonly in?

Answer 34

individuals whose immune systems have already been compromised

Question 35

How many types of bacterial pneumonia are there that are named for the parts of the lungs they affect?

Answer 35

two

Question 36

What bacteria most commonly causes bacterial pneumonia?

Answer 36

streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 37

What bacteria causes pneumocytis pneumonia?

Answer 37

pneumocytis carinii

Question 38

What is another name for mycoplasma pneumonia?

Answer 38

walking pneumonia

Question 39

What type of pneumonia accounts for approximately a third of all pneumonias?

Answer 39

viral pneumonia

Question 40

What is the progressive formation of scar tissue in the lungs?

Answer 40

pulmonary fibrosis

Question 41

What is the lading cause of cancer death in the United States?

Answer 41

lung cancer

Question 42

What is snoring caused by?

Answer 42

vibration of the soft palate

Question 43

What is the act of coughing up and spitting out saliva, mucus, or other body fluids?

Answer 43

expectoration

Question 44

What is the loss of consciousness that occurs when the body cannot get the oxygen it needs to function?

Answer 44

asphyxia

Question 45

What is the abnormal buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood?

Answer 45

hypercapnia

Question 46

What is another name for respiratory failure?

Answer 46

respiratory acidosis

Question 47

What is the visual examination for the bronchi using a bronchoscope?

Answer 47

a bronchoscopy

Question 48

What is the name for the group of tests that measure the volume and flow o air using a spirometer?

Answer 48

pulmonary function tests

Question 49

What is tuberculin skin testing also known as?

Answer 49

Mantoux PPD

Question 50

What medication is commonly known as cough medicine?

Answer 50

antitussive

Question 51

What electronic device pumps air or oxygen through a liquid medicine to turn it into a mist, which is then inhaled by the patient via a face mask or mouth piece?

Answer 51

nebulizer

Question 52

What is the surgical repair or alteration of parts of the nasal septum?

Answer 52

septoplasty

Question 53

What is the surgical removal of all or part of a lung?

Answer 53

Pneumonectomy

Question 54

What is the purpose of thoracentesis?

Answer 54

to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity

Question 55

What does HBOT stand for?

Answer 55

hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Question 56

What does FESS stand for?

Answer 56

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Question 57

What does ETT stand for?

Answer 57

Endotracheal Intubation