medical terminology and pathology

Question 1

apenia

Answer 1

No breathing

Question 2

pneumothorax

Answer 2

collection of air in the pleural space

Question 3

laryngitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the larynx

Question 4

thoracentesis

Answer 4

surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid from the pleural space

Question 5

laryngectomy

Answer 5

removal of the larynx

Question 6

combing forms meaning voice box and throat

Answer 6

voice box- larynx
throat- pharynx

Question 7

laryngoscope

Answer 7

visual examination of the voice box

Question 8

endotracheal intubation

Answer 8

placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway

Question 9

tracheostomy

Answer 9

incision made on the neck into the trachea

Question 10

deep vein thrombosis

Answer 10

a medical condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein

Question 11

COPD

Answer 11

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 12

pulmonary embolism

Answer 12

clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung

Question 13

what passes through the lungs into the capillaries

Answer 13

oxygen

Question 14

chronic bronchitis

Answer 14

inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time

Question 15

atelectasis

Answer 15

collapsed lung

Question 16

croup

Answer 16

Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract

Question 17

sarcoidosis

Answer 17

chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules develop in lungs

Question 18

emphysema

Answer 18

hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls

Question 19

bronchogenic carcinoma

Answer 19

Cancer that begins in the tissue that lines or covers the airways of the lungs

Question 20

asbestosis

Answer 20

Asbestos particles accumulate in the lungs

Question 21

asthma

Answer 21

chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction

Question 22

pertussis

Answer 22

whooping cough

Question 23

cystic fibrosis

Answer 23

inherited disorder of exocrine glands

Question 24

tuberculosis

Answer 24

infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 25

cilia

Answer 25

thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract

Question 26

paranasal sinuses

Answer 26

one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

Question 27

brochioles

Answer 27

smallest branch of the bronchi

Question 28

epiglottis

Answer 28

lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from the larynx and trachea

Question 29

alvelio

Answer 29

air sac in the lung

Question 30

mediastinum

Answer 30

region between lungs and in the chest cavity

Question 31

larynx

Answer 31

voice box

Question 32

trachea

Answer 32

widepipe

Question 33

pharynx

Answer 33

throat

Question 34

visceral pleura

Answer 34

inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue

Question 35

hilum

Answer 35

Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs

Question 36

pector/o

Answer 36

chest

Question 37

pulmonary edema

Answer 37

fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles

Question 38

stridor

Answer 38

strained, high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing