Medical Terminology Respiratory

Question 1

Adenoidectomy

Answer 1

Removal of the adenoids

Question 2

Adenoids

Answer 2

Small mass of lymphatic tissue in throat, close to the nasal passageway.

Question 3

Alveolus

Answer 3

Individualized section of an air sac in the lung

Question 4

Anosmia

Answer 4

Loss of sense of smell

Question 5

Apex of the lung

Answer 5

Uppermost portion of the lung

Question 6

Apnea

Answer 6

without breathing

Question 7

Asphyxia

Answer 7

Deficient oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in bloodstream: leads to unconscious death

Question 8

What is described as a collapsed lung due do incomplete expansion of alveoli:
A) Atelectasis
B) Emphysema

Answer 8

Atelectasis

Question 9

What specific type of pneumonia is generally caused by materials such as food or vomit becoming lodged in the bronchi or lungs:
A)Bronchopenumonia
B) Aspiration pneumonia

Answer 9

Aspiration pneumonia

Question 10

Inflammatory disease in which small nodules form in lungs and lymph nodes:
A) Sarcoidosis
B) Chronic bronchitis

Answer 10

Sarcoidosis

Question 11

Epiglottis

Answer 11

Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the voice box and windpipe. Prevents food from entering in the airway.

Question 12

aka the ______ (hint: windpipe) ? is a cylindrical portion of the respiratory tract that joins the larynx with the lungs

Answer 12

Trachea