Module 6

Question 1

Surgical opening into the thoracic cavity

Answer 1

Thoracotomy

Question 2

A surgery to remove one of the lobes of the lungs

Answer 2

Lobectomy

Question 3

Surgical removal of the lung

Answer 3

Pneumonectomy

Question 4

2 types of Pneumonectomy

Answer 4

Simple and extra pneumonectomy

Question 5

Type of Pneumonectomy; removal of just the affected lung

Answer 5

Simple pneumonectomy

Question 6

Type of pneumonectomy; removal of the affected lung and part of the diaphragm, parietal pleura, and pericardium on that side

Answer 6

Extra pleural pneumonectomy

Question 7

Surgical procedure which consists of making an incision on the anterior aspect of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea

Answer 7

Tracheostomy

Question 8

Surgical procedure that was originally designed to permanently collapse the cavities of pulmonary tuberculosis by removing the ribs from the chest wall

Answer 8

Thoracoplasty

Question 9

A medical procedure involving the surgical removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ

Answer 9

Decortication

Question 10

A surgical procedure in which a section of a lung or the entire lung is removed, lymph nodes and surrounding tissue may also be removed

Answer 10

Lung resection