Respiratory

Question 1

Sputum

Answer 1

expectorated matter (a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease and often examined microscopically to aid medical diagnosis)

Question 2

ventilation

Answer 2

distribution of gas into and out of the lungs

Question 3

Alveolar

Answer 3

pertaining to the alveoli

Question 4

Anoxic

Answer 4

absence of oxygen

Question 5

-oxic

Answer 5

oxygen

Question 6

Apneic

Answer 6

pertaining to or suffering from apnea (involuntarily and temporarily stops breathing - muscles of the tongue or soft palate may relax too much and collapse against the back of the throat, blocking airflow)

Question 7

Bronchial

Answer 7

pertaining to the bronchus

Question 8

Diaphragmatic

Answer 8

pertaining to the diaphragm

Question 9

Endotracheal

Answer 9

within the trachea

Question 10

Hypoxic

Answer 10

low level of oxygen

Question 11

Intercostal

Answer 11

area between the ribs

Question 12

Laryngeal

Answer 12

pertaining to the larynx (protect the lower respiratory tract from aspirating food into the trachea while breathing)

Question 13

Lobar

Answer 13

pertaining to any lobe of the lungs

Question 14

Mediastinal

Answer 14

pertaining to the mediastinum (central compartment of the thoracic cavity housing the heart, great vessels, and trachea)

Question 15

Mucous

Answer 15

mucous membrane

Question 16

Nasal

Answer 16

nose

Question 17

Pectoral

Answer 17

chest

Question 18

Pharyngeal

Answer 18

pharynx (membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagu)

Question 19

Phrenic

Answer 19

diaphragm

Question 20

pleural

Answer 20

pleura (A thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity. It protects and cushions the lungs and provides a lubricating fluid to make lungs easy to move and breath)

Question 21

Pleuritic

Answer 21

pleurisy (when pleura - two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall - becomes inflamed)

Question 22

Pulmonary

Answer 22

lungs

Question 23

Tonsillar

Answer 23

tonsil (lymph nodes in the back of the mouth and top of the throat. They help to filter out bacteria and other germs to prevent infection in the body)

Question 24

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Answer 24

Respiratory failure that can occur with underlying illnesses or injury

Question 25

Aphonia

Answer 25

loss of voice as result of disease or injury

Question 26

-phonia

Answer 26

speech

Question 27

Apnea

Answer 27

absence of breathing

Question 28

-pnea

Answer 28

breathing

Question 29

Asthma

Answer 29

Chronic severe breathing disorder characterized by attacks of wheezing due to inflammation and narrowing of the airways

Question 30

Atelectasis

Answer 30

decrease of loss of air in lung causing loss of lung volume (partial or full collapse of lung)

Question 31

Atele-

Answer 31

imperfect

Question 32

-ctasis

Answer 32

expansion

Question 33

Trachea

Answer 33

windpipe

Question 34

Blenno-

Answer 34

mucus

Question 35

Pneumo

Answer 35

air