respiratory

Question 1

upper respiratory

Answer 1

nasal cavities, sinus cavities, pharynx, larynx

Question 2

coarse hairs in nose, first defense

Answer 2

vestibular region

Question 3

roof of nose, smell and taste

Answer 3

olfactory

Question 4

humidifies and warms air before going into system

Answer 4

respiratory region

Question 5

paranasal sinuses

Answer 5

air filled cavities behind skull around nose; frontal, ethmoid, maxillary, and sphenoid

Question 6

throat

Answer 6

pharynx

Question 7

section of pharynx air passes through, location of pharyngeal tonsils and eustachian tubes

Answer 7

nasopharynx

Question 8

pharynx region behind oral cavity, air food and liquid pass through, contains palatine and lingual tonsils

Answer 8

oropharynx

Question 9

pharynx region where air food and liquids pass, food and liquid continue to esophagus and air to trachea

Answer 9

laryngopharynx

Question 10

lower respiratory tract

Answer 10

trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs

Question 11

where does air go from larynx

Answer 11

trachea

Question 12

after trachea, what passageways guide air to 5 lobes?

Answer 12

bronchi

Question 13

where does gas exchange occur at ends of bronchioles?

Answer 13

alveoli, which are covered in capillaries

Question 14

what muscle allows breathing

Answer 14

diaphragm

Question 15

area of brain that controls breathing process

Answer 15

medulla oblongata

Question 16

temporary breathing interuption

Answer 16

apnea

Question 17

slow breathing

Answer 17

bradypnea

Question 18

periods of apnea and gradually increasing respirations

Answer 18

cheyne-stokes respiration

Question 19

difficult/painful breathing

Answer 19

dyspnea

Question 20

normal breathing

Answer 20

eupnea

Question 21

deeper-than-normal breathing

Answer 21

hyperpnea

Question 22

faster than normal and deeper breathing

Answer 22

hyperventilation

Question 23

breathing too slow and shallow

Answer 23

hypoventilation

Question 24

easier breathing when sitting up straight

Answer 24

orthopnea

Question 25

crackling breathing; fluid or mucus in airway

Answer 25

rales

Question 26

rattling or high-pitched snoring when breathing; narrowing of airways (asthma or resp. infection)

Answer 26

rhonchi

Question 27

harsh, high pitched during breathing, airway obstruction

Answer 27

stridor

Question 28

fast breathing

Answer 28

tachypnea

Question 29

drawing in foreign body during inspiration

Answer 29

aspiration

Question 30

periodic attacks of dyspnea, spasm of bronchial tubes of swelling of bronchi mucus membrane

Answer 30

asthma

Question 31

bronchial tube mucous membrane inflammation

Answer 31

bronchitis

Question 32

malignant tumor, originates in bronchi

Answer 32

bronchogenic carcinoma

Question 33

involuntary contractions of bronchi

Answer 33

bronchospasms

Question 34

reduced ability of lungs, persistent dyspnea, less than 50% lung capacity

Answer 34

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Question 35

inflammation of respiratory mucous membrane

Answer 35

common cold

Question 36

childhood disease, "barking" cough, high pitched breathing

Answer 36

croup

Question 37

bluish tinted skin, lack of oxygen circulation

Answer 37

cyanosis

Question 38

excessive mucus in lungs, profuse sweating, impaired secretion of intestinal fluid

Answer 38

cystic fibrosis (CF)

Question 39

increase in size of alveoli, loss of elasticity, causes SOB and impaired heart function

Answer 39

emphysema

Question 40

pus in pleural cavity, result of lung infection

Answer 40

empyema

Question 41

epiglottis inflammation

Answer 41

epiglottitis

Question 42

allergic disease of upper respiratory passage mucous membranes

Answer 42

hay fever (allergic rhinitis)

Question 43

bloody fluid in pleural cavity caused by burst of small blood vessels

Answer 43

hemothorax

Question 44

viral infection of respiratory tract; fever, chills, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, headache

Answer 44

influenza

Question 45

larynx inflammation

Answer 45

laryngitis

Question 46

tumor with stem of new growth in nasal cavity

Answer 46

nasal polyp

Question 47

pharynx inflammation

Answer 47

pharyngitis

Question 48

escape of fluid into pleural space due to excessive fluid buildup in pleural space

Answer 48

plural effusion

Question 49

lung inflammation, caused by bacterium, virus, fungus, or chemical irritant

Answer 49

pneumonia

Question 50

air or gas in pleural space

Answer 50

pneumothorax

Question 51

travelling blood clot lodged in lung

Answer 51

pulmonary embolism (PE)

Question 52

sinus inflammation

Answer 52

sinusitis

Question 53

periodic cessation of breathing while sleeping

Answer 53

sleep apnea

Question 54

mucus coughed up from resp. tract

Answer 54

sputum

Question 55

throat infection by streptococcus bacterium; red, painful, purulent throat

Answer 55

strep throat

Question 56

tonsil inflammation; viral or bacterial inflammation

Answer 56

tonsillitis

Question 57

contagious disease, inflammation of lungs with abscesses, scarring and tissue death, symptoms mirror that of flu

Answer 57

tuberculosis (TB)

Question 58

test to see levels of CO2 and oxygen

Answer 58

ABG

Question 59

examination of bronchi, uses scope

Answer 59

bronchoscopy

Question 60

uses oxemeter to measure blood oxygen level, placed on finger or earlobe

Answer 60

oximetry

Question 61

monitoring patient in sleep

Answer 61

polysomnography (sleep apnea study)

Question 62

injecting dye to see blood stream

Answer 62

pulmonary angiography

Question 63

measure airflow, lung volume, and gas exchange between lungs and bloodstream

Answer 63

pulmonary function test (PFT)

Question 64

lung secretions placed in growth medium and tested for bacterium growth and antibiotic effectiveness

Answer 64

sputum culture & sensitivity

Question 65

analysis of sweat using electrode, high chloride indicates cystic fibrosis

Answer 65

sweat test

Question 66

tuberculin purified protein injection

Answer 66

tuberculin skin test

Question 67

inhalation of radioactive air to analyze filling rates, tracer dye injected to aid pulmonary embolism diagnosis

Answer 67

V/Q scan

Question 68

puncture in chest wall to aspirate fluid from pleural sac

Answer 68

thoracentsis

Question 69

drug suppresses cough

Answer 69

antitussive

Question 70

beta-adrenergic agonist

Answer 70

dilates bronchi (drug)

Question 71

drug that relaxes bronchial muscle spasms

Answer 71

bronchodilator

Question 72

drug produces thinner mucus

Answer 72

expectorant

Question 73

drug suppresses inflammation

Answer 73

glucocorticoid

Question 74

inhibits release of histamines

Answer 74

mast cell stabilizer

Question 75

drug, loosens mucus

Answer 75

mucolytic