Respiratory System

Question 1

bronch or broncho

Answer 1

lung passageways

Question 2

laryng or laryngo

Answer 2

larynx

Question 3

-plasty

Answer 3

reconstruction

Question 4

pnu, pneu, or pnea

Answer 4

breath, air or lung

Question 5

-ptysis

Answer 5

spitting

Question 6

pulmo

Answer 6

lung

Question 7

rhin or rhino

Answer 7

nose

Question 8

trache or trachea

Answer 8

trachea

Question 9

pulmonologist

Answer 9

physician specializing in diseases of the lungs

Question 10

pulmonary angiography

Answer 10

x-rays of the vessels of the lungs

Question 11

laryngoscopy

Answer 11

visual examination of the larynx

Question 12

endotracheal intubation

Answer 12

passing a tube into the trachea so oxygen can be supplied directly to the lungs

Question 13

pneumoconiosis

Answer 13

abnormal condition of dust in the lungs

Question 14

epistaxis

Answer 14

nosebleed

Question 15

cystic fibrosis

Answer 15

a genetic disease affecting the mucous producing membranes such as those in the lungs

Question 16

emphysema

Answer 16

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), progressive destruction of alveoli in the lungs leading to reduced oxygen exchange

Question 17

atelectasis

Answer 17

a collapsed lung of incomplete expansion

Question 18

hma