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Respiratory System Flashcards

1
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Rod-shaped bacteria:

  • bacilli
  • basilli
  • basceilli
A

Bacilli

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PPD is used in:

  • Pulmonary function testing
  • A type of lung x-ray study
  • Pharmacologic treatment of pneumonia
  • A tuberculin test
  • None of the above
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A tuberculin test

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Phren/o means:

  • Lung
  • Chest
  • Membrane around the lung
  • Air sac
  • Diaphragm
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Diaphragm

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Breathing is easier in an upright position:

  • Dysphonia
  • Hemothorax
  • Dyspnea
  • Orthopnea
  • Anosmia
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Orthopnea

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5
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Condition of decreased oxygen in the blood:

  • Hematemesis
  • Paroxysmal
  • Hypoxemia
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hemoptysis
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Hypoxemia

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The “P” in DPT stands for:

  • Pneumonia
  • Pertussis
  • Pleurisy
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary
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Pertussis

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Type of pneumoconiosis:

  • Asbestosis
  • Pyothorax
  • Atelectasis
  • Pneumonia
  • Epiglottis
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Asbestosis

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Visual examination of the voice box:

  • larnygoscopy
  • larnygoscipe
  • laryngoscopy
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Laryngoscopy

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Nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue:

  • Mucosa
  • Adenoids
  • Visceral pleura
  • Paranasal sinuses
  • Epiglottis
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Adenoids

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Whooping cough:

  • pertusis
  • pertussis
  • partussus
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Pertussis

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Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Breathing out (exhalation)”

  • adenoids
  • expiration
  • apex of the lung
  • base of the lung
  • bronchioles
  • bronchi
  • cilia
A

Expiration

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12
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Match the following diagnostic terms with their meanings.
“Material expelled from the lungs or upper respiratory tract by spitting”

  • auscultation
  • percussion
  • pleural rub
  • rales
  • rhonchi
  • sputum
  • stridor
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Sputum

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13
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Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe:

  • Alveoli
  • Bronchioles
  • Sinuses
  • Adenoids
  • Bronchi
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Bronchi

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14
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Match the terms with their correct descriptions/definitions.
“Injecting and retrieving fluid from the bronchial tubes”

  • anthracosis
  • asthma
  • atelectasis
  • auscultation
  • bronchioalveolar lavage
  • bronchogenic carcinoma
  • emphysema
A

bronchioalveolar lavage

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15
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Match the following respiratory pathologic conditions with the correct descriptions/definitions.
“Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura”

  • lung cancer
  • mesothelioma
  • pleural effusion
  • pleurisy
  • pneumoconiosis
  • pneumonia
  • pulmonary abscess
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Mesothelioma

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Localized area of pus formation in the lungs:

  • Pulmonary edema
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Pleural effusion
  • Pulmonary abscess
  • Pleurisy
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Pulmonary abscess

17
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Breathing is easier in an upright position:

  • Dysphonia
  • Hemothorax
  • Dyspnea
  • Orthopnea
  • Anosmia
A

Orthopnea

18
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Match the following respiratory pathologic conditions with the correct descriptions/definitions.
“Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura”

  • lung cancer
  • mesothelioma
  • pleural effusion
  • pleurisy
  • pneumoconiosis
  • pneumonia
  • pulmonary abscess
A

Mesothelioma

19
Q

Match each explanation to an associated abbreviation.
“DOE”

  • this virus causes bronchiolitis and bronchopneumonia
  • difficult breathing with strenuous exercise
  • examples are forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and total lung
    capacity (TLC)
  • adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas are examples
  • tachypnea, dyspnea, cyanosis, tachycardia, and hypoxemia in an acalt
  • chronic bronchitis and emphysema are examples
  • procedure to visually examine the chest using small incisions and video equipment
  • device to deliver aerosolized medication
A

difficult breathing with strenuous exercise

20
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Whooping cough; bacterial infection of the pharynx”

  • asbestosis
  • asthma
  • atelectasis
  • bronchogenic carcinoma
  • chronic bronchitis
  • cystic fibrosis
  • emphysema
  • pertussis
A

Pertussis

21
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Incision of the chest”

  • anosmia
  • bronchiectasis
  • bronchiolitis
  • bronchodilator
  • thoracotomy
  • dyspnea
  • epiglottitis
A

Thoracotomy

22
Q

PPD is used in:

  • Pulmonary function testing
  • A type of lung x-ray study
  • Pharmacologic treatment of pneumonia
  • A tuberculin test
  • None of the above
A

A tuberculin test

23
Q

Match the meanings with their correct terms.
“Trachea”

  • throat
  • collection of fluid in tissues
  • membranes surrounding the lungs
  • central cavity between the lungs in the chest
  • the windpipe
  • condition of imperfect lung expansion; collapsed lung
  • thin hairs attached to the lining of the respiratory tract
A

The windpipe

24
Q

Stridor occurs in an upper respiratory disorder termed:

  • Croup
  • Diphtheria
  • Asthma
  • Epistaxis
  • Pneumonia
A

Croup

25
Q

Select from the following anatomic structures to complete the sentences.
The region between the lungs in the chest cavity is the

  • alveoli
  • bronchi
  • cilia
  • epiglottis
  • hilum
  • larynx
  • mediastinum
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Mediastinum

26
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Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Voice box”

  • inspiration
  • larynx
  • lobe of the lung
  • mediastinum
  • nares
A

Larynx

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