Respiratory System Flashcards
Rod-shaped bacteria:
- bacilli
- basilli
- basceilli
Bacilli
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 tuberculin test
Phren/o means:
- Lung
- Chest
- Membrane around the lung
- Air sac
- Diaphragm
Diaphragm
Breathing is easier in an upright position:
- Dysphonia
- Hemothorax
- Dyspnea
- Orthopnea
- Anosmia
Orthopnea
Condition of decreased oxygen in the blood:
- Hematemesis
- Paroxysmal
- Hypoxemia
- Hemorrhage
- Hemoptysis
Hypoxemia
The “P” in DPT stands for:
- Pneumonia
- Pertussis
- Pleurisy
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary
Pertussis
Type of pneumoconiosis:
- Asbestosis
- Pyothorax
- Atelectasis
- Pneumonia
- Epiglottis
Asbestosis
Visual examination of the voice box:
- larnygoscopy
- larnygoscipe
- laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy
Nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue:
- Mucosa
- Adenoids
- Visceral pleura
- Paranasal sinuses
- Epiglottis
Adenoids
Whooping cough:
- pertusis
- pertussis
- partussus
Pertussis
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Breathing out (exhalation)”
- adenoids
- expiration
- apex of the lung
- base of the lung
- bronchioles
- bronchi
- cilia
Expiration
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
Sputum
Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe:
- Alveoli
- Bronchioles
- Sinuses
- Adenoids
- Bronchi
Bronchi
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
bronchioalveolar lavage
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
Mesothelioma
Localized area of pus formation in the lungs:
- Pulmonary edema
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pleural effusion
- Pulmonary abscess
- Pleurisy
Pulmonary abscess
Breathing is easier in an upright position:
- Dysphonia
- Hemothorax
- Dyspnea
- Orthopnea
- Anosmia
Orthopnea
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
Mesothelioma
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
difficult breathing with strenuous exercise
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
Pertussis
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Incision of the chest”
- anosmia
- bronchiectasis
- bronchiolitis
- bronchodilator
- thoracotomy
- dyspnea
- epiglottitis
Thoracotomy
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 tuberculin test
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
The windpipe
Stridor occurs in an upper respiratory disorder termed:
- Croup
- Diphtheria
- Asthma
- Epistaxis
- Pneumonia
Croup
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
Mediastinum
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Voice box”
- inspiration
- larynx
- lobe of the lung
- mediastinum
- nares
Larynx
