Respiratory System

Question 1

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 1

tasteless, colorless. oderless gas produced by body cells during metabolism.

Question 2

Cartilage

Answer 2

tough, elastic CT that is more rigid than ligaments but less dense than bone.

Question 3

Cilia

Answer 3

minute, hairlike structures that extend from the surface of a cell

Question 4

diffuse

Answer 4

to move or spread out a substance at random, rather than by chemical reaction or application of external forces.

Question 5

oxygen

Answer 5

tasteless, oderless, colorless gas essential for human respiration

Question 6

pH

Answer 6

symbol that indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity..

Question 7

serous membrane

Answer 7

thin layer of tissue that covers internal body cavities and secretes a fluid that keeps the membrane moist, also called serosa.

Question 8

nas/o

Answer 8

nose

Question 9

rhin/o

Answer 9

plasty- surgical repair

Question 10

sept/o

Answer 10

septum

Question 11

sinus/o

Answer 11

sinus, cavity

Question 12

pharyng/o

Answer 12

pharynx

Question 13

adenoid/o

Answer 13

adenoids

Question 14

tonsill/o

Answer 14

tonsils

Question 15

epiglott/o

Answer 15

Epiglottis

Question 16

laryng/o

Answer 16

larynx

Question 17

trache/o

Answer 17

trachea

Question 18

Bronchi/o

Answer 18

bronchus

Question 19

bronch/o

Answer 19

bronchus

Question 20

bronchiol/o

Answer 20

bronchiole

Question 21

alveol/o

Answer 21

alveoulus

Question 22

pleur/o

Answer 22

pleura

Question 23

pneum/o or pneumon/o

Answer 23

air, lung

Question 24

pulmon/o

Answer 24

lung

Question 25

anthrac/o

Answer 25

coal, coal dust

Question 26

atel/o

Answer 26

incomplete, imperfect

Question 27

coni/O

Answer 27

dust

Question 28

cyan/o

Answer 28

blue

Question 29

lob/o

Answer 29

lobe

Question 30

orth/o

Answer 30

straight

Question 31

ox/o

Answer 31

oxygen

Question 32

pector/o; steth/o; thorac/o

Answer 32

chest

Question 33

phren/o

Answer 33

diaphragm; mind

Question 34

spir/o

Answer 34

breathe

Question 35

capnia

Answer 35

CO2

Question 36

OSMIA

Answer 36

SMELL

Question 37

PHONIA

Answer 37

VOICE

Question 38

ONEA

Answer 38

BREATHING

Question 39

PTYSIS

Answer 39

SPITTING

Question 40

THORAX

Answer 40

CHEST

Question 41

BRADY

Answer 41

SLOW

Question 42

DYS

Answer 42

BAD, PAINFUL

Question 43

EU

Answer 43

GOOD, NORMAL

Question 44

TACHY

Answer 44

RAPID

Question 45

Crackle

Answer 45

Intermittent sounds caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or when air enters moisture filled alveoli

Question 46

Rhoncus

Answer 46

Cont. sound heard during inspiration and expiration caused by secretions in larger airways and commonly resembling snoring

Question 47

Stridor

Answer 47

High pitched, harsh sounds caused by spasm or swelling of larynx or obstruction in upper airway

Question 48

Wheeze

Answer 48

Whistling or sighing that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passageway

Question 49

Acidosis

Answer 49

Excessive acidity of body fluids

Question 50

Anosmia

Answer 50

Abscemce of sense of smell

Question 51

Apnea

Answer 51

Disorder which breathing stops repeatedly during sleep, resulting in blood deoxygenation, causing patient to awaken, gasping for air, sleep apnea

Question 52

Central CSA

Answer 52

Form of sleep apnea that occurs when the brain fails to stimulate breathing muscles causing brief pauses in breathing

Question 53

Obstructive OSA

Answer 53

Most common form of sleep apnea caused by upper airway blockage that prevents an adequate flow of air to the lungs

Question 54

Mixed

Answer 54

Type of sleep apnea that occurs when central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea occur simultaneously