Respiratory System Terminology

Question 1

Laryngostomy

Answer 1

forming an opening in the larynx

Question 2

Pneumothorax

Answer 2

puncture of the lung

Question 3

Lobectomy

Answer 3

excision of a lobe (of the lung)

Question 4

Rhinoplasty

Answer 4

surgical repair of the nose

Question 5

Thoracocentesis

Answer 5

puncture of the chest

Question 6

Laryngoplasty

Answer 6

suture of the larynx

Question 7

Pleuroplexy

Answer 7

fixation of the lungs (to the thoracic wall)

Question 8

Bronchoplasty

Answer 8

surgical repair of the bronchus

Question 9

Tracheostomy

Answer 9

forming an opening in the trachea

Question 10

Pleurectomy

Answer 10

excision of (part of) the pleura

Question 11

Anoxemia

Answer 11

subnormal oxygenation of the arterial blood

Question 12

Atelectasis

Answer 12

an abnormal respiratory condition characterized by collapsed, shrunken, deflated section of alveoli

Question 13

Cheyne-stokes respiration

Answer 13

abnormal respiration pattern characterized by progressively deeper, and sometimes faster breathing followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing. 30 second to 20-minute cycle

Question 14

Compliance

Answer 14

action of complying with a command

Question 15

Epistaxis

Answer 15

nosebleed

Question 16

Pertussis

Answer 16

whooping cough. Respiratory tract infection

Question 17

Stridor

Answer 17

high-pitched, wheezing sound caused by disrupted airflow. musical breathing, blockage in the larynx or trachea

Question 18

Bronchoscopy

Answer 18

procedure where a thin tube in passed through your nose down your trachea and into your lungs. Allows visualization of lungs and air passages

Question 19

Hemoptysis

Answer 19

coughing up blood or blood-stained mucus from bronchi, larynx, trachea, or lungs. Airway bleeding

Question 20

Rhonchi

Answer 20

low-pitched, musical, snoring, adventitious lung sound caused by airflow obstruction from secretions