Terms pg. 143

Question 1

Chemo-

Answer 1

responding to chemicals (chemoreceptor - A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell or taste, that responds to chemical stimuli)

Question 2

De-

Answer 2

decrease (desaturation - decreased levels of oxygen in the arterial blood)

Question 3

Hyper-

Answer 3

increased or excessive (hyperinflation - excessive inflation of the lungs)

Question 4

-Itis

Answer 4

infection (brochitis - inflammation of the brochial tubes)

Question 5

Mechano-

Answer 5

responding to movement (mechanoreceptor - sensory receptors that respond to mechanical deformation of tissue such as compressing, stretching, etc.; for the respiratory system these are found in the pulmonary apparatus and chest wall)

Question 6

-Ologist

Answer 6

specialist (pulmonologist - a medical doctor who specializes in diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract)

Question 7

Oro-

Answer 7

pertaining to the oral cavity (oropharynx - division of the pharynx that extends from the level of the velum to the level of the hyoid bone; the pharyngeal region posterior to the oral cavity)

Question 8

-Osis

Answer 8

state of disease (tuberculosis - a bacterial infectious disease characterized by ulcerations and the formation of cavities in the lungs; accompanied by cough and fever)

Question 9

Pneumo-

Answer 9

pertaining to the lungs (pneumonia - lung inflammation that is secondary to infection or other causes such aspiration)

Question 10

Sclera-/sclero-

Answer 10

scar, plaque (multiple sclerosis - an aquired, degenerative, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system)

Question 11

-Sia

Answer 11

abnormal or pathological state (dyskinesia - impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions)