Unit 39 Vocab

Question 1

Alveoli

Answer 1

Tiny air sacs that make up most of the lungs

Question 2

Asthma

Answer 2

Chronic respiratory disease character by bronchospams and excessive mucus production

Question 3

Bronchi

Answer 3

Tube structures connecting the trachea to the lungs

Question 4

Bronchitis

Answer 4

Inflammation of the bronchi

Question 5

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 5

Gas that is a waste product of cellular metabolism

Question 6

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease(COPD)

Answer 6

See chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD)

Question 7

Continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP)

Answer 7

Oxygen therapy in which a mask is placed on the patients face and then connected to a device that creates low levels of pressure to keep the airway open

Question 8

Emphysema

Answer 8

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in which the alveolar walls are destroyed

Question 9

Expectorate

Answer 9

To spit(to bring up sputum)

Question 10

Humidifier

Answer 10

Water bottle that moistens oxygen for comfort and prevents drying of the mucous membranes in the nose, mouth, and lungs;used when oxygen is administered at flow rats of five liters per minute or above

Question 11

Nasal Cannula

Answer 11

Tubing inserted into nostrils to administer oxygen

Question 12

Nebulizer

Answer 12

Device used to apply a liquid in the form of a fin spray or mist; may be used to administer medication

Question 13

Oxygen

Answer 13

Gas that is essential to cellular metabolism and life

Question 14

Oxygen Concentrator

Answer 14

Device that removes impurities from room air and concentrates oxygen to be delivered to a patient

Question 15

Pleura

Answer 15

Membranes that surround the lungs

Question 16

Pneumonia

Answer 16

Inflammation and infection of the lungs

Question 17

Sputum

Answer 17

Matter brought up from the lungs; phlegm

Question 18

Stoma

Answer 18

Artifical, mouthlike opening

Question 19

Trachea

Answer 19

Windpipe

Question 20

Tracheostomy

Answer 20

Opening made into the anterior trachea

Question 21

Upper Respiratoy infection(URI)

Answer 21

Infection involving the organs of the upper respiratory tract

Question 22

Ventilation

Answer 22

Process of breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide; also, a means of breathing for another person