Unit 4 - Respiratory

Question 1

ox/o

Answer 1

oxygen

Question 2

capn/o

Answer 2

carbon dioxide

Question 3

pharynx - 3 divisions

Answer 3

1. nasopharynx - adenoids
2. oropharynx - tonsils
3. larynopharynx - common pathway to larynx (voice box) & esophagus (to stomach)

Question 4

lungs - pleura

Answer 4

parietal pleura - outer membrane

visceral pleura - inner membrane

Question 5

purpose & location of alveolus

Answer 5

• at the very end of the alveolar ducts
• each one is lined w/one cell thick layer of epithelium
• exchange of gas (O2 and CO2) occurs here

Question 6

make plural:
apex
bronchus

Answer 6

apices

bronchi

Question 7

phren/o

Answer 7

diaphragm

muscle separating chest and abdomen

Question 8

adenoid/o

Answer 8

adenoids

adenoid/ectomy - removal of

Question 9

hypercapnia

Answer 9

condition of too much CO2

Question 10

orth/o

Answer 10

straight, upright

orthopnea - breathing is easier sitting upright

Question 11

hypoxia

Answer 11

too little/decreased oxygen

Question 12

pector/o

Answer 12

chest

ex/pector/a/tion - coughing up gunk from lungs

Question 13

phon/o

Answer 13

voice

dysphonia - condition of bad/painful voice (hoarseness)

Question 14

spir/o

Answer 14

breathing

spirometer - measures volume & rate of air passing into & out of lung

Question 15

pleur/o

Answer 15

pleura

pleuritis - inflammation of pleura

Question 16

-osmia

Answer 16

smell

anosmia - deficiency in smell

Question 17

-ptysis

Answer 17

spitting

hemoptysis = spitting up blood (from bronchial tubes & lungs)

Question 18

auscultation

Answer 18

• listening to sounds w/in the body w/a stethoscope

- used to diagnose conditions of lungs, pleura, heart & abdomen

Question 19

percussion

Answer 19

tapping on surface to determine difference in density of underlying structure

Question 20

sputum

Answer 20

expelled from bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tracts

Question 21

rales

Answer 21

aka crackles

sounds heard during inspiration when there is fluid, blood, or pus in alveoli

Question 22

wheezing

Answer 22

sounds heard during breathing

asthma

Question 23

ronchi

Answer 23

aka wheezing

loud, rumbling sounds when there is secretions in larger bronchial tubes

Question 24

diptheria

Answer 24

infection of the throat characterized by leathery, opaque membrane forming on pharynx & respiratory tract

Question 25

epitaxis

Answer 25

nosebleed

Question 26

pertussis

Answer 26

caused by bacterial infection

Question 27

DPT

Answer 27

diphtheria pertussis tetanus

Question 28

COPD

Answer 28

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | - causes decrease in pulmonary inspiratory & expiratory capacity

Question 29

chronic bronchitis

Answer 29

COPD inflammation of bronchi over a long period of time smoking causes it

Question 30

emphysema

Answer 30

- hyper inflammation of air sacs - destruction of alveolar space, usually accompanied by the loss of the natural elastic recoil of the lungs & weakening of the walls of bronchiolar airways. caused by smoking

Question 31

dyspnea

Answer 31

difficulty breathing / painful breathing

Question 32

MRI

Answer 32

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 33

PFT

Answer 33

pulmonary function tests - measure ventilation mechanics of the lungs

Question 34

endotracheal intubation

Answer 34

placing a tube thru mouth, pharynx and larynx into trachea to establish airway

Question 35

thoracentesis

Answer 35

surgical puncture to remove fluid from pleural space

Question 36

asbestosis

Answer 36

abnormal condition caused by asbestos (dust) in lungs | - causes inflammation, infection & bronchitis

Question 37

pneumoconiosis

Answer 37

coni/o- dust | abnormal condition of duct in lungs (mining, drywall)

Question 38

atelectasis

Answer 38

atel/o - incomplete -ectasis - dilation incomplete expansion of alveoli; collapse portion of lung

Question 39

large collection of pus in lungs

Answer 39

pulmonary abscess

Question 40

pulmonary edema

Answer 40

fluid in the air sacs & bronchioles

Question 41

moving clot to the lungs

Answer 41

pulmonary embolism

Question 42

bronchoscopy

Answer 42

fiberoptic endoscope exam of bronchial tubes

Question 43

thoracotomy

Answer 43

large surgical incision of chest

Question 44

tracheostomy

Answer 44

surgical creation of an opening into the trachea thru next | -stomy = surgical opening

Question 45

CXR

Answer 45

chest x-ray

Question 46

DOE

Answer 46

dyspnea on exertion

Question 47

FVC

Answer 47

forced vital capacity

Question 48

LLL

Answer 48

lower left lobe

Question 49

LUL

Answer 49

left upper lobe

Question 50

MDI

Answer 50

metered dose inhaler (asthma)

Question 51

PFT

Answer 51

pulmonary function test

Question 52

RLL

Answer 52

right lower lobe

Question 53

RUL

Answer 53

right upper lobe

Question 54

SOB

Answer 54

shortness of breath

Question 55

TB

Answer 55

tuberculosis

Question 56

URI

Answer 56

upper respiratory infection

Question 57

bronchogenic carcinoma

Answer 57

lung cancer

Question 58

ABG

Answer 58

arterial blood gases