Unit 5

Question 1

BS

Answer 1

breath sounds

Question 2

CF

Answer 2

cystic fibrosis; passed down in familes

Question 3

COPD

Answer 3

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; used to describe airflow limitations

Question 4

PE

Answer 4

pulmonary embolism

Question 5

SIDS

Answer 5

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 6

TB

Answer 6

tuberculosis

Question 7

URI

Answer 7

upper respiratory infection (common cold)

Question 8

PCN

Answer 8

penicillin

Question 9

CO2

Answer 9

carbon dioxide

Question 10

O2

Answer 10

oxygen

Question 11

RT

Answer 11

respiratory therapy

Question 12

SOB

Answer 12

short of breath

Question 13

DNR

Answer 13

do not resuscitate

Question 14

DOA

Answer 14

dead on arrival

Question 15

T&A

Answer 15

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 16

nas/o

Answer 16

nose

Question 17

rhin/o

Answer 17

nose

Question 18

muc/o

Answer 18

mucus: substance secreted

Question 19

pharyng/o

Answer 19

pharynx (throat) transports air to/from nose to trachea

Question 20

sept/o

Answer 20

septum: wall dividing a structure

Question 21

sinus/o

Answer 21

sinus: air filled cavity within a bone

Question 22

tonsill/o

Answer 22

tonsils; at side of the throat

Question 23

adenoid/o

Answer 23

adenoids; behind nasal cavity

Question 24

laryng/o

Answer 24

larynx(voice box); makes speech possible

Question 25

trache/o

Answer 25

trachea(windpipe); transports air to/from pharynx and bronchi

Question 26

bronc/o or bronchi/o

Answer 26

bronchi; transports air to/from trachea to lungs

Question 27

pulmon/o

Answer 27

lungs

Question 28

pneumon/o

Answer 28

lungs

Question 29

diaphragm

Answer 29

muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 30

thorac/o

Answer 30

thoracic (chest) cavity

Question 31

thora/o

Answer 31

thoracic (chest) cavity

Question 32

-thorax

Answer 32

thoracic (chest) cavity

Question 33

otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)

Answer 33

specialist of the ears, nose and throat

Question 34

pulmonologist

Answer 34

specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

Question 35

RT

Answer 35

respiratory therapist (therapy); provides treatment to ease/correct breathing problems

Question 36

spir/o

Answer 36

to breathe

Question 37

-metry

Answer 37

to measure

Question 38

spirometer

Answer 38

used to measure breathing

Question 39

auscultation

Answer 39

process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope (heart, lungs, and intestine)

Question 40

normal adult respiration rate

Answer 40

10-20 breaths per minute

Question 41

ox/i

Answer 41

oxygen

Question 42

ox/o

Answer 42

oxygen

Question 43

-capnia

Answer 43

carbon dioxide

Question 44

-pnea

Answer 44

breathing

Question 45

tachy-

Answer 45

fast

Question 46

brady-

Answer 46

slow

Question 47

eu-

Answer 47

good, normal

Question 48

a-

Answer 48

without (if consonant following)

Question 49

an-

Answer 49

without (if vowel following)

Question 50

inhale

Answer 50

to breathe in

Question 51

exhale

Answer 51

to breathe out

Question 52

-ectasis

Answer 52

dilation

Question 53

asthma

Answer 53

allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

Question 54

influenza (flu)

Answer 54

contagious viral respiratory infection

Question 55

pneumonia

Answer 55

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus