Unit 5 (Respiratory System)

Question 1

BS

Answer 1

breath sounds

Question 2

CF

Answer 2

cystic fibrosis

Question 3

COPD

Answer 3

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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

CO2

Answer 10

oxygen

Question 11

RT

Answer 11

respiratory therapy

Question 12

SOB

Answer 12

short of breath

Question 13

DNR

Answer 13

do no resusciatat

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

throat

Question 20

pharynx

Answer 20

throat (transports air to/from nose to trachea)

Question 21

sept/o

Answer 21

septum (wall dividing a structure)

Question 22

sinus/o

Answer 22

sinus (air filled cavity within a bone)

Question 23

tonsill/o

Answer 23

tonsils (at side of throat)

Question 24

adenoid/o

Answer 24

adenoids (behind nasal cavity)

Question 25

laryng/o

Answer 25

larynx (voice box)

Question 26

trache/o

Answer 26

trachea (windpipe)

Question 27

bronch/o

Answer 27

bronchi (transports air to/from trachea to lungs)

Question 28

bronchi/o

Answer 28

bronchi (transports air to/from trachea to lungs)

Question 29

pulmon/o

Answer 29

lungs

Question 30

pneumon/o

Answer 30

lungs

Question 31

diaphragm

Answer 31

muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 32

thorac/o

Answer 32

chest cavity

Question 33

thora/o

Answer 33

chest cavity

Question 34

-thorax

Answer 34

chest cavity

Question 35

otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)

Answer 35

specialist of the ears, nose, and throat

Question 36

pulmonologist

Answer 36

specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

Question 37

RT

Answer 37

respiratory therapist

Question 38

spirometry

Answer 38

measure someones breathing

Question 39

spir/o

Answer 39

to breathe

Question 40

-metry

Answer 40

to measure

Question 41

spirometer

Answer 41

instrument used to measure

Question 42

auscultation

Answer 42

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

Question 43

normal adult RR

Answer 43

normal adult respiration rate, 10-20 breaths per minute

Question 44

ox/i

Answer 44

oxygen

Question 45

ox/o

Answer 45

oxygen

Question 46

-capnia

Answer 46

carbon dioxide

Question 47

-pnea

Answer 47

breathing

Question 48

tachy-

Answer 48

fast

Question 49

brady-

Answer 49

slow

Question 50

eu-

Answer 50

good, normal

Question 51

a-

Answer 51

without (if consonant following)

Question 52

an-

Answer 52

without (if vowel following)

Question 53

inhale

Answer 53

to breathe in

Question 54

exhale

Answer 54

to breath out

Question 55

-ectasis

Answer 55

dilation

Question 56

asthma

Answer 56

allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

Question 57

influenza

Answer 57

the flu

Question 58

SID

Answer 58

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 59

pneumonia

Answer 59

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus