ch. 12

Question 1

Condition of increased carbon dioxide in the blood.

Answer 1

Hypercapnia

Question 2

Space in the chest between the lungs.

Answer 2

mediastinum

Question 3

Essential tissue of the lung.

Answer 3

serous membrane, the pleural membrane

Question 4

Surgical repair of the nose.

Answer 4

Rhinoplasty

Question 5

A type of drug that opens up (widens) the bronchial tubes.

Answer 5

Bronchodilators

Question 6

Spitting up blood.

Answer 6

Hemoptysis

Question 7

An instrument used to measure breathing.

Answer 7

spirometer

Question 8

An incision of the chest.

Answer 8

thoracotomy

Question 9

Inflammation of the flap of cartilage over the windpipe.

Answer 9

Epiglottitis

Question 10

Pertaining to the throat.

Answer 10

pharyngeal

Question 11

Resection of a lung.

Answer 11

a surgical procedure to remove a portion of a diseased lung

Question 12

a surgical procedure to remove a portion of a diseased lung

Answer 12

lung resection

Question 13

Pertaining to the voicebox.

Answer 13

laryngeal

Question 14

Inflammation of the membrane lining the lungs.

Answer 14

Pleurisy

Question 15

Widening of the bronchial tubes.

Answer 15

Bronchiectasis

Question 16

Difficult painful breathing.

Answer 16

Dyspnea

Question 17

Absence of a sense of smell.

Answer 17

Anosmia

Question 18

Pus in the chest (between the membranes around the lungs).

Answer 18

empyema

Question 19

Incision of the windpipe.

Answer 19

tracheostomy

Question 20

Muscle that aids in breathing and is located between the chest and the abdomen.

Answer 20

diaphragm

Question 21

Pertaining to containing pus.

Answer 21

Purulent

Question 22

Escape of fluid into the pleural cavity.

Answer 22

transudative pleural effusion

Question 23

Visual examination of the voice box.

Answer 23

Laryngoscopy

Question 24

Adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma are examples.

Answer 24

lung cancers

Question 25

Musical sounds heard during expiration.

Answer 25

result of narrowed airways, wheezes

Question 26

Whooping cough.

Answer 26

A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily

Question 27

Swelling and fluid in alveoli and bronchioles.

Answer 27

Pulmonary edema

Question 28

Spasm and narrowing of bronchi leading to airway obstruction

Answer 28

bronchospasm

Question 29

Creation of an opening into the windpipe,

Answer 29

tracheostomy

Question 30

Coal dust accumulation in the lungs.

Answer 30

pneumoconiosis or black lung disease

Question 31

Malignant tumor arising in the pleura.

Answer 31

Malignant pleural mesothelioma

Question 32

Collapsed lung.

Answer 32

Pneumothorax

Question 33

Infectious disease of the lungs; caused by bacilli.

Answer 33

Tuberculosis

Question 34

Nosebleed.

Answer 34

epistaxis

Question 35

Strained, high-pitched noisy breathing.

Answer 35

caused by a narrowed or partially blocked airway

Question 36

Listening to sounds within the body.

Answer 36

Auscultation

Question 37

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest (pleural cavity).

Answer 37

thoracentesis

Question 38

Hyperinflation of alveoli with damage to alveolar walls; type of COPD.

Answer 38

emphysema

Question 39

Pertaining to a sudden occurrence.

Answer 39

paroxysmal

Question 40

Injecting and retrieving fluid from the bronchial tubes.

Answer 40

bronchoalveolar lavage