Chap 12 Quizes

Question 1

Tubes that branch from the windpipe (trachea):

Answer 1

bronchi

Question 2

Region between the lungs in the chest:

Answer 2

mediastinum

Question 3

Nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue:

Answer 3

adenoids

Question 4

Air sac in the lung:

Answer 4

alveolus

Question 5

Muscle separating the chest and abdomen that contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible:

Answer 5

diaphragm

Question 6

Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing:

Answer 6

epiglottis

Question 7

The voice box:

Answer 7

larynx

Question 8

The throat:

Answer 8

pharynx

Question 9

The windpipe:

Answer 9

trachea

Question 10

Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung:

Answer 10

pleura

Question 11

A combining form for carbon dioxide:

Answer 11

capn/o

Question 12

The combining form for dust:

Answer 12

coni/o

Question 13

The combining form for voice box:

Answer 13

laryng/o

Question 14

The combining form for throat:

Answer 14

pharyng/o

Question 15

The combining form for voice:

Answer 15

phon/o

Question 16

A combining form for lung:

Answer 16

pneum/o

Question 17

A combining form for nose:

Answer 17

rhin/o

Question 18

The combining form for breathing:

Answer 18

spir/o

Question 19

The suffix that means smell:

Answer 19

-osmia

Question 20

The suffix that means breathing:

Answer 20

-pnea

Question 21

The combining form that means air sac:

Answer 21

alveol/o

Question 22

The combining form that means blue:

Answer 22

cyan/o

Question 23

The combining form that means straight, upright:

Answer 23

orth/o

Question 24

A combining form that means chest:

Answer 24

pector/o

Question 25

The combining form that means diaphragm:

Answer 25

phren/o

Question 26

The combining form that means windpipe:

Answer 26

trache/o

Question 27

The suffix that means spitting:

Answer 27

-ptysis

Question 28

A suffix that means chest:

Answer 28

-thorax

Question 29

The suffix that means condition:

Answer 29

-ema

Question 30

A combining form that means lung:

Answer 30

pulmon/o

Question 31

Listening to sounds within the body:

Answer 31

auscultation

Question 32

Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation when bronchi are obstructed by sputum:

Answer 32

rales

Question 33

Material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting:

Answer 33

sputum

Question 34

Acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, barking cough, and stridor:

Answer 34

croup

Question 35

Nosebleed:

Answer 35

epistaxis

Question 36

Whooping cough:

Answer 36

pertussis

Question 37

Chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection:

Answer 37

bronchiectasis

Question 38

Large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs:

Answer 38

pulmonary abscess

Question 39

Collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli:

Answer 39

atelectasis

Question 40

Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls:

Answer 40

emphysema

Question 41

Abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs:

Answer 41

pneumoconiosis

Question 42

Fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles:

Answer 42

pulmonary edema

Question 43

Clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung:

Answer 43

pulmonary embolism

Question 44

Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura caused by asbestos exposure:

Answer 44

mesothelioma

Question 45

Collection of air in the pleural space:

Answer 45

pneumothorax

Question 46

Formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs:

Answer 46

pulmonary fibrosis

Question 47

Chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs:

Answer 47

sarcoidosis

Question 48

Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure:

Answer 48

percussion

Question 49

Loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum:

Answer 49

rhonchi

Question 50

Strained, high-pitched sound(s) heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx:

Answer 50

stridor

Question 51

Radiographic image of the thoracic cavity:

Answer 51

chest x-ray

Question 52

Detection device records radioactivity in the lung after injection of a radioisotope:

Answer 52

ventilation-perfusion scan

Question 53

Fiberoptic endoscope examination of the bronchial tubes:

Answer 53

bronchoscopy

Question 54

Visual examination of the voice box:

Answer 54

laryngoscopy

Question 55

Endoscopic visual examination of the mediastinum:

Answer 55

mediastinoscopy

Question 56

Tests that measure the ventilation mechanics of the lungs:

Answer 56

PFTs

Question 57

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space:

Answer 57

thoracentesis

Question 58

Large surgical incision of the chest:

Answer 58

thoracotomy

Question 59

Visual examination of the chest via small incisions and use of an endoscope:

Answer 59

thoracoscopy

Question 60

Surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck:

Answer 60

tracheostomy