Chapter 7

Question 1

atel/o

Answer 1

incomplete

Question 2

bronch/o

Answer 2

bronchus

Question 3

capn/o

Answer 3

carbon dioxide

Question 4

-ectasis

Answer 4

stretching or enlargement

Question 5

laryng/o

Answer 5

larynx

Question 6

ox/i; ox/o

Answer 6

oxygen

Question 7

pharynx

Answer 7

throat

Question 8

phon/o

Answer 8

sound

Question 9

pleur/o

Answer 9

multi-layered membrane covers surface of the lungs

Question 10

-pnea

Answer 10

breathing

Question 11

pneum/o

Answer 11

lung; air

Question 12

-ptysis

Answer 12

spitting chest

Question 13

thorac/o; -thorax

Answer 13

pleural cavity

Question 14

trache/o

Answer 14

windpipe; trachea

Question 15

tracheotomy

Answer 15

emergency procedure performed to gain access to the airway (via the trachea)

Question 16

laryngoplegia

Answer 16

paralysis of the larynx

Question 17

pleurectomy

Answer 17

surgical removal of the pleura

Question 18

bronchitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the bronchial walls

Question 19

tracheostomy

Answer 19

creation of an opening into the trachea to insert a tube

Question 20

pyothorax

Answer 20

accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity (thorax)

Question 21

hypopnea

Answer 21

shallow or slow respiration

Question 22

dyspnea

Answer 22

shortness of breath; difficult or labored breathing

Question 23

hypoxia

Answer 23

condition of having deficient oxygen levels in the body’s tissues and organs

Question 24

anoxia

Answer 24

absence of oxygen from the body’s tissues and organs

Question 25

hemoptysis

Answer 25

expectoration (spit) of blood or blood-stained sputum

Question 26

thoracostomy

Answer 26

creation of an opening into the chest cavity (to drain pus)

Question 27

pleurisy

Answer 27

pleuritis; inflammation of the pleura

Question 28

bronchorrhea

Answer 28

excessive discharge of watery mucus from the bronchi

Question 29

hemothorax

Answer 29

collection of blood in the pleural cavity

Question 30

hypercapnia

Answer 30

abnormal buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood

Question 31

laryngitis

Answer 31

inflammation of the larynx

Question 32

pleurodynia

Answer 32

pain in the pleura

Question 33

pharyngitis

Answer 33

sore throat; inflammation of the pharynx

Question 34

pharyngoplasty

Answer 34

surgical repair of the pharynx

Question 35

pharyngotomy

Answer 35

surgical incision of the pharynx

Question 36

atelectasis

Answer 36

collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of part or all of a lung

Question 37

eupnea

Answer 37

easy or normal breathing

Question 38

hypoxemia

Answer 38

condition of below-normal oxygen levels in the blood

Question 39

bradypnea

Answer 39

abnormally slow rate of respiration

Question 40

hyperpnea

Answer 40

common with exertion; breathing that is deeper and more rapid than is normal at rest

Question 41

aphonia

Answer 41

loss of ability of larynx to produce speech sounds

Question 42

apnea

Answer 42

temporary absence of spontaneous respiration

Question 43

polysomnography

Answer 43

sleep study; measures physiological activity during sleep to detect nocturnal defects in breathing associated with sleep apnea