Chapter 7

Question 0

The structure that covers the larynx is called the:

Answer 0

Epiglottis

Question 1

The space in the chest between the lungs is called the:

Answer 1

Mediastinum

Question 2

The mediastinum contains the:

Answer 2

Heart, aorta, esophagus, oropharynx, and lungs

Question 3

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in body cells is called:

Answer 3

Internal Respiration

Question 4

The adenoids are located in the:

Answer 4

Nasopharynx

Question 5

The lining of the thoracic cavity is called the:

Answer 5

Parietal pleura

Question 6

Diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the pulmonary capillaries.

Answer 6

Pulmonary capillaries

Question 7

Nares are divided by the:

Answer 7

Turbinates

Question 8

Expelling of carbon dioxide from the lungs is called:

Answer 8

Exhalation

Question 9

Hairlike structures that move particles upward to the pharynx for coughing or swallowing are called:

Answer 9

Cilia

Question 10

Tiny air sacs found at the end of the bronchioles are called:

Answer 10

Alveoli

Question 11

Pulmonary ventilation is more commonly called:

Answer 11

Breathing

Question 12

The parietal pleura glides smoothly over the visceral pleura because the pleural cavity normally contains a small amount of:

Answer 12

Lubricating fluid

Question 13

Olfactory neurons are located deep within the:

Answer 13

Nasal cavity

Question 14

When the diaphragm contracts, it partially:

Answer 14

Descends into the abdominal cavity

Question 15

Thoracic/o

Answer 15

Chest

Question 16

Atel/o

Answer 16

Incomplete; imperfection

Question 17

Coni/o

Answer 17

Dust

Question 18

Spir/o

Answer 18

Breathe

Question 19

Cyan/o

Answer 19

Blue

Question 20

Rhin/o

Answer 20

Nose

Question 21

Pleur/o

Answer 21

Pleura

Question 22

Alveol/o

Answer 22

Alveolus, air sac

Question 23

Pneum/o or Pneumon/o

Answer 23

Air; lung

Question 24

-ptysis

Answer 24

Spitting

Question 25

-phonia

Answer 25

Voice

Question 26

-capnia

Answer 26

Carbon dioxide

Question 27

Tachy-

Answer 27

Rapid

Question 28

Eu-

Answer 28

Good, normal

Question 29

Brady-

Answer 29

Slow

Question 30

The disease that produces focal lesions encased in small pockets called granulomas is called:

Answer 30

Tuberculosis

Question 31

Absence of the sense of smell is called:

Answer 31

Anoxia

Question 32

The presence of pus in the pleural cavity is called:

Answer 32

Empyema

Question 33

What is the distance characterized by bronchial dilation that usually leads to secondary infection?

Answer 33

Bronchiectasis

Question 34

Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal and thoracic cavities is called:

Answer 34

Ascites

Question 35

The inability of alveoli to contract because of a loss of alveolar elasticity in a characteristic of:

Answer 35

Emphysema

Question 36

Inflammatory condition of the lungs is called:

Answer 36

Bronchitis

Question 37

Abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation?

Answer 37

Rale

Question 38

Epistaxis

Answer 38

Nosebleed

Question 39

Solidification of the lungs is called:

Answer 39

Consolidation