Chapter 8- Respiratory System

Question 1

alveol/o

Answer 1

Alveolus

Question 2

Bronch/o, bronchi/o

Answer 2

Bronchus (pl. bronchi)

Question 3

Bronchiol/o

Answer 3

Bronchiole

Question 4

Epiglott/o

Answer 4

epiglottis

Question 5

Laryng/o

Answer 5

Larynx

Question 6

Lob/o

Answer 6

Lobe

Question 7

Nas/o, rhin/o

Answer 7

Nose

Question 8

Phren/o

Answer 8

Diaphragm

Question 9

Pleur/o

Answer 9

Pleura

Question 10

Pharyng/o

Answer 10

Pharynx (throat)

Question 11

Pnuem/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

Answer 11

Lung

Question 12

Trache/o

Answer 12

Trachea

Question 13

Breathing air into the lungs

Answer 13

Inspiration

Question 14

Breathing out

Answer 14

Expiration

Question 15

Labored or difficult breathing

Answer 15

Dyspnea

Question 16

Abnormally slow breathing

Answer 16

Bradypnea

Question 17

Acceleration in the number of breaths per minute

Answer 17

Tachypnea

Question 18

Normal respiration

Answer 18

Eupnea

Question 19

An increased respiratory rate or breathing that is deeper than normal

Answer 19

Hyperpnea

Question 20

Absence of voice

Answer 20

Aphonia

Question 21

The inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs caused by improper functioning of the brain

Answer 21

Aphasia

Question 22

Temporary absence of breathing

Answer 22

Apnea

Question 23

A condition in which breathing is uncomfortable in any position except sitting erect or standing

Answer 23

Orthopnea

Question 24

-pnea

Answer 24

Breathing

Question 25

Growth protruding from a mucous membrane

Answer 25

Polyp

Question 26

Material coughed up from the trachea, bronchi, and lungs

Answer 26

Sputum

Question 27

Atel/o

Answer 27

Imperfect

Question 28

Coni/o

Answer 28

A relationship to dust

Question 29

Embol/o

Answer 29

Embolus

Question 30

Home/o

Answer 30

Sameness

Question 31

-ole

Answer 31

Little

Question 32

Ox/o

Answer 32

Oxygen

Question 33

Silic/o

Answer 33

Silica

Question 34

Spir/o

Answer 34

To breath (sometimes, spiral)

Question 35

Disorder characterized by respiratory insufficiency and hypoxemia

Answer 35

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Question 36

Paroxysmal dsypnea accompanied by wheezing brought on by a spasm of the bronchial tubes or by the swelling of their mucous membranes.

Answer 36

Asthma

Question 37

Incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of it; airlessness or collapse of a lung that once had been expanded

Answer 37

Atelectasis

Question 38

-ectasis

Answer 38

Stretching

Question 39

radiography of the bronchi after injection of a radiopaque substance

Answer 39

bronchography

Question 40

the record of the bronchi and lungs produced by bronchography

Answer 40

bronchogram

Question 41

lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related death

Answer 41

carcinoma of the lung

Question 42

disease process that decreases the lungs' ability to preform their ventilatory function

Answer 42

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Question 43

chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by destructive changes in their walls, resulting in difficulty breathing

Answer 43

emphysema

Question 44

acute, contagious respiratory infection, characterized by sudden onset, chills, headache, fever, and muscular discomfort

Answer 44

influenza

Question 45

an abnormal protruding growth from the nasal mucosa

Answer 45

nasal polyp

Question 46

inflammation of the pleura. It can be caused by infection, injury, or a tumor, or it can be a complication of certain lung diseases

Answer 46

pleuritis/ pleurisy

Question 47

respiratory condition caused by inhalation of dust particles; frequently seen in people involved in occupations such as mining and stone cutting

Answer 47

pneumoconiosis

Question 48

blockage of a pulmonary artery by foreign matter such as fat, air, tumor tissue, or a blood clot

Answer 48

pulmonary embolism

Question 49

infectious respiratory disease spread by close contact with an infected person and caused by a coronavirus, fatality rate of approximately 3%

Answer 49

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Question 50

form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of dust of stone, sand, quartz, or flint that contains silica. (workers that are frequently exposed to silica powder that is used in manufacturing processes)

Answer 50

silicosis

Question 51

sudden, unexpected death of an apparently normal and healthy infant that occurs during sleep and with no physical or autopsy evidence of disease

Answer 51

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 52

infectious disease caused by the bacterium Myobacterium tuberculosis. It is often chronic in nature and usually affects the lungs, although it can occur elsewhere in the body. The disease named for the tubercles- small rounded nodules- that are produced in the lungs by the bacteria

Answer 52

Tuberculosis (TB)