Chapter 9 - Respiratory, Hemic, Lymphatic, Mediastinum, Diaphragm

Question 1

-centesis

Answer 1

surgical puncture of a cavity or organ to remove fluid

Question 2

-ectomy

Answer 2

surgical removal (excision)

Question 3

-ostomy

Answer 3

create an opening into the body

Question 4

-otomy

Answer 4

cut into (incision)

Question 5

-oplasty

Answer 5

surgical repair, plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

Question 6

-pnea

Answer 6

breathing

Question 7

peri

Answer 7

surrounding

Question 8

-oscopy

Answer 8

to view

Question 9

-phonia

Answer 9

voice

Question 10

rhin/o

Answer 10

nose

Question 11

phren/o

Answer 11

diaphragm

Question 12

spir/o

Answer 12

breathing

Question 13

pneum/o

Answer 13

air, gas

Question 14

Dacryocystorhinostomy

Answer 14

restores the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function

Question 15

Sphenoidotomy

Answer 15

is the creation of an opening into the anterior (front) wall of the sphenoid sinus.

Question 16

Allogeneic

Answer 16

Genetically different but obtained from the same species.

Question 17

Alveoli

Answer 17

The primary units for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

Question 18

Apheresis

Answer 18

The withdrawal of blood from a donor’s body and the removal of one or more blood components — such as plasma, platelets, or white blood cell — and transfusion of the remaining blood back into the donor.

Question 19

Autologous

Answer 19

Obtained from the patient.

Question 20

Bone Marrow

Answer 20

The flexible tissue found in the center of many bones, primarily in the cancellous tissue of the ribs, vertebrae, sternum, and bones of the pelvis

Question 21

Bronchi

Answer 21

Bottom portion of the trachea that splits into airways to the right and left lung; the right is shorter and wider than the left.

Question 22

Carina

Answer 22

The ridge that separates the opening of the right and left main bronchi at their junction with the trachea.

Question 23

Cilia

Answer 23

Microscopic filaments bathed in nasal mucus that cover the surface of the tissue in the nose.

Question 24

Concha Bullosa

Answer 24

Enlargement of the nasal turbinate.

Question 25

Croup

Answer 25

A childhood disease usually caused by a viral infection that involves upper airway inflammation and obstruction. Croup is characterized by a barking cough, difficulty breathing, and laryngeal spasm.

Question 26

Diaphragm

Answer 26

The muscle that separates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity.

Question 27

Dacryocystorhinostomy

Answer 27

Surgical procedure that restores the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.

Question 28

Decortication

Answer 28

Separating the pleura adhering to lungs to assist with expansion of the lungs.

Question 29

Direct laryngoscopy

Answer 29

Use of an endoscope to look directly at the larynx.

Question 30

Empyema

Answer 30

Accumulation of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural space; pyothorax.

Question 31

En Bloc

Answer 31

In total or in full; as a single piece.

Question 32

Epiglottis

Answer 32

A leaf-shaped cartilage that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the trachea.

Question 33

Glottis

Answer 33

The opening between the vocal cords.

Question 34

Hemic

Answer 34

Pertaining to blood. Synonym: hematic.

Question 35

Hyoid Bone

Answer 35

A horseshoe-shaped bone in the anterior midline of the neck. It is not part of the trachea and does not articulate with any other bone. It provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind.

Question 36

Indirect Laryngoscopy

Answer 36

Use of mirrors with a rigid laryngoscope to view the larynx.

Question 37

Instill

Answer 37

To introduce gradually.

Question 38

Larynx

Answer 38

Voice Box. The enlarged, superior portion of the trachea that contains the vocal cords (root: laryng/o).

Question 39

Lungs

Answer 39

A cone-shaped, spongy respiratory organ contained within the thorax (roots: pneum, pulm). The right lung has three lobes and the left lung has two lobes.

Question 40

Mediastinum

Answer 40

The space between the lungs together with the organs contained in this space.

Question 41

Pleura

Answer 41

A double-layered membrane that lines the thoracic cavity (parietal pleura) and covers the lungs (visceral pleura) (root: pleur/o).

Question 42

Pleural Space

Answer 42

The thin, fluid-filled space between the two layers of the pleura; pleural cavity

Question 43

Pneumonectomy

Answer 43

Removal of an entire lung (all lobes).

Question 44

Pneumonolysis

Answer 44

A procedure that separates the chest wall from the lungs to permit collapse.

Question 45

Pneumothorax

Answer 45

Collapse of the lung

Question 46

Trachea

Answer 46

Windpipe. Cartilaginous structure that carries air from the nasopharynx to the lungs via the bronchi.

Question 47

Turbinates

Answer 47

Superior, middle, and inferior bony structures found in each right and left nasal cavity to assist with air movement.

Question 48

Septum

Answer 48

Bony structure that separates the left nasal cavity from the right nasal cavity.

Question 49

Splenoportography

Answer 49

A method of using X-ray imaging to view the portal system via the spleen.

Question 50

Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery VATS

Answer 50

Use of endoscope and video to perform diagnostic and surgical procedures on the thoracic cavity.

Question 51

Vital Capacity VC

Answer 51

The maximum volume of air that a person can exhale after maximum inhalation. The measure is used in diagnostic pulmonary testing.