Chapter Eight - Respiratory

Question 1

Oxygen

Answer 1

Life-supporting content of the air

Question 2

Pharynx

Answer 2

Throat

Question 3

Larynx

Answer 3

Voice box located at the entrance of the trachea

Question 4

Bronchial Tubes

Answer 4

Primary branch off of a bronchus

Question 5

Hypoxia

Answer 5

Decreased concentration of O2 in the blood due to low O2 availability or blockages that prevent O2 diffusing into the bloodstream

Question 6

Diaphragm

Answer 6

Primary muscle for inspiration that divides the thorax and abdominopelvic cavities

Question 7

Ventilation

Answer 7

Providing air

Question 8

Inhalation

Answer 8

action of breathing in

Question 9

Exhalation

Answer 9

action of breathing out

Question 10

Tachypnea

Answer 10

Rapid breathing

Question 11

Dyspnea

Answer 11

Difficulty breathing

Question 12

Sinusitis

Answer 12

Inflammation of a nasal sinus

Question 13

Nasal Polyps

Answer 13

Benign growth on the lining of the nose

Question 14

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Answer 14

Respiratory complication often associated with obesity

Question 15

Trachea

Answer 15

Windpipe, connects larynx to primary bronchi of the lungs

Question 16

Hay Fever

Answer 16

An allergy caused by pollen or dust

Question 17

Tonsillitis

Answer 17

Inflammation of the tonsils

Question 18

Pharyngitis

Answer 18

Inflammation of the throat

Question 19

Laryngitits

Answer 19

Inflammation of the voice box

Question 20

Influenza

Answer 20

Viral infection of the upper respiratory system

Question 21

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Answer 21

Used to describe many conditions (ex. chronic bronchitis) in which the exchange of respiratory gases is ineffective

Question 22

Bronchitis

Answer 22

Inflammation of the bronchi may be acute or chronic

Question 23

Bronchial Asthma

Answer 23

Chronic inflammation of the bronchi and bronchioles that has ramifications throughout the lung tissue

Question 24

Emphysema

Answer 24

A crippling, noncontagious disease of chronic lung obstruction and destruction

Question 25

Pnemonia

Answer 25

Acute inflammation of the lung in which air spaces in the lungs become filled with inflammatory exudate

Question 26

Legionnaire's Disease

Answer 26

Lung infection caused by the bacterium legionella pneumophila flulike symptoms

Question 27

Pleurisy

Answer 27

Inflammation of the pleural membranes occuring as a complication of various lung diseases

Question 28

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Answer 28

Chronic infections disease characterized by necrosis of vital lung tissue

Question 29

Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Answer 29

Lung cancer that arises from the bronchial tree

Question 30

Cystic Fibrosis

Answer 30

Affects all exocrine glands, usually affecting children