Exercises 1

Question 1

Excision of a lobe of the lung

Answer 1

lobectomy

Question 2

Inflammation of the bronchioles

Answer 2

bronchiolitis

Question 3

Surgical puncture into the chest to remove fluid

Answer 3

thoracentesis

Question 4

Pertaining to the nose

Answer 4

nasal

Question 5

Abnormally rapid breathing

Answer 5

tachypnoea

Question 6

Incision into the frontal sinus - Frontal ?

Answer 6

antrotomy

Question 7

Lack of a sense of smell

Answer 7

anosmia

Question 8

Blood in the pleural cavity

Answer 8

haemothorax

Question 9

Visual examination of the mediastinum

Answer 9

mediastinoscopy

Question 10

Difficulty in speaking

Answer 10

dysphonia

Question 11

open spaces in the nose

Answer 11

nasal passages

Question 12

muscle that controls the breathing process

Answer 12

diaphragm

Question 13

a small tube that leads from a bronchial tube

Answer 13

bronchiole

Question 14

membranous covering for the lungs

Answer 14

pleura

Question 15

tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles

Answer 15

alveoli

Question 16

windpipe

Answer 16

trachea

Question 17

air-filled cavities in facial and cranial bones

Answer 17

paranasal sinuses

Question 18

voice box

Answer 18

larynx

Question 19

the bronchial tubes lead into the

Answer 19

lungs

Question 20

the trachea divides into two

Answer 20

bronchi

Question 21

Where do the pulmonary veins originate

Answer 21

pulmonary capillaries

Question 22

The wing of the nose is called the

Answer 22

ala

Question 23

Where is the substance surfactant found?

Answer 23

alveoli

Question 24

Oxygen is sucked into the lungs when

Answer 24

the diaphragm contracts

Question 25

The area where gas exchange occurs is called the

Answer 25

respiratory zone

Question 26

Which of the following is not a part of the lungs? | right middle lobe, left middle lobe, right upper lobe, left lower lobe

Answer 26

left middle lobe

Question 27

Which is the longest nasal turbinate? | inferior, middle, superior, lateral

Answer 27

inferior

Question 28

What membrane covers the surface of the lungs? | visceral pleura, mediastinum, parietal pleura and respiratory membrane

Answer 28

visceral pleura

Question 29

What is the name of the spoon-shaped piece of cartilage in the larynx?

Answer 29

epiglottis

Question 30

Which of these tubes is the smallest? terminal bronchioles, lobar bronchi, respiratory bronchioles and segmental bronchi

Answer 30

respiratory bronchioles