respiratory terminology

Question 1

suprasternal notch

Answer 1

large, visible dip between clavicles

Question 2

manubrium

Answer 2

upper part of the sternum

Question 3

angle of louis

Answer 3

palpable sternal angle at the 2nd ICS of sternum

Question 4

sternal body/body of sternum

Answer 4

flat bone on anterior aspect of thorax (midline)

Question 5

xiphoid process

Answer 5

distal edge of sternum

Question 6

costal margin

Answer 6

the arch formed by the ribs

Question 7

intercostal spaces

Answer 7

spaces between the ribs

Question 8

vertebra prominens

Answer 8

C7, largest and most inferior vertebra in neck

Question 9

midsternal line

Answer 9

marked from the notch to xiphoid process and so forth

Question 10

anterior axillary line

Answer 10

on lateral sides of the body, anterior side

Question 11

vertebral line

Answer 11

the spine

Question 12

scapular line

Answer 12

vertical line drawn down from inferior angle of the scapulae

Question 13

posterior axillary line

Answer 13

line behind armpit line, towards the back

Question 14

midaxillary line

Answer 14

line down the middle of your armpit

Question 15

rales

Answer 15

small, clicking, bubbling or rattling sounds in the lungs

Question 16

hyperventilation

Answer 16

rapid breathing

Question 17

mediastinum

Answer 17

space between the lungs

Question 18

pleural cavity

Answer 18

tissue covering the lungs, lines the chest wall

Question 19

lung apex

Answer 19

sternal end of 1st ICS

Question 20

lung base

Answer 20

rests above diaphragm

Question 21

pleurae

Answer 21

lung lining

Question 22

bronchi

Answer 22

passages that lead air from trachea to lungs

Question 23

dyspnea

Answer 23

shortness of breath

Question 24

tuberculosis

Answer 24

contagious lung infection

Question 25

COPD

Answer 25

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; makes it hard to breathe

Question 26

hemoptysis

Answer 26

coughing up blood

Question 27

orthopnea

Answer 27

shortness of breath while lying flat

Question 28

sputum

Answer 28

phlegm; mucus in lower airways of lungs

Question 29

diaphoresis

Answer 29

profuse sweating

Question 30

hypoxia

Answer 30

low levels of O2

Question 31

anteroposterior (AP) diameter

Answer 31

distance from anterior to posterior skin

Question 32

coarse crackles

Answer 32

low pitched lung sounds, louder and longer in duration than regular crackles

Question 33

hypoventilation

Answer 33

shallow breathing

Question 34

barrel chest

Answer 34

rounded, bugling chest

Question 35

retractions/accessory muscle use

Answer 35

contraction of any muscle during inhalation

Question 36

tactile fremitus

Answer 36

palpation of chest wall to detect vibrations

Question 37

consolidation

Answer 37

pus in alveoli and bronchioles, fluid, blood, neoplastic cells

Question 38

crepitus

Answer 38

grating sound produced by friction between bone and cartilage

Question 39

bronchial sounds

Answer 39

sounds normal over trachea

Question 40

bronchovesicular sounds

Answer 40

in posterior chest between scapulae and anterior chest

Question 41

vesicular sounds

Answer 41

lower pitched, rustling, high intensity during inspiration

Question 42

broncophony

Answer 42

voice heard with high resonance

Question 43

egophony

Answer 43

increased resonance of voice sounds via auscultation

Question 44

whispered pectoriloquy

Answer 44

whispering words to a patient

Question 45

wheezing

Answer 45

shrill whistle or coarse rattle while breathing

Question 46

rhonchi

Answer 46

coarse, loud, caused by constricted airways

Question 47

rubs

Answer 47

when pleurae rub against each other

Question 48

stridor

Answer 48

noisy/high-pitched sound due to obstruction or narrow upper airway

Question 49

cheyne-stokes respirations

Answer 49

deep breathing followed by shallow breathing