Spring Quiz 5

Question 1

alveoli

Answer 1

thin walled sacs supported by respiratory membrane

Question 2

bronchiole

Answer 2

what tertiary bronchi divide into, then these divide into alveoli

Question 3

cilia

Answer 3

hairlike projections that sweep away fluids and particles

Question 4

olfactory

Answer 4

relating to sense of smell

Question 5

pharynx

Answer 5

muscular funnel that receives air from the nasal cavity, and food/drink from oral cavity, divided into 3 regions

Question 6

larynx

Answer 6

organ of sound production

Question 7

trachea

Answer 7

windpipe, rigid tube that descends from larynx and splits into two main bronchi

Question 8

epiglottis

Answer 8

leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing

Question 9

diaphragm

Answer 9

the muscular sheet sepearating the abdominal and thoracic cavities

Question 10

fissure

Answer 10

deep furrow or cleft

Question 11

lobe

Answer 11

subdivision of an organ or other part

Question 12

mediastinum

Answer 12

area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea

Question 13

pleura

Answer 13

membrane covering the lungs and lining the ribs in the thoracic cavity

Question 14

rhinitis

Answer 14

aka coryza, inflammation of the nasal mucosa

Question 15

sinusitis

Answer 15

infection of paranasal sinuses

Question 16

nares

Answer 16

nostrils

Question 17

URI

Answer 17

upper respiratory infection

Question 18

sputum

Answer 18

mix of saliva and mucus coughed up from respiratory tract

Question 19

expectorate

Answer 19

to cough or spit up plegm

Question 20

purulent

Answer 20

containing or discharging pus

Question 21

decongestant

Answer 21

medicine used to relieve nasal congestion

Question 22

pneumonia

Answer 22

inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue)

Question 23

CXR

Answer 23

chest x-ray

Question 24

epistaxis

Answer 24

bleeding from the nose

Question 25

pharyngitis

Answer 25

inflammation of the pharynx

Question 26

laryngitis

Answer 26

inflammation of larynx

Question 27

croup

Answer 27

inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children

Question 28

auscultation

Answer 28

diagnostic method of listening ot body sounds with a stethoscope

Question 29

rales

Answer 29

an abnormal rattling sound heard when examining unhealthy lungs with a stethoscope

Question 30

stridor

Answer 30

harsh or grating sound

Question 31

rhonchi

Answer 31

wheezing sound heard on auscultation of the lungs: made by air passing through a constricted lumen