Unit 11

Question 1

What does the prefix men- mean?

Answer 1

Month

Question 2

What is meningitis?

Answer 2

Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord

Question 3

What is a mesophile?

Answer 3

Bacteria that prefers moderate temperatures and develops best at temperatures between 24-40 degrees celsius

Question 4

What is metaplasia?

Answer 4

Replacement of one type of tissue into a form that is not normally found there

Question 5

What does metastasize mean?

Answer 5

Transfer of a disease from it’s primary site to at distant location

Question 6

What is microscopic pathology (Histopathology)

Answer 6

Study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues, and organs undergo as a result of disease

Question 7

What is a minimum temperature?

Answer 7

Temperature below which bacterial growth will not take place 32 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 8

What is a mixed infection?

Answer 8

Infection caused by two or more organisms

Question 9

What is moist (wet) gangrene?

Answer 9

Necrotic tissue that is wet as a result of inadequate venous drainage; may be accompanied by the invasion of saprophytic bacteria

Question 10

What is morbidity rate?

Answer 10

Relative incidence of a disease in the population or # of cases in a given time at a given population

Question 11

What is mortality rate?

Answer 11

Number of deaths in a given time or place to a population

Question 12

What is multiple sclerosis?

Answer 12

A chronic disease of the nervous system characterized by remission and relapses and by the presence of patches of demyelnation associated with sclerosis or hardening; scattered diffusely throughout the white and gray matter of the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord

Question 13

What is mutualism?

Answer 13

A relationship in which organisms of two different species live in close association to the mutual benefit of each other

Question 14

What is mycology?

Answer 14

The study of fungi

Question 15

What are mycoplasms?

Answer 15

Bacteria of the mycoplasma genus that are found in humans and most have no cell wall; the smallest free-living organism presently known

Question 16

What is myelitis?

Answer 16

Inflammation of the spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 17

What does the prefix myo- mean?

Answer 17

Muscle

Question 18

What does myocardial infarction mean?

Answer 18

“Heart Attack”

Question 19

What is myocarditis?

Answer 19

Inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart

Question 20

What does the prefix myx- mean?

Answer 20

Mucus

Question 21

What is the function of the respiratory system?

Answer 21

Exchanging of gases

Question 22

What organs are in the upper respiratory system?

Answer 22

• Nose
• Mouth
• Sinuses
• Pharynx
• Larynx

Question 23

What organs make up the lower respiratory system?

Answer 23

• Trachea
• Bronchi
• Bronchioles
• Alveoli

Question 24

What is rhinitis?

Answer 24

Inflammation of mucous membrane of the nose

Question 25

What is sinusitis?

Answer 25

Inflammation of the mucous membrane lining paranasal sinuses

Question 26

What is laryngitis?

Answer 26

Inflammation of the larynx and vocal cords

Question 27

What is tonsillitis?

Answer 27

Inflammation of the tonsils

Question 28

What do nasal polyps do?

Answer 28

Restrict or block entrance of air and cause chronic irritation to the nose

Question 29

What do laryngeal polyps do?

Answer 29

Interfere with speech, causes a strain on the larynx

Question 30

What is tracheitis?

Answer 30

Inflammation of the trachea

Question 31

What is bronchitis?

Answer 31

Inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the bronchi

Question 32

What is bronchiectasis?

Answer 32

Abnormal destruction and dilation of large airways

Question 33

What is asthma?

Answer 33

Hypersensitivity reaction causing constriction of bronchi

Question 34

What is pneumonia?

Answer 34

Inflammation of bronchioles or alveoli due to infection | -can be bacterial or viral

Question 35

What happens during pleurisy pneumonia?

Answer 35

Infection spreads to the membrane around the lungs

Question 36

What happens during hydrothorax?

Answer 36

Mucous in chest cavity around lungs

Question 37

What happens during hemothorax?

Answer 37

Blood in chest cavity around the lungs

Question 38

What happens during empyema pneumonia?

Answer 38

Pus in the chest cavity around the lungs

Question 39

What is lobar pneumonia?

Answer 39

Infects one or more lobes

Question 40

What happens during interstitial pneumonia?

Answer 40

Inflammation of lung supportive tissue between the air sacs

Question 41

What is tuberculosis?

Answer 41

Bacterial infection spread by coughing, sneezing, or inhaling dried infected sputum.

Question 42

What is miliary tuberculosis?

Answer 42

Tuberculosis infection at multiple sites throughout the body.

Question 43

What is pneumoconiosis?

Answer 43

Refers to particles which have been inhaled into the lungs

Question 44

What is atelectasis?

Answer 44

Collapse of alveoli or airless state of part or all of a lung

Question 45

What is emphysema?

Answer 45

End stage severe chronic lung disease - increased mucous causes air trapping - difficulty breathing

Question 46

What is a pulmonary abscess?

Answer 46

Collection of infectious material contained within a capsule

Question 47

What is the leading cause of an we deaths in the U.S.?

Answer 47

Lung cancer - genetic - cigarette smoking - industrial air pollutants

Question 48

What is cleft lip?

Answer 48

One or more abnormal splits in upper lip

Question 49

What is cleft palate?

Answer 49

Involves palate or roof of mouth

Question 50

What is cystic fibrosis?

Answer 50

Hereditary disorder with defective transport of chlorine

Question 51

What is postmortem cavitation?

Answer 51

Formation of cavities in an organ or tissue | -frequently seen in TB patients

Question 52

What is COPD?

Answer 52

Group of pulmonary disease characteristics involving issues with gas exchange in the lungs - results from smoking - results IN high carbon dioxide levels in blood