Unit 5

Question 1

BS

Answer 1

breath sounds

Question 2

CF

Answer 2

cystic fibrosis

Question 3

COPD

Answer 3

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 4

PE

Answer 4

pulmonary embolism

Question 5

SIDS

Answer 5

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 6

TB

Answer 6

tuberculosis

Question 7

URI

Answer 7

upper respiratory infection - (common cold)

Question 8

PCN

Answer 8

penicillin

Question 9

CO2

Answer 9

carbon dioxide

Question 10

O2

Answer 10

oxygen

Question 11

RT

Answer 11

respiratory therapy

Question 12

SOB

Answer 12

short of breath

Question 13

DNR

Answer 13

do not resuscitate

Question 14

DOA

Answer 14

dead on arrival

Question 15

T and A

Answer 15

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 16

nas/o (adj.)

Answer 16

nose

Question 17

rhin/o (noun)

Answer 17

nose

Question 18

muc/o

Answer 18

mucus, secreted

Question 19

pharyng/o

Answer 19

pharynx (throat), transport air to/from nose to trachea

Question 20

sept/o

Answer 20

septum, wall dividing a structure

Question 21

sinus/o

Answer 21

sinus, air filled cavity within a bone

Question 22

tonsill/o

Answer 22

tonsils, at side of throat

Question 23

adenoid/o

Answer 23

adenoids, behind nasal cavity

Question 24

laryng/o

Answer 24

larynx (voice box), makes speech possible

Question 25

**trache/o**

Answer 25

trache (windpipe), transports air to/from pharynx to bronchi

Question 26

**bronch/o or bronchi/o**

Answer 26

bronchi (bronchus-singular), transport air to/from, trachea (windpipe) to lungs

Question 27

**pulmon/o**

Answer 27

lungs, brings oxygen into the body

Question 28

**pneumon/o**

Answer 28

lungs, brings oxygen into the body

Question 29

**diaphragm**

Answer 29

muscle that seperates, thoracic and abnormal cavities

Question 30

**thorac/o,** **thora/o,** **-thorax**

Answer 30

thoracic (chest) cavity, protects the heart and lungs

Question 31

**otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)**

Answer 31

specialist of the ears, nose, and throat

Question 32

**pulmonologist**

Answer 32

specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

Question 33

**spirometry**

Answer 33

measure someones breathing

Question 34

**spir/o**

Answer 34

to breathe

Question 35

**-metry**

Answer 35

to measure

Question 36

**spirometer**

Answer 36

an instrument to measure someones breathing

Question 37

**-meter**

Answer 37

instrument used to measure

Question 38

**ausculation**

Answer 38

process of listening to sounds withing the body with a stethoscope (heart, lungs, and intestines)

Question 39

**normal adult RR**

Answer 39

respiration rate, 10-20 breaths per minute

Question 40

**ox/i** **ox/o**

Answer 40

oxygen

Question 41

**-capnia** **CO2**

Answer 41

carbon dioxide

Question 42

**-pnea**

Answer 42

breathing

Question 43

**-tachy**

Answer 43

fast

Question 44

**brady-**

Answer 44

slow

Question 45

**eu-**

Answer 45

good, normal

Question 46

**a-**

Answer 46

without (if consonant following

Question 47

**an-**

Answer 47

without (if vowel following)

Question 48

**inhale**

Answer 48

to breathe in

Question 49

**exhale**

Answer 49

to breathe out

Question 50

**-ectasis**

Answer 50

dilation, bronchiectasis; dilation of bronchi (usually from lung infections)

Question 51

**asthma**

Answer 51

allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

Question 52

**influenza**

Answer 52

the flu, contagious viral respiratory infection

Question 53

**pneumonia**

Answer 53

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus