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

blood blots in the lungs

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

repiratory 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&A

Answer 15

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 16

nas/o

Answer 16

nose (adj)

Question 17

rhin/o

Answer 17

nose (noun)

Question 18

muc/o

Answer 18

mucus

substance secreted

Question 19

pharyng/o

Answer 19

pharynx (throat)

transports 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

trachea (windpipe) | transports air to/from pharynx to bronchi

Question 26

bronch/o | bronchi/o

Answer 26

transports 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 separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 30

thorac/o thora/o -thorax

Answer 30

thoracic (chest) cavity | portects the heart and lungs

Question 31

otorhinolaryngologist

Answer 31

specialist of the ears, nose, and throat

Question 32

pulmonologist

Answer 32

specializes in treating diseases and disorders of he lungs

Question 33

spirometry

Answer 33

measure breathing

Question 34

spir/o

Answer 34

to breathe

Question 35

-metry

Answer 35

to measure

Question 36

spirometer

Answer 36

instrument used to measure breathing

Question 37

-meter

Answer 37

instrument used to measure

Question 38

auscultation

Answer 38

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

Question 39

normal adult RR

Answer 39

repiration 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 constant following)

Question 47

an-

Answer 47

without (if vowel following)

Question 48

inhale

Answer 48

breathe in

Question 49

exhale

Answer 49

breathe out

Question 50

-ectasis

Answer 50

dilation

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