The transport of O2 from the outside air to tissue and the transport of CO2 from cells to the outside is known as...
RESPIRATION
The terminal element of the respiratory tract...
ALVEOLUS
The movement of gases into and out of the lungs is known as...
VENTILATION
Inflammation of the lining of the lung...
PLUERISY
The prefix in the word ANTIBIOTIC means...
AGAINST
Collapse of a part of a lung...
ATELECTASIS
What does the suffix in the term BRONCHIOLE mean???
SMALL
The use of oxygen in cellular metabolism...
INTERNAL RESPIRATION
What is the plural form of PLEURA?
PLEURAE
The suffix in the medical term BRONCHIOGENIC means???
CREATION
Term for hair-like, motile projections from the surface of a cell...
CILIA
The combining form LARYNG/O means...
VOICEBOX
The fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of different dusts is called...
PNEUMOCONIOSIS
Olfaction comes from the Latin Origin meaning what???
TO SMELL
Which body sensation is most influenced by the sense of smell???
SENSE OF TASTE
What is the abbreviation for CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE???
C.O.P.D.
The anatomical structure that connects the back of the nose to the larynx is the...
PHARYNX
Where is the APEX of the lung located???
ABOVE AND BEHIND THE CLAVICLE
What does the combining form in the word PULM/ONOLOGY mean???
LUNG
What structure divides the nasal cavity into a right and left compartments???
SEPTUM
Wwhat is the crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles through liquid in the lungs???
RALE
What does the word element RHIN- refer to???
NOSE
A synonym for RESPIRATOR is...
VENTILATOR
The costal surface of the lungs presses against which body part???
RIB CAGE
What instrument measures respiratory volumes???
SPIROMETER
What does the suffix in the term SPIROMETRY mean???
PROCESS OF MEASURING
What is the correct sequence of the parts of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM through which air passes through the body???
NOSE, PHARYNX, LARYNX, TRACHEA, BRONCHI, BRONCHIOLES, ALVEOLI
(N P L T B Bs A)
What is the normal respiratory rate for a resting adult???
10-15 TIMES PER MINUTE
Act of coughing up and spitting out mucous from the respiratory tract???
EXPECTORATE
Having increased respiratory distress and retractions in the intercostal spaces of the chest...
BRONCHIOLITIS
What does the prefix in the term ENDOTRACHEAL mean???
INSIDE
Which of the following structures is NOT one of the six connected elements of the respiratory tract???
- NOSE
- PHARYNX
- TONGUE
- LARYNX
- BRONCHI
Medical term for a nosebleed...
EPISTAXIS
What does the suffix in the term LOBECTOMY mean??
SURGICAL REMOVAL OF
MEATUS is of the Latin Origin meaning...
PASSAGE
Where is the OLFACTORY REGION located at???
EXTREME SUPERIOR REGION OF THE NASAL CAVITY
What does the suffix in the term NASAL mean???
PERTAINING TO
In the medical term PNEUMONIA, what does the root in the term mean??
LUNG, AIR
Inflammation of the nasal mucosa is known as...
RHINITIS
Which of the following is not a function of the nose???
- COOLING AIR THAT ENTERS FROM THE OUTSIDE
- TRAPPING LARGE PARTICLES IN THE AIR
- MOISTURIZING THE AIR
- RECOGNIZING 4000 SEPERATE SMELLS
- SERVING AS A PASSWAY FROM OUTSIDE TO THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
Removal of the affected area of the lung...
RESECTION OF THE TUMOR
Muscular funnel that receives air from the nasal cavity and food and drink from the oral cavity...
PHARYNX
What medical term means removal of the lung???
PNEUMOECTOMY
Which structure is NOT involved in snoring???
- EPIGLOTTIS
- TONGUE
- NOSE
- UPPER PHARYNX
- UVULA
What does the suffix in the term ADENOID mean???
RESEMBLING