Which medical term describes an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity?
hemothorax
Which substance, which is ejected through the mouth, is used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders?
sputum
Which form of respiratory therapy is used temporarily to replace a patient's natural breathing function?
ventilator
Which term describes a respiratory pattern of alternating periods of rapid breathing, slow breathing, and the absence of breathing?
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Which medical term describes the absence of oxygen from the body's gases, blood, or tissues?
anoxia
Which infectious respiratory disease is commonly known as whooping cough?
pertussis
Which term describes any change in vocal quality, including hoarseness, weakness, or the cracking of a boy's voice during puberty?
dysphonia
What region of the chest contains the heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, and thymus?
mediastinum
Which term means easy or normal breathing?
eupnea
Which condition is an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity or another body cavity?
empyema
What are the smallest branches of the bronchial tree?
bronchioles
Which term means an accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space that causes the lung to collapse?
pneumothorax
Which condition is an excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi?
bronchorrhea
Which condition is caused by cotton dust in the lungs?
byssinosis
Which term describes the condition of having subnormal levels of oxygen in the cells?
hypoxia
Which procedure is a surgical incision into the wall of the chest?
thoracotomy
Which term describes the surgical removal of all or part of a lung?
pneumonectomy
What structure closely surrounds each lung?
visceral pleura
Which term describes a bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen?
cyanosis
Which division of the pharynx is posterior to the nasal cavity?
nasopharynx