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The Respiratory System - Quiz B

front 1

Which medical term describes an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity?

back 1

hemothorax

front 2

Which substance, which is ejected through the mouth, is used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders?

back 2

sputum

front 3

Which form of respiratory therapy is used temporarily to replace a patient's natural breathing function?

back 3

ventilator

front 4

Which term describes a respiratory pattern of alternating periods of rapid breathing, slow breathing, and the absence of breathing?

back 4

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

front 5

Which medical term describes the absence of oxygen from the body's gases, blood, or tissues?

back 5

anoxia

front 6

Which infectious respiratory disease is commonly known as whooping cough?

back 6

pertussis

front 7

Which term describes any change in vocal quality, including hoarseness, weakness, or the cracking of a boy's voice during puberty?

back 7

dysphonia

front 8

What region of the chest contains the heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, and thymus?

back 8

mediastinum

front 9

Which term means easy or normal breathing?

back 9

eupnea

front 10

Which condition is an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity or another body cavity?

back 10

empyema

front 11

What are the smallest branches of the bronchial tree?

back 11

bronchioles

front 12

Which term means an accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space that causes the lung to collapse?

back 12

pneumothorax

front 13

Which condition is an excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi?

back 13

bronchorrhea

front 14

Which condition is caused by cotton dust in the lungs?

back 14

byssinosis

front 15

Which term describes the condition of having subnormal levels of oxygen in the cells?

back 15

hypoxia

front 16

Which procedure is a surgical incision into the wall of the chest?

back 16

thoracotomy

front 17

Which term describes the surgical removal of all or part of a lung?

back 17

pneumonectomy

front 18

What structure closely surrounds each lung?

back 18

visceral pleura

front 19

Which term describes a bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen?

back 19

cyanosis

front 20

Which division of the pharynx is posterior to the nasal cavity?

back 20

nasopharynx