Exam 14: The Respiratory System

Abnormal slow breathing is ____________________.

The medical assistant determines the physician ordered a sputum sample to ____________.

The nurse determines the patient is experiencing periods of apnea or ____________________.

A collapsed lung is a(n) ____________________.

Identify the combining term nas(o) with its closest definition

The patient is experiencing hoarseness. The health care provider documents this as ____________________.

Breathing in is called inspiration or ____________________.

The physician explains to the patient that a bronchoscope is a device used to examine ____________________.

Listening with a stethoscope is:

The nurse points out the topmost section of the lung which is the ____________________ to the patient.

The left lung is dividedinto ____ lobes, while the right lobe is divided into ___.

Dysphonia is ___________________.

Asthma is due to

Identify the combining term trache(o) with its closest definition.

The patient is coughing up blood. This should be documented as ____________________.

Abnormally fast breathing is ____________________.

The capillaries in the lungs perform the ____________________.

Abnormally deep breathing is ____________________.

Hairs in the nasal cavity are ____________________.

The patient has blood in his sputum. The health care provider recognizes this may indicate ____________________.