Exam 23: Respiratory System Terminology

The medical words thoracentesis and thoracocentesis mean the same thing.

Which is an inherited,eventually fatal disease of the exocrine cells that is carried by a recessive gene?

An incentive spirometer encourages deep breathing in a postsurgical patient.

Which of these abbreviations stands for a device that delivers a premeasured dose of medication to the lungs when the patient inhales?

Pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs) is caused by:

Chronic bronchitis plus emphysema equals chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The anatomical part of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged is the:

Expiration can have two meanings: to breathe out and to die.

Double pneumonia is pneumonia that is twice as severe as regular pneumonia.

Which abbreviation does not stand for a type of dyspnea or difficulty breathing?

A lobectomy is the surgical removal of:

All of the following are true about a chest tube except:

Which is not something the respiratory system does?

Which is a condition that accompanies left-sided heart failure and is characterized by noninfectious fluid build-up in the alveoli and lung tissues?

The ____________ or voice box remains open during respiration and speech,allowing air to pass in and out through the vocal cords.

A patient diagnosed with an URI has an ____________ ____________ ____________.

The rounded top of each lung is the ____________.

The combining form bronchiol/o- means ____________.

A thoracotomy is the first step of a surgical procedure involving the thoracic cavity or lungs.

Emphysema is part of which disease?