Exam 23: Respiratory System Terminology

Each lung contains ____________,large divisions whose dividing lines are visible on the surface of the lung.

All the alveoli are collectively known as the pulmonary ____________,the functional part of the lung,as opposed to the connective tissue framework that surrounds and supports the alveoli.

Which of the following combining forms does not mean chest?

The medical word for the windpipe is the ____________.

All of the following combining forms mean breathe or breathing except:

In the medical word oxyhemoglobin,the combining form hem/o- means ____________.

The combining form turbin/o- means ____________.

Hypoxemia is a low level of oxygen in the blood,and hypoxia is a low level of oxygen at the cellular level.

COPD is a combination of which two diseases?

An RRT is known as a ____________ ____________ ____________.

The parenchyma is the:

Auscultation is the process of ____________ the lungs.

A surgeon who does a pneumonectomy performs a/an ____________.

A bronchoscope is a surgical procedure that uses a flexible,lighted tube to examine the trachea and bronchi.

Pulmonary embolism is caused by ____________.

The lidlike structure that seals off the larynx is called the:

A healthcare professional assesses the patient's BS by ____________.

Coughing up blood-tinged sputum is known as:

Supplemental oxygen is given to patients to raise the oxygen level in their blood.

Unlike the left lung,the right lung has an RML,and this abbreviation means ____________ ____________ ____________.