Exam 23: Respiratory System Terminology

The ____________ nerve causes the diaphragm to contract and initiate inhalation.

Which is a severe and sometimes fatal bacterial infection that begins with flu-like symptoms,body aches,and fever,followed by severe pneumonia with possible liver and kidney degeneration?

A Heimlich bag is a handheld device to temporarily manually assist breathing in a patient.

Which of the following words is misspelled?

A localized collection of pus in the thoracic cavity is:

The turbinates are located in the:

Below the vocal cords,the larynx merges into the ____________.

A patient who is ____________ (adjective form) has asthma.

A positive Mantoux test indicates the presence of antibodies to ____________.

A patient with dyspnea has breathing that is ____________.

In a patient with circumoral cyanosis,a bluish discoloration can be seen ____________.

Which of the following is true about aspiration pneumonia?

The rounded tip of each lung is called the ____________.

A bronchoscopy is the process of using an instrument to examine the chest.

A bronchus enters the lung at the ____________ (an indentation on the medial surface of the lung).

The combining form phren/o- means ____________.

As the nasal cavity continues posteriorly,it merges with the upper part of the throat or:

The medical procedure performed with a stethoscope is called:

Which of these would cause an abnormal ABG result?

For a patient who has pneumonia in the RUL,the ____________ ____________ ____________ of the lung is affected.