Exam 23: Respiratory System Terminology

One of the components of COPD is:

The medical language definition of stethoscope is a/an ____________.

In panlobar pneumonia,from the definition of the prefix we can tell that ____________ lobes of the lung are affected.

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word auscultation (aws-kul-tay-shun)?

Which is a procedure that removes one entire lung?

The ____________,a sheet of skeletal muscle that lies along the inferior boundary of the thoracic cavity,is active during normal or forceful inhalation.

The combining form cost/o- means ____________.

Asthma can be triggered by all of the following except ____________.

The medical abbreviation for shortness of breath (SOB) when exercising is :

The patient had a positive reaction to the Mantoux test.What test would the physician order next for this patient?

A patient diagnosed with RDS has respiratory distress syndrome.

The combining form pulmon/o- means ____________.

Mr.Smith's lung cancer was inoperable; therefore he was referred to a/an ____________,a physician who treats cancer with chemotherapy.

____________ is the adjective that refers to the bronchus and the lung.

Empyema is:

A carboxyhemoglobin test is done to measure the level of carbon monoxide in the patient's blood when carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected.

Which is the medical word for voice box?

The combining form capn/o- means ____________ ____________.

What is the medical word that means the flu?

The medical words thoracentesis and thoracocentesis mean the same thing.