Exam 5: Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic Procedures and Tests

A term that means the ventilation of the lungs does not fulfill the body's gas exchange needs is

The suffix -ary is defined as

The term bronchopneumonia is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?

Another term for rhinorrhagia is

The combining form rhin/o refers to the

The combining form that means thorax, chest, chest cavity is

A cancerous tumor originating in the bronchus could be

The patient's physician listed her diagnosis as COPD due to chronic

The suffix that means pertaining to is

The patient with lung cancer developed a pleural effusion.A thoracocentesis was performed by the radiologist using the process of recording sound or

The patient was experiencing apnea during sleep caused by repetitive pharyngeal collapse.The physician, in order to diagnose her condition as OSA, ordered a(n)

Which is the synonym for throat?

The muscular partition between the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the

The term laryngospasm is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?

A patient admitted with an inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi also could be said to have

A patent airway is

Another term that means suffocation is

A respiratory disease which is characterized by coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, caused by constriction and inflammation of airways that is reversible between attacks is called

Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?

The lymphoid tissue located on the posterior wall of the nasal cavity is called