Question 1

What do arterial blood gases measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Volume of blood 
B) Amount of oxygen level in the blood 
C) Amount of carbon dioxide level in the blood 
D) Greatest flow of air on expiration 
E) Amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood 
A) Volume of blood 
B) Amount of oxygen level in the blood 
C) Amount of carbon dioxide level in the blood 
D) Greatest flow of air on expiration 
E) Amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood

Question 2

What does the word atelectasis mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Suction 
B) Collapse of a part of a lung 
C) Cancer of a lobe of the lung 
D) A condition in which the alveoli are hyperinflated 
E) Inflammation of the lung parenchyma 
A) Suction 
B) Collapse of a part of a lung 
C) Cancer of a lobe of the lung 
D) A condition in which the alveoli are hyperinflated 
E) Inflammation of the lung parenchyma

Question 3

Which of the following words has a suffix that means tumor?

Accepted Answer

A) Pneumonectomy 
B) Thromboembolism 
C) Thoracentesis 
D) Pneumonitis 
E) Mesothelioma 
A) Pneumonectomy 
B) Thromboembolism 
C) Thoracentesis 
D) Pneumonitis 
E) Mesothelioma

Question 4

What does the suffix in the term nasal mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Nose 
B) Nostril 
C) Belonging to 
D) Near 
E) Pertaining to 
A) Nose 
B) Nostril 
C) Belonging to 
D) Near 
E) Pertaining to

Question 5

The lipid rich substance that helps to keep alveoli open:

Accepted Answer

A) pleura. 
B) phlegm. 
C) surfactant. 
D) silicon 
A) pleura. 
B) phlegm. 
C) surfactant. 
D) silicon

Question 6

What does the abbreviation PEEP refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) A technique in ventilation to keep the alveoli from collapsing. 
B) The sound of an obstructed airway. 
C) A test for vital capacity. 
D) Surgical removal of a section of the lung. 
E) Examination of the pharynx. 
A) A technique in ventilation to keep the alveoli from collapsing. 
B) The sound of an obstructed airway. 
C) A test for vital capacity. 
D) Surgical removal of a section of the lung. 
E) Examination of the pharynx.

Question 7

Name the combining from which means voice box?

Accepted Answer

A) Pharyng/o 
B) Trache/o 
C) Thyroid/o 
D) Laryng/o 
E) Stom/o 
A) Pharyng/o 
B) Trache/o 
C) Thyroid/o 
D) Laryng/o 
E) Stom/o

Question 8

What is the name of the procedure that is performed to allow the nonbreathing patient to be placed on a ventilator?

Accepted Answer

A) Thoracotomy 
B) Endotracheal intubation 
C) Pneumonotomy 
D) Oropharyngeal pressure respirator 
E) Segmentectomy 
A) Thoracotomy 
B) Endotracheal intubation 
C) Pneumonotomy 
D) Oropharyngeal pressure respirator 
E) Segmentectomy

Question 9

What is the correct spelling of the term that means the same as ventilator?

Accepted Answer

A) Respiraetor 
B) Risperator 
C) Resperater 
D) Respiratore 
E) Respirator 
A) Respiraetor 
B) Risperator 
C) Resperater 
D) Respiratore 
E) Respirator

Question 10

In the term lobectomy, what does the suffix mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Enlarged 
B) Within 
C) Surgical incision 
D) The study of 
E) Surgical removal of 
A) Enlarged 
B) Within 
C) Surgical incision 
D) The study of 
E) Surgical removal of

Question 11

Which structure divides the nasal cavity into a right and left compartment?

Accepted Answer

A) Vestibule 
B) Septum 
C) Turbinate 
D) Palate 
E) Sinuses 
A) Vestibule 
B) Septum 
C) Turbinate 
D) Palate 
E) Sinuses

Question 12

Mr.Slicer has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and is scheduled for resection of the tumor.What kind of procedure or test is this?

Accepted Answer

A) A small sample will be removed for tests. 
B) The affected area of the lung will be removed. 
C) A small, round opening will be made. 
D) A section of tissue will be grafted. 
E) A tube for drainage will be placed in the thorax. 
A) A small sample will be removed for tests. 
B) The affected area of the lung will be removed. 
C) A small, round opening will be made. 
D) A section of tissue will be grafted. 
E) A tube for drainage will be placed in the thorax.

Question 13

What does the suffix in the term bronchiole mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Small 
B) Windpipe 
C) End point 
D) Condition 
E) Old 
A) Small 
B) Windpipe 
C) End point 
D) Condition 
E) Old

Question 14

What does the prefix in the term apnea mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Breathe 
B) Without 
C) Difficulty 
D) Pertaining to 
E) Away 
A) Breathe 
B) Without 
C) Difficulty 
D) Pertaining to 
E) Away

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the six connected elements of the respiratory tract?

Accepted Answer

A) Nose 
B) Pharynx 
C) Tongue 
D) Larynx 
E) Bronchi 
A) Nose 
B) Pharynx 
C) Tongue 
D) Larynx 
E) Bronchi

Question 16

All of the following results are included in a pulmonary function test (PFT) report EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) forced vital capacity. 
B) flow rates. 
C) peak expiratory flow rate. 
D) forced expiratory volume in one second. 
E) lung volume. 
A) forced vital capacity. 
B) flow rates. 
C) peak expiratory flow rate. 
D) forced expiratory volume in one second. 
E) lung volume.

Question 17

Which of the following words has a root meaning wind?

Accepted Answer

A) Ventilation 
B) Nebulizer 
C) Nose 
D) Pharynx 
E) Uvula 
A) Ventilation 
B) Nebulizer 
C) Nose 
D) Pharynx 
E) Uvula

Question 18

Which of the following terms means removal of a lung?

Accepted Answer

A) Lobectomy 
B) Thoracotomy 
C) Bronchiectomy 
D) Pneumonectomy 
E) Tracheotomy 
A) Lobectomy 
B) Thoracotomy 
C) Bronchiectomy 
D) Pneumonectomy 
E) Tracheotomy

Question 19

What is the correct spelling of the term that means a tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid?

Accepted Answer

A) Cannula 
B) Canula 
C) Canneula 
D) Canulla 
E) Canuela 
A) Cannula 
B) Canula 
C) Canneula 
D) Canulla 
E) Canuela

Question 20

Laryngotracheobronchitis is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A) epiglottis. 
B) bronchiolitis. 
C) chronic bronchitis. 
D) croup 
A) epiglottis. 
B) bronchiolitis. 
C) chronic bronchitis. 
D) croup

What do arterial blood gases measure?

What does the word atelectasis mean?

Which of the following words has a suffix that means tumor?

What does the suffix in the term nasal mean?

The lipid rich substance that helps to keep alveoli open:

What does the abbreviation PEEP refer to?

Name the combining from which means voice box?

What is the name of the procedure that is performed to allow the nonbreathing patient to be placed on a ventilator?

What is the correct spelling of the term that means the same as ventilator?

In the term lobectomy, what does the suffix mean?

Which structure divides the nasal cavity into a right and left compartment?

Mr.Slicer has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and is scheduled for resection of the tumor.What kind of procedure or test is this?

What does the suffix in the term bronchiole mean?

What does the prefix in the term apnea mean?

Which of the following is NOT one of the six connected elements of the respiratory tract?

All of the following results are included in a pulmonary function test (PFT) report EXCEPT:

Which of the following words has a root meaning wind?

Which of the following terms means removal of a lung?

What is the correct spelling of the term that means a tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid?

Laryngotracheobronchitis is also known as:

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Exam 8: Respiratory System: The Essentials of the Language of Pulmonology

What do arterial blood gases measure?

What does the word atelectasis mean?

Which of the following words has a suffix that means tumor?

What does the suffix in the term nasal mean?

The lipid rich substance that helps to keep alveoli open:

What does the abbreviation PEEP refer to?

Name the combining from which means voice box?

What is the name of the procedure that is performed to allow the nonbreathing patient to be placed on a ventilator?

What is the correct spelling of the term that means the same as ventilator?

In the term lobectomy, what does the suffix mean?

Which structure divides the nasal cavity into a right and left compartment?

Mr.Slicer has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and is scheduled for resection of the tumor.What kind of procedure or test is this?

What does the suffix in the term bronchiole mean?

What does the prefix in the term apnea mean?

Which of the following is NOT one of the six connected elements of the respiratory tract?

All of the following results are included in a pulmonary function test (PFT) report EXCEPT:

Which of the following words has a root meaning wind?

Which of the following terms means removal of a lung?

What is the correct spelling of the term that means a tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid?

Laryngotracheobronchitis is also known as:

The Anatomy of Word Construction: the Essential Elements of the Language of Medicine

The Body As a Whole: The Essentials of the Language of Anatomy

The Integumentary System: The Essentials of the Language of Dermatology

The Skeletal System: The Essentials of the Language of Orthopedics

Muscles and Tendons: The Essentials of the Languages of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Cardiovascular and Circulatory Systems: the Essentials of the Language of Cardiology

The Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems: The Essentials of the Languages of Hematology and Immunology

The Digestive System: The Essentials of the Language of Gastroenterology

The Nervous System and Mental Health: The Essentials of the Languages of Neurology and Psychiatry

Special Senses of the Eye and Ear: The Essentials of the Languages of Ophthalmology and Otology

The Endocrine System: The Essentials of the Language of Endocrinology

The Urinary System: The Essentials of the Language of Urology

The Male Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Language of the Male Reproductive System

The Female Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Language of Gynecology and Obstetrics

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