Exam 7: Abbreviationsones to Use and Ones to Avoid

Pneumonia is a general term for infection of the

Select the combining form that best matches the definition carbon dioxide.

COPD,or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,is a term applied to any disease that causes chronic obstruction of the bronchial tubes and lungs.

Hiccuping is also known as singultus.

Air passes through the larynx to the trachea.

The left lung is larger and divided into three lobes,while the right lobe is smaller and only divided into two.

Abnormal slow breathing is bradypnea.

The point at which the trachea divides is the septum.

Black lung is also known as asbestosis.

Hypoxemia is a deficient amount of oxygen in tissue,while hypoxia is a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood.

The windpipe is also known as the larynx.

A sweat test can be used to confirm cystic fibrosis.

A mechanical breathing device for patients who cannot breathe on their own is a nebulizer.

Select the combining form that best matches the definition lung.

The bronchi divide into smaller branches called bronchioles.

Orthopnea is an irregular breathing pattern with a period of apnea followed by deep labored breathing that becomes shallow,then apneic.

Food is prevented from going into the larynx by the pharyngeal tonsils.

Food is prevented from going into the larynx by a flap called the epiglottis.

Breathing in is called inspiration or aspiration.

If the sputum is greenish or yellowish,this may indicate infection of the lungs.