MED TERMS respiratory system

The nasal septum is the

partition separating the right and left nasal cavities

The adenoids are

lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity

The muscular partition separating the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity is called the

diaphragm

In bronchopneumonia, fluid, blood cells, and other debris consolidate, or solidify, within the _________, most often in response to impaired ventilation from other disorders.

• pleural cavity

• left and right bronchi

• tracheobronchial junctions

• terminal bronchioles

terminal bronchioles

Pleurisy is also known as

• pleurocentesis.

• pneumonitis.

• rhinitis.

• pleuritis.

pleuritis

Tracheostenosis is the

• inflammation of the trachea.

• narrowing of the trachea.

• inflammation of the pharynx.

• constriction of the voice box.

narrowing of the trachea.

A serious cardiac disease associated with chronic lung disorders in which a portion of the heart becomes enlarged and may fail is

• pneumothorax.

• cor pulmonale.

• epistaxis.

• pleurisy.

cor pulmonale

Patient X has difficulty breathing. The physician is able to establish that this is caused by atelectasis, which can be described best as

• an abnormal condition of dust in the lungs.

• incomplete expansion or collapse of the alveoli.

• a consolidation of debris within the alveoli of one or more lobes.

• lung inflammation caused by infective agents

incomplete expansion or collapse of the alveoli.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is

• respiratory disease characterized by coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath.

• respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury

• lobar pneumonia caused by a bacteria.

• foreign matter carried in the circulation where it causes a block.

respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury

A group of disorders characterized by irreversible airflow restriction (which causes difficult breathing) and whose leading cause is smoking is

• acute respiratory distress syndrome.

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• obstructive sleep apnea.

• asthma.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The patient diagnosed with congestive heart failure was also showing signs of pulmonary edema, which is

• foreign matter blocking circulation.

• escape of fluid into the pleural space.

• an infectious disease caused by acid-fast bacilli.

• fluid accumulation in the alveoli and bronchioles

fluid accumulation in the alveoli and bronchioles

The prefix tachy- means

• without or absence of.

• within.

• normal, good.

• fast, rapid.

fast, rapid.

tapped the patient's back with the fingertips to determine the size, borders, and density of the lungs by the sound obtained, a technique known as

• percussion.

• auscultation.

• oximetry.

• spirometry.

percussion.

Pulmonary function tests include the use of a spirometer, an

• instrument used to measure oxygen.

• instrument used to measure breathing (or lung volumes)

• instrument used to measure carbon dioxide.

• instrument used for visual examination of the bronchi.

• instrument used to measure breathing (or lung volumes)

The physician listened through a stethoscope to the patient's lung sounds in a process called ________ in order to assess for possible pneumonia.

auscultation

The diagnosis of tuberculosis includes the examination of sputum, using a test called the

• arterial blood gases.

• acid-fast bacilli stain.

• ventilation-perfusion test.

• chest CT.

acid-fast bacilli stain.

Another name for lung scanning is

• lung ventilation/perfusion scan.

• oximetry.

• spirometry.

• capnometry.

lung ventilation/perfusion scan.

The abbreviation for the medical term meaning group of tests to measure breathing (lung mechanics including airflow and lung volume) is

• PE.

• PFT.

• PSG.

• PCP.

PFT

The purpose of ABG testing is to measure

• abdominal bacilli growth for pleural effusion.

• acid-fast bacilli growth.

• arterial blood gases

• abdominal blood gases for pleural effusion.

arterial blood gases

a portable instrument into which a patient breathes to measure how fast air can be pushed out of the lungs.

• peak flow meter

• capnometer

• pulse oximeter

• spirometer

• peak flow meter