Med Term Respiratory System Review

Which procedure is a surgical incision of the pharynx?

• pharyngotomy
• pharyngoplasty
• pharyngostomy
• phyaryngorrhaphy

Which procedure is the surgical repair of the pharynx?

• pharyngectomy
• pharyngoplasty
• pharyngostomy
• pharyngotomy

which respiratory condition occurs most commonly during colder months?

• croup
• diphtheia
• influenza
• COPD

Accumulation of fluid in the lungs is known as ?

• pulmonary edema
• pulmonary dyspnea
• pulmonary hypoxia
• pulmonary rub

Which condition is paralysis of the larynx?

• laryngoplasty
• laryngoplegia
• laryngospasm
• paralaryngoplegia

which term means any voice impairment, including hoarseness, weakness, or loss of voice?

• aphonia
• dysphonia
• laryngitis
• anaphonia

Which condition is the absence of spontaneous respiration?

• apnea
• eupnea
• tachypnea
• dyspnea

Which condition is the incomplete expansion or the collapse of a lung?

• atelectasis
• empyema
• pleurisy
• pneumothorax

which structure carries both food and air?

• esophagus
• pharynx
• trachea
• larynx

which lung has two lobes?

• left lung
• left and right lung
• right lung
• neither