Respiratory System Study Guide 4 for AMA

Which term means having low oxygen levels in the blood?

• anoxia

• hypopnea

• hypoxemia

• hypoxia

What structure is visible when looking into the mouth?

• oropharynx

• nasopharynx

• laryngopharynx

• larynx

Which structure is contained in the lower respiratory tract?

• nose

• trachea

• larynx

• lungs

What involves breathing pure oxygen in a special chamber that allows air pressure to be raised up to three times higher than normal to promote healing and fight infection?

• supplemental oxygen

• hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)

• ventilator

• internal respiration

A patient who is temporarily not breathing has what condition?

• apnea

• eupnea

• respiratory failure

• sleep apnea

Which respiratory pattern often occurs as a person nears death?

• Eupnea

• Cheyne-Stokes respiration

• Tachypnea

• Hyperventilation

Which membrane is directly attached to the lungs?

• mediastinum

• pleurisy

• visceral pleura

• parietal pleura

Which term means shortness of breath?

• dysphonia

• hyperpnea

• dyspnea

• aphonia

Which type of surgery removes a small portion of cancerous lung tissue?

• lobectomy

• wedge resection

• pneumonectomy

• video-assisted thoracic surgery

Which portion of the pharynx is used only for the transport of air?

• larynx

• nasopharynx

• oropharynx

• laryngopharynx