Medical Terminology Respiratory

The sudden spasmodic closure of the larynx is a ____________.

• laryngospasm

• pleuralgia

• effusion

• apnea

pharyng/o

• lung

• throat

• windpipe

• chest

pneumoconiosis

• Silica, glass, coal, asbestos particles in lungs

• scar tissue in lungs

• blood backs up in lungs due to heart inefficiency

• accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

pulmonary edema

• acute condition. alveoli fill with pus

• air in the pleural space

• blood backs up in lungs due to heart inefficiency

• silica, glass, coal, asbestos particles in lungs

pleurisy

• malignant tumor of the pleura

• accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

• air in the pleural space

• inflammation of the pleura. also called pleuritis

pleural effusion

• inflammation of the pleura. also called pleuritis

• accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

• malignant tumor of the pleura

• scar tissue in lungs

pneumonia

• scar tissue in lungs

• silica, glass, coal, asbestos particles in lungs

• acute condition. alveoli fill with pus

• blood backs up in lungs due to heart inefficiency

pulmonary fibrosis

• scar tissue in lungs

• blood backs up in lungs due to heart inefficiency

• accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

• acute condition. alveoli fill with pus

tuberculosis

• malignant tumor of the pleura

• air in the pleural space

• infectious bacterial disease

• blood backs up in lungs due to heart inefficiency

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

wheeze

• scar tissue in lungs

• whistling sounds during breathing

• air in the pleural space

• silica, glass, coal, asbestos particles in lungs