Chapter 10: Respiratory Quiz

A bacterial infection of the lung which causes an accumulation of fluid is called:

• Common Cold

• Bronchitis

• Flu/ Influenza

• Pneumonia

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Epiglottis

• Trachea

• Thyroid Cartilage

• Pharynx

The inflammation of the bronchi is called:

• Asthma

• Bronchitis

• Pneumonia

• COPD

The suffix -ectomy means:

• To remove

• To view

• To make an incision

• The study of

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea

• larynx

• pharynx

• trachea

• epiglottis

Uncontrolled growth of abnormal lung cells is known as:

• COPD

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

• Lung Cancer

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The division of the trachea forms

• alveoli

• main bronchi

• nose

• lungs

Which disease is categorized by the feeling of breathlessness and the inability to exhale normally due to spasms of the airways caused by environmental factors?

• Bronchitis

• Asthma

• COPD

• Allergies

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Which of the following describes a diaphragm?

• Primary muscle used in respiration, which is the process of breathing.

• Serves as secondary external opening for the respiratory tract

• Area that connects the throat to the windpipe (trachea).

• Carry oxygen rich air into the lungs and carry carbon dioxide rich air out of the lungs

Brandon has asthma and uses an inhaler when he starts to wheeze. The purpose of the device is to:

• Liquefy secretions in the lungs

• Contract blood vessels

• Enlarge the bronchioles

• Dissolve mucus