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Ch 7 The Respiratory System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term means bleeding from the lungs?

a)

pneumorrhagia

b)

tracheorrhagia

c)

lobar pneumonia

d)

pulmonary edema

2.

_______ is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

a)

Emphysema

b)

Pneumonia

c)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

d)

Chronic Bronchitis

3.

A _________ is the accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.

a)

pneumothorax

b)

empyema

c)

pyothorax

d)

hemothorax

4.

Which of the following means "surgical repair"?

a)

-plasty

b)

-otomy

c)

-ectomy

d)

-ostomy

5.

Which of the following means "surgical removal"?

a)

-ostomy

b)

-otomy

c)

-ectomy

d)

-plasty

6.

Which of the following means "surgical incision"?

a)

-ostomy

b)

-otomy

c)

-ectomy

d)

-plasty

7.

Which of the following means "lung"?

a)

pulmon/o

b)

-pnea

c)

phon/o

d)

pleur/o

8.

Which of the following structures is also known as the windpipe?

a)

trachea

b)

pharynx

c)

alveoli

d)

lungs

9.

Which term means an accumulation of air or in the pleural space, causing the lung to fully or partially collapse?

a)

hemothorax

b)

pneumothorax

c)

pyothorax

d)

pleurothorax

10.

Janie has been coughing all day and wants to take a cough medicine before she goes to bed. Which of the following is taken to prevent or relieve coughing?

a)

bronchodilator

b)

antitussive

c)

beta blocker

d)

antihistamine

11.

Whooping cough wasn't heard of for a long time but nearly 10 years ago it resurfaced claiming the lives of many babies who were too young to get vaccinated. The medical name for whooping cough is ______.

a)

Pertussis

b)

Influenza

c)

Diptheria

d)

Asthma

12.

Which term describes the exchange of gases within the cells of blood and tissues?

a)

external respiration

b)

internal respiration

c)

oxygen exchange

d)

alveolar exchange

13.

Which of the following is a lid-like structure that helps prevent food from entering the lungs?

a)

esophagus

b)

trachea

c)

epiglottis

d)

uvula

14.

A _______ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the respiratory.

a)

pulmonologist

b)

cardiologist

c)

oncologist

d)

thoracic surgeon

15.

An ENT is an ________, a physician with specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the head and neck.

a)

pulmonologist

b)

otolaryngologist

c)

thoracic surgeon

d)

cardiologist

16.

What is another name for "epistaxis"?

a)

heart burn

b)

shortness of breath

c)

nosebleed

d)

wheezing

17.

What is the meaning of "dyspnea"?

a)

normal breathing

b)

absence of breathing

c)

shortness of breath

d)

fast breathing

18.

_______, also known as a runny nose, is the watery flow of mucus from the nose.

a)

rhinorrhea

b)

rhinorraphy

c)

rhinorrhagia

d)

rhinoplasty

19.

_______ is an abnormally rapid rate of respiration, usually more than 20 beats per minute.

a)

bradypnea

b)

dyspnea

c)

tachypnea

d)

apnea

20.

______ is the temporary absence of spontaneous respiration.

a)

eupnea

b)

tachypnea

c)

apnea

d)

dyspnea

21.

______ is easy or normal breathing.

a)

eupnea

b)

apnea

c)

bradypnea

d)

tachypnea

22.

______ is the loss of consciousness that occurs when the body cannot get the oxygen it needs to function.

a)

hypoxemia

b)

asphyxia

c)

hypoxia

d)

anoxia

23.

_______ is the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity.

a)

thoracentesis

b)

thoracotomy

c)

pneumonectomy

d)

tracheotomy

24.

_______ is the surgical repair or alteration of parts of the nasal septum.

a)

septotomy

b)

septoplasty

c)

septectomy

d)

septorrhaphy

25.

________ is a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood.

a)

cyanosis

b)

asphyxia

c)

hypoxia

d)

hypoxemia