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The respiratory system

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Removal of fluid from the chest by puncturing is (a)  

2.

mucus found in an inflamed nose, throat, and/or lung and coughed up by the patient is (a)  

3.

An instrument for measuring the volume of air entering and leaving the lungs

(a)  

4.

inflammation of one or more sinuses is called (a)  

5.

rhinoplasty is (a)  

6.

•pertaining to the lung/s is (a)  

7.

Air in the pleural cavity is called _______

a)

pneumothorax

b)

Oedema

c)

Haemothorax

d)

emphysema

8.

A lung condition of abnormal enlargement of the air spaces causing shortness of breath caused by factors such as pollution or smoking is called ___________

a)

pleural effusion

b)

emphysema

c)

Oedema

d)

aspiration

9.

bluish discolouration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by inadequate oxygen is called (a)  

10.

A drug which expands/widens the openings of the passages into the lungs (a)  

11.

lack of oxygen in body tissue is called_______

a)

aspiration

b)

emphysema

c)

anoxia

d)

Apnea

12.

(a)   is voice impairment.

13.

(a)   is narrowing of the bronchial tubes, where the muscles go into spasm and the patient has difficulty in breathing.

14.

An instrument to suck fluid out of a cavity, out of the mouth in dentistry, or from an operation site

a)

aspirator

b)

spirometer

15.

__________ is an abnormal decrease in the rate and depth of breathing

a)

Hypopnoea

b)

apnoea

c)

anoxia

d)

emphysema