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Medical Terminology Respiratory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term that describes lung disease caused by cotton dust is....

a)

byssinosis

b)

bacterial

c)

dyspnea

d)

tracheostomy

2.

The term commonly known as shortness of breath is....

a)

dyspnea

b)

tracheotomy

c)

phlegm

d)

pertussis

3.

The emergancy procedure to gain access below a blocked airway is called....

a)

tracheotomy

b)

phelgm

c)

byssinosis

d)

bacterial

4.

severe acute respiratory syndrome

a)

SARS

b)

SIDS

c)

URI

d)

COPD

5.

acute respiratory distress syndrome

a)

COPD

b)

URI

c)

ARDS

d)

SARS

6.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

a)

COPD

b)

ARDS

c)

SIDS

d)

URI

7.

Upper respiratory infection

a)

URI

b)

SIDS

c)

SARS

d)

COPD

8.

The term meaning the act of drawing a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract is _______

a)

asperation

b)

hyperventilation

c)

asthma

d)

apnea

9.

The term meaning the surgical repair of the trachea is ___________

a)

tracheoplasty

b)

apnea

c)

pleuralgia

d)

pneumorrhagia

10.

The diaphragm is relaxed is _________

a)

exhalation

b)

asthma

c)

apnea

d)

effusion

11.

During an ________ attack the muscles of the airways contract

a)

asthma

b)

apnea

c)

laryngospasm

d)

effusion

12.

The term meaning the absence of spontaneous respiration is _________

a)

asthma

b)

apnea

c)

effusion

d)

pleuralgia

13.

The medical term for inflammation of the bronchi is...

a)

A) Bronchitis

b)

B) Asthma

c)

C) Pneumonia

d)

D) Emphysema

14.

Which of the following terms refers to the surgical removal of a lung?

a)

A) Lobectomy

b)

B) Pneumonectomy

c)

C) Thoracotomy

d)

D) Tracheostomy

15.

The term that describes the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity is...

a)

A) Pneumothorax

b)

B) Hemothorax

c)

C) Hydrothorax

d)

D) Pyothorax