(Questions with elaborated answers)
Medical Terminology Volume 12
Respiratory System
What is PPD (Purified Protein Derivative) used for? - CORRECT
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tu*ber*culin (tubercu*lo*sis) test
An excessive development (enlargement) of adenoids is called - CORRECT ANSWER-
*Ad*enoid hy*per*trophy
What is the combining form for nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue? - CORRECT
ANSWER-adenoid/o
What is the term for removal of adenoids? - CORRECT ANSWER-adenoid*ec*tomy
What is the lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx called? - CORRECT ANSWER-
*ad*enoids
What is an air sac in the lung called? - CORRECT ANSWER-al*ve*olus (pl. alveoli)
What is the combination form for the word alveolus; air sac? - CORRECT ANSWERalveol/o
What term pertains to an alveolus? - CORRECT ANSWER-al*ve*olar
What is the term for an absence of a sense of smell? - CORRECT ANSWER-an*os*mia
What is the suffix for an absence of a sense of smell? - CORRECT ANSWER--anosmia
What is the term for when coal dust accumulates in the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWERanthra*co*sis
What is the name of the uppermost portion of the lung? - CORRECT ANSWER-*a*pex
of the lung
What is the term for stoppage of breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER-*ap*nea
What is the term for the condition that includes tachypnea, dyspnea, cyanosis,
tachycardia, and hypoxemia in an adult? - CORRECT ANSWER-ARDS (a*cute*
*res*piratory dis*tress* *syn*drome)
What is the term for when lungs accumulate asbestos particles? - CORRECT
ANSWER-asbes*to*sis
What is a disease of the lungs due to inhalation of dust, characterized by inflammation,
coughing, and fibrosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-pneumoconi*o*sis
What is the term for one type of pneumoconiosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-asbes*to*sis
What is the term for a decrease in the amount of oxygen and increase in amount of
carbon dioxide? - CORRECT ANSWER-as*phy*xia
What is the term for a chronic bronchial airway obstruction marked by bronchial edema
causing paroxysmal dyspnea, bronchiole constriction causing wheezing, and increased
mucus production causing cough? - CORRECT ANSWER-*As*thma
What does paroxysmal mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-It comes and goes
Incomplete expansion of a lung (collapsed lung) is termed - CORRECT ANSWERatelec*tas*is (A-tell-leck-TAY-sis)
What is the term for listening to sounds within the body? - CORRECT ANSWERauscul*ta*tion
Rod-shaped bacteria are called - CORRECT ANSWER-ba*cil*li
What is the lower portion of the lung called? - CORRECT ANSWER-base of the lung
What is the term for the tubes that branch off the trachea? - CORRECT ANSWER-
*bron*chus (pl. *bron*chi)
What is the term for the tubes that branch off the bronchi? - CORRECT ANSWER-
*bron*chioles
What is the combination term for the word bronchial tube; bronchus? - CORRECT
ANSWER-bronch/o or bronchi/o
What is the dilation of bronchial tubes called? - CORRECT ANSWER-bronchiec*ta*sis
Injecting and retrieving fluid from the bronchial tubes is termed - CORRECT ANSWER-
*bron*chi al*ve*olar la*vage*
What are the small branches of the tubes leading into the lungs? - CORRECT
ANSWER-*bron*chioles
Inflammation of bronchioles is termed - CORRECT ANSWER-bronchio*li*tis
What is a substance (chemical or drug) used to widen bronchial tubes to make
breathing easier? - CORRECT ANSWER-broncho*di*lator
Adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma are examples of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER-*bron*cho*gen*ic carci*no*ma
What term pertains to a bronchial tube and pleura or pleural cavity? - CORRECT
ANSWER-broncho*pleu*ral
What is the term for an endoscopic examination of the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWERBron*chos*copy
What are involuntary contraction of muscles in the walls of bronchial tubes? -
CORRECT ANSWER-*bron*chospasm
What is the combining form for "carbon dioxide"? - CORRECT ANSWER-capn/o
What is the name of the gas that is exhaled through the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER-
*car*bon di*ox*ide (CO2)
What is the term for inflammation of tubes leading from the trachea over a long period of
time? - CORRECT ANSWER-*chron*ic bron*chi*tis
What are the thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract? -
CORRECT ANSWER-*cil*ia
What is the term for an x-ray test useful in visualizing pulmonary circulation in the
diagnosis of a pulmonary embolism? - CORRECT ANSWER-com*pute*d to*mo*graphy
(CT) *pul*monary angi*og*raphy
What is the combining form for the term dust? - CORRECT ANSWER-coni/o
What is the term for airway obstruction associated with emphysema and chronic
bronchitis? - CORRECT ANSWER-COPD *chron*ic ob*struct*ive *pul*monary dis*ease*
What is the term for failure of the right side of the heart to pump sufficient blood to the
lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER-cor pulmo*na*le
What is the term of a device helps relieve obstructive sleep apnea? - CORRECT
ANSWER-CPAP (con*tin*ous *pos*itive *air*way *pres*sure)
What is the term for stridor (harsh vibration noise) which occurs in an upper respiratory
disorder? It is usually caused by Corynebacterium. - CORRECT ANSWER-Croup
What is the combining form for the term blue? - CORRECT ANSWER-cyan/o
What is the term for the condition of bluish coloration of skin caused by decreased
oxygen in the blood - CORRECT ANSWER-cya*no*sis [Show Less]