
Respiratory System Med Term Quiz
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bradypenia
A. absence of breathing
B. slow breathing
C. fast breathing
D. normal breathing
Rhinoritis
A. inflammation of the lungs
B. inflammation of the nose
C. inflammation of the alveoli
D. inflammation of the trachea
surgical repair of a bronchial defect
A. bronchoplasty
B. bronchoscopy
C. bronchostenosis
D. bronchoplegia
If someone has dyspenia –
A. they have fast breathing
B. they have slow breathing
C. it is difficult to breath
D. they are not breathing
surgical opening of the trachea
A. tracheotomy
B. tracheorrhagia
C. thoracotomy
D. thoracectomy
You have a horrible sore throat (inflammation) of the larynx and the pharynx
A. laryngitis
B. pharryngitis
C. laryngopharyngitis
D. tracheolaryngitis
meaning chest
A. pulmon/o
B. thorac/o
C. trache/o
D. spir/o
The general term used to describe a group of respiratory conditions characterized by chronic airflow limitations can be abbreviated as:
A. SRS
B. SIDS
C. TB
D. COPD
-ectasis
A. process of recording
B. stretching out or dialation
C. breathing
D. visual examination
Hypoventilation
A. breathing pattern is too fast
B. breathing pattern is fast then slows down
C. breathing pattern is very slow, then speeds up
D. Breathing pattern is too slow and shallow
cyanosis
A. someone is dead
B. someone is breathing wrong
C. someone is blue
D. someone has cancer
paralysis of the wall of the bronchi
A. bronchorrhagia
B. bronchorrhea
C. bronchoplegia
D. bronchoscopy
meaning lung
A. pulmon/o
B. spir/o
C. sinus/o
D. thorac/o
to breathe
A. pulmon/o
B. spir/o
C. sinus/o
D. trache/o
Dr. Doolittle discovers that his patient has an inflammation of the lungs. He records this on the patients chart as:
A. Bronchitis
B. Bronchoplegia
C. Pnumonia
D. Pneumonitis
bleeding of the larnyx
A. larnygorrhagia
B. laryngitis
C. laryngrrhea
D. larynoplasty
The term meaning the abnormal narrowing of the lumen of the trachea is:
A. bronchioplasm
B. brachiostenosis
C. tracheostenosis
D. tracheocentesis
increased tissue spaces caused by destruction of alveoli
A. pneumonia
B. emphasema
C. tuberculosis
D. asthma
What is the incision of the chest?
A. tracheotomy
B. mediastinoscopy
C. dysphonia
D. thoracotomy
The term meaning an abnormal discharge from the pharynx:
A. Pharyngorrhea
B. Phlegm
C. Laryngorrhea
D. Sputum
pyothorax
A. infection of the pyo
B. puss in the chest
C. cutting into the chest
D. dilation of the pyo of the chest
Eupenia is…….
A. no breathing
B. fast breathing
C. normal breathing
D. slow breathing
Dr. McSteamy’s examination revealed that Clara Barton has an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity. This diagnosis is recorded on her chart as a(n)
A. hemothorax
B. epstaxis
C. hemostaxis
D. pleurrhaphy
labored or difficult breathing
A. dyspnea
B. hypernea
C. hypoventilation
D. hyperventilation
A disorder of the lungs called ____ causes the bronchi to become restricted (get smaller) so air can’t get to the lungs.
A. asthma
B. cold
C. influenza
D. bronchitis
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