Aapc Cpt Certification - Respiratory System

Front 1

Bronch/o

Back 1

bronchus

Hint 1

Bronchiolitis obliteransis a rare and life-threatening form of non-reversible obstructive lung disease in which the bronchioles (small airway branches) are compressed and narrowed by fibrosis (scar tissue) and/or inflammation.

Front 2

laryng/o

Back 2

larynx

Hint 2

Acute laryngitis is the sudden inflammation and swelling of the larynx.

Front 3

pharyng/o

Back 3

pharynx

Hint 3

Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat

Front 4

Phren/o

Back 4

diaphragm

Hint 4

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by poor emotional responsiveness.

Front 5

Phrenic/o

Back 5

phrenic nerve

Hint 5

The phrenic nerve is a nerve that originates in the neck and passes down between the lung and heart to reach the diaphragm.

Front 6

Pleur/o

Back 6

pleura

Hint 6

pleurogenous means originating in the pleura.

Front 7

Pneumon/o

Back 7

lung

Hint 7

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung.

Front 8

Pneum/o, pneumat/o

Back 8

air, gas; respiration, lung

Hint 8

pneumonocyte is any of the cells lining the alveoli in the respiratory part of the lung.

Front 9

Pulm/o, pulmon/o

Back 9

lungs

Hint 9

pulmonary means relating to, functioning like, associated with, or carried on by the lungs.

Front 10

Rhin/o

Back 10

nose

Hint 10

Rhinoplasty a nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose

Front 11

Spir/o

Back 11

breathing

Hint 11

Spirometry (meaning the measuring of breath) is the most common of the pulmonary function tests (PFTs).

Front 12

Trache/o

Back 12

trachea

Hint 12

tracheotomy consists of making an incision on the anterior aspect of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea.