Med Term Exam 3 (Ch. 9)

Front 1

Abbreviation RDS

Back 1

Registered Distress Syndrome

Front 2

2 word roots meaning nose

Back 2

Nas/o
Rhin/o

Front 3

Suffix meaning breathing

Back 3

-pnea

Front 4

Abbreviation CF

Back 4

cystic fibrosis

Front 5

Abbreviation AFB

Back 5

Acid-fast bacilli

Front 6

2 combining forms meaning bronchus

Back 6

Bronchi/o
Bronch/o

Front 7

Combining form meaning breathing

Back 7

Spir/o

Front 8

Combining form meaning sinus

Back 8

sinus/o

Front 9

Combining form meaning dust

Back 9

coni/o

Front 10

Abbreviation COPD

Back 10

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Front 11

Abbreviation ABGs

Back 11

arterial blood gases

Front 12

Combining form meaning larynx

Back 12

laryng/o

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Abbreviation ENT

Back 13

Ear, Nose and Throat

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Abbreviation VPS

Back 14

ventilation-perfusion scanning

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Abbreviation PE

Back 15

pulmonary embolism

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Abbreviation LTB

Back 16

laryngotracheobronchitis

Front 17

Combining form meaning chest

Back 17

Thorac/o

Front 18

Suffix meaning dilated

Back 18

-ectasis

Front 19

Combining form meaning pharynx

Back 19

pharyng/o

Front 20

Which of the following is not considered part of the upper respiratory tract?

Back 20

Alveoli

Front 21

Combining form spir/o means

Back 21

breathe

Front 22

surgical repair of the nose

Back 22

rhinoplasty

Front 23

-ectasis means

Back 23

expansion or dilation

Front 24

A device that pushes air into a patient's airway is called a mechanical ________.

Back 24

ventilator

Front 25

Blood cells that absorb O2 in the lungs:

Back 25

RBCs

Front 26

Select the correct medical term for the process of measuring oxygen in the blood.

Back 26

Oximetry

Front 27

Instrument for measuring breathing

Back 27

oximeter

Front 28

Term for incision in the chest wall

Back 28

thoracotomy

Front 29

The presence of air or gas inside the pleural cavity is called a ________.

Back 29

pneumothorax

Front 30

Medical term for hoarseness of the voice

Back 30

Dysphonia

Front 31

Instrument used to measure breathing volumes

Back 31

spirometer

Front 32

The medical term that means deficient levels of oxygen in the blood is:

Back 32

hypoxemia

Front 33

T/F:
A surgical puncture into the chest cavity to aspirate fluid is known as thoracentesis.

Back 33

True

Front 34

A device that converts liquid medicine into a mist that can be inhaled is a ________.

Back 34

Nebulizer

Front 35

chest pain, thoracodynia, or ________

Back 35

thoracalgia

Front 36

The medical term for creation of an opening in the trachea is:

Back 36

tracheostomy

Front 37

The medical term that means difficulty breathing except in an upright position is ________.

Back 37

orthopnea

Front 38

When blood pools inside the cavity surrounding the lungs, it is called a ________.

Back 38

hemothorax

Front 39

instrument for measuring breathing

Back 39

spirometer

Front 40

The term that means without sound or voice is ________.

Back 40

aphonia

Front 41

Inflammation of soft lung tissue in which the alveoli become filled with fluids, and which is caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infection, is ________.

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pneumonia

Front 42

The empty space between the two lungs which contains the heart is called ________.

Back 42

mediastinum

Front 43

term meaning incision in the chest

Back 43

thoracotomy

Front 44

T/F:
In comparison to the other systems in the human body, the respiratory system is more localized.

Back 44

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