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What is the medical term for pleural pain
Pleurodynia
The nasal cavity is divided down the middle by the
nasal septum
Inflammation of the nose and throat
nasopharyngitis
A machine that breathes for a patient who is unable to breathe on his or her own
Ventilator
antihistamine
What is a condition that may result in a collapsed lung
pneumothorax
What medication improves the ability to cough up mucus
expectorant
histoplasmosis
The _____ is the roof of the mouth and the floor of the nasal cavity
palate
The medical term that means air in the chest
pneumothorax
Medical term for nose bleed
epistaxis
Condition that is characterized by the destruction of the walls of the alveoli resulting in cover expanded air sacs.
emphysema
excessive breathing
hyperpnea
Which diagnostic procedure measures the oxygen level in the blood
oximetry
Mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract is called
sputum
What medication relieves the urge to cough
antitussive
The two external openings into the nasal cavity are called the
nares
Inhalation brings in fresh _________and exhalation removes ______
oxygen, carbon dioxide
What does the abbreviation ABG stand for
Arterial blood gases
Th respiratory system works in conjunction with the ______ system to deliver oxygen to the cells of the body
Cardiovascular
What diagnostic test is used to diagnose cystic fibrosis
sweat test
Abbreviation for Pulmonary function tests
PFT
Air is carried between the pharynx and bronchial tubes in the
trachea
The pulmonary capillaries tightly encase the
alveoli
asphyxia