What is the combining form for nose is?
What is nas/o or rhin/o?
The muscular tube that serves as a passageway for food and air is?
What is pharnyx?
Disease that produce a chronic partial obstruction of the air passages is?
What is COPD?
Temporary loss of breathing is?
What is apnea?
Surgical procedure in which an opening is made in the neck and into the trachea into which a breathing tube may be inserted is?
What is tracheostomy?
The combining form pulmon/o means?
What is lung?
Tiny air sacs found at the end of the bronchioles are called?
What is alveoli?
Condition that produces spasms in the bronchial passages that may be sudden and violent and lead to dyspnea is?
What is asthma?
Condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen is?
What is asphyxia?
Visual examination of the bronchi is called?
What is bronchoscopy?
The combining form for larynx is?
What is laryng/o?
Also known as (windpipe) composed of smooth muscle embedded with C-shaped rings of cartilage, which provide rigidity to keep the air passage open is?
What is trachea?
A communicable disease spread by droplets of respiratory secretions from an infected individual when he/she coughs, laughs, or sneezes is?
What is tuberculosis?
Accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissues and alveoli, most commonly caused by heart failure is?
What is pulmonary edema?
Which procedure is a surgical repair of the nose to correct birth defects or for cosmetic purposes?
What is rhinoplasty?
The combining form phren/o means?
What is diaphragm?
Serous membrane that covers the lobes of the lungs and folds over to line the walls of the thoracic cavity is?
What is pleura?
Inflammatory disease of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, chemicals, or other agents that cause lung inflammation is?
What is Pneumonia?
Nosebleed, nasal hemorrhage is?
What is epitaxis?
Which procedure is a surgical puncture of the chest cavity?
What is Thoracentesis?
The combining form orth/o means?
What is straight?
Large muscular partition that lies between the chest and abdominal cavities is?
What is diaphragm?
A hereditary disorder of the exocrine glands that causes the body to secrete extremely thick (viscous) mucus is?
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
Collasped or airless state of the lung, which may be acute or chronic and affects all or part of a lung is?
What is atelectasis?
Treatment of lung disorders using medications delivered directly to the lungs in mist/gas form is called?
What is aerosol therapy?