MT of MTAP
Word root for nose
What is nas/o?
DAILY DOUBLE (200pts) True or False: the trachea is the passageway for food and air
What is false?
The right and left nasal cavities are separated by this
What is the nasal septum?
Tubular passageway that extends from the larynx to the primary bronchi
What is the trachea?
Too little surfactant in premature infants; also known as hyaline membrane disease
What is respiratory distress syndrome?
Suffix meaning chest or ribcage
What is -thorax?
The pharynx connects to the trachea via the
What is the larynx?
DAILY DOUBLE (500pts) The portion of the nasal cavities, just inside the nostrils
What are vestibules?
Each lung is located in a ____ cavity
What is pleural?
Excessive exposure to asbestos, silica, or coal dust (black lung)
Word roots for lung include pulmon/o and ___.
What is pneum/o?
Sound is produced when air from the lungs causes these to vibrate
What are vocal cords? (or vocal folds)
Nasal cavity connects with the pharynx via these two openings
What are internal nares?
Pouches or sacs in the lungs that secrete surfactant and are surrounded by a capillary network
What are alveoli?
Destruction of alveolar walls from prolonged exposure to tobacco smoke, irritants, or air pollution
What is emphysema?
Suffix that means breathing
What is -pnea?
Tension on true vocal cords control this aspect of sound
What is pitch?
Name 3 functions of the nasal cavities
1. Filter, warm, and moisten air
2. Resonate sound and speech
3. Sense of smell
The exchange of gases between lungs and blood
What is external respiration?
DAILY DOUBLE (8000pts) Condition of a collapsed lung or decreased lung volume. Say it correctly.
What is atelectasis? AT-UH-LECK-TA-SIS
DAILY DOUBLE (1000pts) Physicians who specialize in lung diseases are called
What are pulmonologists?
The opening of the oropharynx to the mouth is known as
What is the fauces?
Projections of bone in the nasal cavity with a mucous membrane lining
What are conchae?
DAILY DOUBLE (1000pts) The right and left primary bronchi divide into branches called ___ or lobar bronchi.
What is secondary?
This disease results in acute pneumonia and is named after the convention where the first outbreak occurred
What is Legionnaire's?
Word root meaning to breathe
What is spir/o?
Name the 3 unpaired pieces of cartilage in the larynx
What is thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, and the epiglottis?
Olfactory receptors are located in the membrane lining of this meatus
What is the superior meatus?
When the diaphragm contracts it moves ____ and when it relaxes it moves ____
What is downward and upward?
The common cold is typically caused by this pathogen
What is rhinovirus?