Anatomy
What is the medical term for the voice box?
Larynx
a nosebleed
epistaxis
Which term means visual exam of the bronchial tubes: laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Material that is coughed up from the lungs or bronchial tubes
sputum
What is the name for the air sacs in the lungs?
Alveoli
Chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with dyspnea resulting from edema,airway constriction, increased mucus production
Which would be a test that measures lung function using a spirometry: endotracheal intubation, sputum culture, pulmonary function tests?
Pulmonary function tests
Airway obstruction associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
COPD
The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage that is attached to the root of the tongue and covers which tube in the throat?
It covers the trachea
Collapsed lung or part of a lung
Atelectasis
Test that determines infection (past or present) based on a positive skin reaction
Tuberculin test, PPD, tine test
The phrenic nerve is responsible for the action of this muscle used for breathing
diaphragm
The lower portion of each lung
Base(s)
Inherited disease of exocrine glands which leads to obstruction of airway and affects multiple organs
cystic fibrosis
Term for surgical puncture to drain a pleural effusion/fluid in the pleural cavity
Thoracentesis
The 'P' in the 'DPT' vaccine stands for what?
pertussis
Double-layered membrane covering each lung; term?
Pleura
Fine crackles heard in lungs with accumulation of fluid due to heart failure
rales
Surgical procedure to create an opening in the windpipe (temporary or permanent) for example to insert a breathing tube
tracheostomy
What do apnea, tachypnea and bradypnea mean?
No breathing; rapid breathing; slow breathing