Upper Respiratory Tract
Lower Respiratory Tract
Respiratoty Disorders
Terminology Challenge
Medical Abbreviations
100
Humans and animals can breathe in ______ and breathe out ______
What is oxygen and carbon dioxide?
100
Another name for the trachea is
What is the windpipe?
100
The common cold is a viral
What is upper respiratory infection?
100
Surgical removal of a lung
What is pneumoectomy?
100
BP
What is blood pressure?
200
Passageway for air Air cleanser Air moisturizer Air warmer Sense of smell These are functions of:
What is the nose?
200
The main organs of respiration are
What is the lungs?
200
25% of normal adults are _____. The condition is most frequent in overweight males and it becomes worse with age.
What is snorers?
200
Difficulty breathing
What is dyspnea?
200
SOB
What is shortness of breath?
300
The muscular funnel that receives air from the nasal cavity and food and drink from the oral cavity
What is the pharynx?
300
The lobes of the lungs are separated by
What is fissures?
300
Inflammation of the mucosal lining of the larynx is called
What is laryngitis?
300
Pertaining to being inside the trachea
What is endotracheal?
300
CHF
What is congestive heart failure?
400
The organ of voice production is
What is the larynx?
400
The passive process of letting go is called
What is expiration?
400
______ is triggered by irritants in the respiratory tract
What is coughing?
400
Examination of the bronchus
What is bronchoscopy?
400
CXR
What is chest x ray?
500
The nose, Pharyx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi and Bronchioles, and Alveoli are the elements that make up the
What is the Respiratory Tract?
500
Each lung is a soft, spongy, conical organ with its base resting on
What is the diaphragm?
500
Inflammation of the small airway bronchioles is called
What is Beonchiolitis?
500
Incision through the chest wall
What is thoracotomy?
500
PDT
What is postural drainage therapy?
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