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Vocabulary
Pathology
Respiration
Clinical Procedures
Terminology
100
Alveolus
What is air sac in the lung
100
Wheezes
What is sounds that are heard when air is forced through narrowed or obstructed airways
100
Name the 3 divisions of the pharynx
What is nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
100
conventional procedure that shows Pneumonia
What is CXR
100
Adenoidectomy
What is surface removal of the adenoids
200
Bronchus
What is branch of the trachea that is a passageway into the lung; bronchial tube.
200
Auscultation
What is a procedure that is performed with a stethoscope to listen to the passage of air into and out of the lungs and heart sounds
200
What is EPIGLOTTIS and what is its purpose
What is a flap of cartilage attached to the root of the tongue and prevents chocking or aspiration of food.
200
This test is for diagnosis of lesions defficult to assess by conventional x-rays
What is CT scan
200
the skin turning blue or purple due to tissue near the skin surface being low on oxygen
What is cyanosis
300
Expiration
What is breathing out
300
Pleural rub
What is scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing agains each other.
300
what is the name of the double layered membrane covering each lung
What is pleura
300
procedures helpful in defining mediastinal tumors
What is MRI
300
Rhinorrhea is where the nasal cavity is filled with significant amounts of mucous. What is Rhinorrhea commonly known as?
What is runny nose
400
Larynx
What is voice box
400
Percussion
What is the lungs or the pleural space are filled with fluid and become more dense
400
name the muscular partition that separates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity and aids in the process of breathing
What is diaphragm
400
combination of two tests to diagnosis of a pulmonary embolism.
What is CTPA
400
impairment of the voice is known as?
What is dysphonia
500
Trachea
What is windpipe
500
Rhonchi
What is loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum
500
in the region of the mediastinum the trachea divides into two branches, the right and left.
What is bronchial tubes / bronchi
500
This scanning technique can identify malignant tumors
What is PET
500
Hemoptysis is where mucus is spit up from bronchial tubes or lungs. TRUE or FALSE
What is False. ( not mucous but blood)