Exam 9: The Respiratory System

A term for excessively fast breathing is ________ or hyperventilation.

The medical term for abnormally rapid breathing is:

Inflammation of the sinuses is called ________.

Which of the following is not considered part of the upper respiratory tract?

The combining form -capn/o means " carbon dioxide."

Process of measuring oxygen in the blood is pulse ________.

The medical term for an incision in the chest wall is:

URI is the abbreviation for ________. (three words)

Select the combining form that means "throat."

The medical term for difficult breathing is ________.

A pneumothorax is the presence of blood in the pleural cavity.

Process of viewing the larynx (voice box)

Clear fluid discharge from the nose is rhinorrhagia.

The medical term for difficulty breathing when lying down that is relieved when sitting upright is:

The medical term for fast breathing is:

Select the combining form that means "chest."

The medical term tracheotomy means:

The medical term for "abnormally low oxygen in the body" is:

The medical term epistaxis is used for bleeding from the ________.

Bronchopneumonia is caused by a bacterial infection that involves only the soft tissue of the lungs.