Exam 7: Respiratory System

Which of the following lung volumes is the amount of air that enters or exits the lungs during a single quiet breath?

The combining form that means incomplete is ________.

Which of the following terms means study of the ear,nose,and voice box?

Which of the following is a machine that breathes for a patient who is unable to breathe on his or her own?

CPR is a technique for removing a foreign body from the trachea or pharynx.

Croup is an acute condition found in children that is characterized by a barking type of cough.

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is a test for malignant cells?

Which of the following serious lung infections cause the alveoli to fill up with fluid?

The combining form that means pleura is ________.

Which of the following pairs of terms is mismatched?

Which of the following medications treats an allergy attack?

Which of the following statements regarding the lungs is FALSE?

Rhonchi are an abnormal crackling sound made during inhalation.

Hemoptysis is commonly called a nosebleed.

Which of the following terms means a high-pitched breathing sound?

Diphtheria is also called whooping cough.

Spirometry measures lung capacity.

The tonsils in the throat are considered part of the:

Which of the following terms means abnormal condition of blue?

A nasal cannula is a two-pronged plastic device for delivering oxygen into the nose.