Exam 11: Respiratory System

NSCLC derived from mucus-secreting glands is called:

What is the term for spitting and/or coughing up blood? ____________________

What is the plural of alveolus? ____________________

What is the plural of pleura? ____________________

A sudden inability of the respiratory system to function is called:

An infection that is highly contagious in young children and the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants is:

What inherited disorder of the exocrine glands results in abnormal, thick, mucus secretions that cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

A chronic infectious disease caused by an acid-fast bacillus is:

A respiratory therapy technique designed to deliver air to the lungs at greater than atmospheric pressure is:

Hypoxemia is a condition of deficient oxygen in the blood.

A ____________________ is a visual exam of the chest cavity.

Pus in the pleural cavity is pneumothorax.