Exam 11: Respiratory System

Empyema is:

The A in CTA stands for ____________________.

Chronic dilation of the bronchi is:

What condition describes difficulty breathing unless in an upright position?

Inflammation of the parietal pleura is:

An inflammation of the voice box is ____________________.

A new opening of the windpipe is a tracheostomy.

Blood in the pleural cavity is:

A test to measure the air capacity of the lungs is:

The term for the nostrils is:

A collapsed lung is:

The term for a nosebleed is:

Chest pain is called:

Chronic dilation of the bronchi is bronchiectasis.

A patient with hypoventilation has abnormally increased breathing.

What is the plural of bronchus? ____________________

Fever is:

An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intrapleural space is a:

The muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the diaphragm.

A pulmonary abscess is an accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue.