Exam 7: Respiratory System

The larynx is commonly called the throat.

The respiratory system, in conjunction with the cardiovascular system, delivers ________ to the cells of the body.

Clubbing is seen in patients with chronic respiratory conditions or circulatory problems.

Which term means nose discharge?

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means throat inflammation is ________.

Which abbreviation stands for a diagnostic laboratory test?

Silicosis is commonly called black lung disease.

The sweat test determines if the patient has tuberculosis.

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -The combining form that means larynx is ________.

C&S is a blood test that determines oxygen content in the blood.

Which of the following medications relaxes muscle spasms in the bronchial tube?

Describe the three distinct parts of the respiration process.

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

Which serious lung infection causes the alveoli to fill up with fluid?

Pleural effusion is the grating sound made when the two layers of the pleura rub together.

Diphtheria is also called whooping cough.

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A combining form that means oxygen is ________.

Atelectasis is a condition in which the air sacs in a portion of the lung collapse.

A mucolytic medication liquefies mucus.

The tonsils in the throat are considered to be part of the: