Exam 5: Respiratory System

A bronchodilator is an agent that causes

The suffix that means stretching out, dilation, or expansion is

A patent airway is

Inflammation of the nose is called

A device that creates a mist is called a(n)

Lymphoid tissue located behind the mouth is called the

The term that means difficult breathing is

The combining form orth/o is defined as

Air in the chest (pleural space) causing collapse of the lung is called

The term that means to withdraw fluid or suction fluid; also to draw foreign material into the respiratory tract is

Which of the following carries air from the trachea to the lung?

Another term for nosebleed is

An excision of a lobe (of the lung) is called

The term bronchopneumonia is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?

The muscular partition between the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the

The act of using a stethoscope to listen for sounds within the body is called

The suffix that means pertaining to is

Which of the following is the abbreviation for an acute respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury?

The area in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged is the

Pus in the chest (pleural space) is known as