Exam 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System

The combining form spir/o- has two meanings,but the meaning that pertains to the respiratory system is ________.

Which of the following is TRUE about aspiration pneumonia?

The combining form in the medical word resuscitation means ________.

Tuberculosis is caused by a virus.

The parenchyma is the ________.

The combining form mucos/o- means ________.

Which is a severe,and sometimes fatal,bacterial infection that begins with flu-like symptoms,followed by severe pneumonia with liver and kidney degeneration?

The combining form capn/o- means ________.

The muscle between the ribs that pulls the ribs up and out during inhalation is ________.

Antibiotic drugs are used to treat pneumococcal pneumonia because it is caused by a ________.

A respiratory therapist who has an order to check the ETT placement will be looking at the patient's ________ tube.

Asthma is characterized by the hyperreactivity of the bronchi and bronchioles with bronchospasm.

The combining form auscult/o- means ________.

Coughing up blood-tinged sputum is known as ________.

What is the medical word that means "the flu"?

The phrase lobar pneumonia indicates ________.

Which is NOT a function of the respiratory system?

The suffix -ole,as seen in the word bronchiole,means ________.

Unlike the left lung,the right lung has an RML,right ________ lobe.

A patient who is ordered to be on RA ________.