Exam 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System

Auscultation is the process of ________ the lungs.

The word alveolar divides into the combining form ________ that means "air sac."

The combining form auscult/o- means "________."

In a patient with circumoral cyanosis,a bluish discoloration can be seen ________ the mouth.

The exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen takes place in the ________.

Barrel chest can be seen in a patient with ________.

The inferior end of the trachea splits to become the right and left primary ________.

A/An ________ is a clip device that is placed on the patient's finger and measures the degree of oxygen saturation in the blood.

Each lung is surrounded by the ________,a double-layered serous membrane.

The combining form pulmon/o- means ________.

The combining form ventil/o- means ________.

The combining form aspir/o- means ________.

In the word oxyhemoglobin,the combining form hem/o- means ________.

A bronchoscopy is the process of using an instrument to examine the chest.

A firefighter exposed to smoke from a fire will have an increased level of CO in their blood.This abbreviation means ________.

The medical language definition of stethoscope is a/an "________."

The percussion method of assessment is performed by ________ on the patient's back over the lung.

________ is a high-pitched,harsh,crowing sound caused by obstruction in the trachea or larynx.

The combining form cyan/o- in the word cyanosis means ________.

The combining form pector/o- means ________.