Exam 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System

Below the vocal cords,the larynx merges into the ________.

As the nasal cavity continues posteriorly,it merges with the throat or ________.

For the patient's cough,the physician prescribed an antitussive drug to ________.

The ________ is a column of C-shaped rings of cartilage.

The medical abbreviation for shortness of breath when exercising is ________.

What role does surfactant play in preventing respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants?

Which respiratory disease is seen in patients with AIDS?

Explain the differences between a tracheotomy and a tracheostomy and what each is used for.

Which combining form means "lung"?

________ is an occupational lung disease also known as coal miner's lung.

The medical language definition of bronchiectasis is "________ (of the)bronchus."

________ is the medical word for the throat.

Each lung contains ________,large divisions whose dividing lines are visible on the surface of the lung.

Emphysema is part of which disease?

The patient is said to have a "trach" when ________.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who stop breathing many times a night can be treated with a CPAP apparatus to keep the airway open.

The nasal cavity is divided in the center by the nasal ________.

A ________ is a lighted instrument used to examine the trachea and bronchi.

Respiration involves five separate processes.Which of the following is NOT one of the five?

Which is a gaseous waste product of metabolism that is exhaled by the lungs?