Exam 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System

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

Which abbreviation does NOT stand for a type of dyspnea or difficult breathing?

In a patient with dyspnea,the prefix dys- tells us that the patient has breathing that is ________.

Breathing out is known as exhalation or ________.

The combining form pector/o- means "chest."

Which of the following is TRUE about an opportunistic infection?

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

After a car accident,a patient with a hemothorax has ________ in the thoracic cavity.

Breathing or sleeping that is easier when the patient is in upright position or propped up on pillows is called ________.

Because of the definition of the combining form,we know that the intercostal muscles are located between the ________.

The combining form sept/o- refers to a structure in the ________.

A/An ________ is a hollow sphere of cells that expands and contracts with each breath.

A patient who needs mechanical ventilation may also have a ________ done to provide permanent access to the lungs.

The medical words thoracentesis and thoracocentesis refer to the same medical procedure to treat a pleural effusion.

Each primary bronchus enters a lung and divides into smaller air passageways called ________.

Reactive airway disease is also known as ________.

The mucous membranes that line the nasal cavity are known as ________.

A patient diagnosed with bronchitis has an infection or inflammation of the ________.

ARDS,which means ________,is a serious medical condition that affects the pulmonary system.

Describe what is meant by the phrase two-pillow orthopnea.