Exam 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System

Which eventually fatal disease is caused by a recessive gene?

Trace the flow of air through the respiratory system as it is inhaled.

Irregular crackling or bubbling sounds during inspiration are called ________.

A localized collection of pus in the thoracic cavity is ________.

A patient suffering from anoxia has a/an ________.

The abbreviation AFB refers to the bacterium that causes the disease of ________.

The combining form turbin/o- means "________;turbinate."

The lid-like structure that seals off the entrance to the larynx during swallowing is called the ________.

The medical procedure that uses a stethoscope to listen to breath sounds is called ________.

During inhalation,the ________ muscles between the ribs pull the ribs up and out.

Pneumonia that affects all the lobes of one lung is called ________ pneumonia.

Pulmonary edema (fluid in the alveoli)is caused by ________.

Oxygen molecules travel on red blood cells from the lungs to the heart in a combined structure called ________.

A bronchodilator drug would be prescribed to ________ the bronchi and bronchioles.

Area of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.

A thoracotomy is the first step of a surgical procedure involving the thoracic cavity and lungs.

A normal depth and rate of respiration is known as ________.

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the medical word intercostal (in-ter-kaw-stal)?

A pneumonectomy is a surgery to treat patients with asthma.

Describe the difference between expiration and expectoration.