Exam 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System

A patient diagnosed with PND has ________.

A polysomnography is also known as a ________.

The plural form of alveolus is ________.

All of the following things are TRUE about a polysomnography EXCEPT ________.

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

At its inferior end,the ________ divides into two parts ________.the larynx that leads to the lungs and the esophagus that leads to the stomach.

The medical word for a collapsed lung is ________.

The parietal pleura lines the wall of the thoracic cavity because the combining form pariet/o- means ________.

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

Which type of pneumonia affects just one lobe of a lung?

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

Expectoration means "process (of expelling sputum)out (of the)chest," and the combining form pector/o- means ________.

An incomplete expansion or collapse of part or all of a lung is ________.

The opposite of tachypnea is ________.

A pulmonary ________ is a blockage of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot or fat globule.

Ventilation-perfusion scan is another name for pulmonary function test.

An asthma attack can be triggered by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)is characterized by ________.

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

A common respiratory system test,the abbreviation ABG stands for ________ blood gases.