front 1 A _____________ is an instrument used to examine the bronchi. a. spirogram b. bronchoscope c. laryngoscope d. spirometer | back 1 b. bronchoscope |
front 2 The medical term for fast breathing is: a. bradycardia b. tachycardia c. tachypnea d. bradypnea | back 2 c. tachypnea |
front 3 A whistling sound caused by obstruction of the air passageway is termed: a. Cheyne-Stokes b. rale c. stridor d. wheeze | back 3 d. wheeze |
front 4 The suffix -ptysis means a. blood b. process c. to spit d. breathing | back 4 c. to spit |
front 5 __________ are important in determining respiratory acidosis and/or alkalosis as well as metabolic acidosis and/or alkalosis. a. arterial blood gases b. pulmonary function test c. acid-fast bacilli d. antistreptolysin O | back 5 a. arterial blood gases |
front 6 What is the medical word for the process of smelling? a. oxygenation b. inhalation c. olfaction d. aspiration | back 6 c. olfaction |
front 7 In the term orthopnea, the combining form orth/o means: a. flow b. narrow c. straight d. stroke | back 7 c. straight |
front 8 All of the following are organs of the respiratory system except: a. nose b. pharynx c. lungs d. tonsils | back 8 d. tonsils |
front 9 The root phon means a. signal b. delivery c. transmission d. voice | back 9 d. voice |
front 10 Which of the follow terms means a deficiency of oxygen in the inspired air? a. hemoptysis b. inhalation c. eupnea d. hypoxia | back 10 d. hypoxia |
front 11 What is imperfect dilation of the lungs; the collapse of an alveolus, a lobule, or a larger lung unit called a. atelectasis b. asphyxia c. asthma d. aspiration | back 11 a. atelectasis |
front 12 The combining form pneum/o means a. air b. breathing c. lung d. air and lung | back 12 d. air and lung |
front 13 Inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or chemical irritants is called a. bronchitis b. lungitis c. pneumonia d. layrngitis | back 13 c. pneumonia |
front 14 In the term pneumoconiosis, the combining form con/i means: a. mold b. air c. dust d. cone | back 14 c. dust |
front 15 The medical term for black lung is a. asphyxia b. alveolus c. anthracosis d. anthraxosis | back 15 c. anthracosis |
front 16 A disease of the bronchi characterized by wheezing, dyspnea, and a feeling of constriction in the chest is: a. apnea b. phonia c. asthma d. anoxia | back 16 c. asthma |
front 17 The combining form thorac/o means a. lungs b. trachea c. windpipe d. chest | back 17 d. chest |
front 18 Pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity is called: a. epistaxis b. emphysema c. empyema d. rhonchus | back 18 c. empyema |
front 19 The suffix -dynia means a. condition b. pressure c. pain d. pleasure | back 19 c. pain |
front 20 In the term rhonchus, the root rhonch means: a. wheeze b. cough c. snore d. smell | back 20 c. snore |
front 21 The musculomembranous wall that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity is called: a. septum b. diaphragm c. hilum d. mediastinum | back 21 b. diaphragm |
front 22 The musculomembranous wall that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity is called: a. septum b. diaphragm c. hilum d. mediastinum | back 22 b. diaphragm |
front 23 The surgical repair of the nose is called: a. rhinorrhagia b. rhinoplasty c. rhinorrhea d. rhinotomy | back 23 b. rhinoplasty |
front 24 A term used to describe a contagious disease caused by a bacillus and carried in airborne particles is: a. pneumonia b. tuberculosis c. apnea d. asthma | back 24 b. tuberculosis |
front 25 The root in the term dysphonia means: a. diaphragm b. breathing c. difficult d. voice | back 25 d. voice |
front 26 An inherited disease that affects the pancreas, respiratory system, and sweat gland is: a. cystic fibrosis b. croup c. emphysema d. bronchiectasis | back 26 a. cystic fibrosis |
front 27 In the term apnea, the suffix -pnea means: a. vocal chords b. expansion c. breathing d. voice | back 27 c. breathing |
front 28 Which of the following terms means good/normal breathing? a. euypnea b. exhalation c. epistaxis d. eupnea | back 28 d. eupnea |
front 29 A chronic pulmonary disease in which it is difficult to exhale air from the lungs is called: a. epistaxis b. croup c. empyema d. emphysema | back 29 d. emphysema |