Which medical term describes an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity?

hemothorax

Which substance, which is ejected through the mouth, is used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders?

sputum

Which form of respiratory therapy is used temporarily to replace a patient's natural breathing function?

ventilator

Which term describes a respiratory pattern of alternating periods of rapid breathing, slow breathing, and the absence of breathing?

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Which medical term describes the absence of oxygen from the body's gases, blood, or tissues?

anoxia

Which infectious respiratory disease is commonly known as whooping cough?

pertussis

Which term describes any change in vocal quality, including hoarseness, weakness, or the cracking of a boy's voice during puberty?

dysphonia

What region of the chest contains the heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, and thymus?

mediastinum

Which term means easy or normal breathing?

eupnea

Which condition is an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity or another body cavity?

empyema

What are the smallest branches of the bronchial tree?

bronchioles

Which term means an accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space that causes the lung to collapse?

pneumothorax

Which condition is an excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi?

bronchorrhea

Which condition is caused by cotton dust in the lungs?

byssinosis

Which term describes the condition of having subnormal levels of oxygen in the cells?

hypoxia

Which procedure is a surgical incision into the wall of the chest?

thoracotomy

Which term describes the surgical removal of all or part of a lung?

pneumonectomy

What structure closely surrounds each lung?

visceral pleura

Which term describes a bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen?

cyanosis

Which division of the pharynx is posterior to the nasal cavity?

nasopharynx