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Side A ------ Side B
The singular form of bronchi is... ------ bronchus
The smaller segments of the bronchus 
are called.. ------ bronchioles
Surgical repair of cartilage... ------ chondroplasty
Any disease of cartilage.. ------ chondropathy
Tumor (or tumor-like growth) of cartiliage.. ------ chondroma
When an emergency situation warrants the creation of an opening into the trachea, the procedure performed is... ------ tracheostomy
The surgical procedure meaning forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea is... ------ tracheostomy
Softening of the trachea.. ------ tracheomalacia
Disease of the trachea ------ tracheopathy
Surgical repair of the trachea... ------ tracheoplasty
narrowing of the trachea.. ------ tracheotomy
Tracheolaryngotomy is an incision of the _ and _ ------ trachea and larynx
Inflammation of the bronchi... ------ bronchitis
Involuntary contraction or twitching of the bronchus ------ bronchospasm
Narrowing or stricture of the bronchi... ------ bronchostenosis
A chronic dilation of the bronchi is called  ------ bronchiectasis
Chronic pneumonia or flu may result in a chronic dilation of the bronchi. The medical term for this condition is... ------ bronchiectasis
Patients with asthma experience wheezing caused by bronchial spasms. The medical term for this condition is bronchiospasm or  ------ bronchospasm
Small clusters of grapelike air sacs of the lungs.. ------ alveoli
The clusters of air sacs at the end of the bronchial tree are called ------ alveoli
The entire process of gas exchange between the atmosphere and body cells is called... ------ respiration
Respiration occurs in two processes ------ 1. external respiration
2.internal respiration
External respiration.. ------ occurs each time we inhale. Process results in a gas exchange between the air-filled chambers of the lungs and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries.
Internal respiration.. ------ exchange of gases between the blood and body tissue cells.
Gas exchange between the body and the outside environment is called... ------ external respiration
Gas exchange at the cellular level between the blood and body tissue cells is called... ------ internal respiration
Pneumonitis is an _ of the _ ------ inflammation
lungs
5th leading cause of death in the US. Acute inflammation and infection of the lungs in which the alveoli fill with secretions.. ------ pneumonia
pneumon/o means_ or _ ------ air, lung
-ia means ------ condition
A word meaning excision of a lung.. ------ pneumonectomy
Pneumonocele ------ herniation of the lung
Disease of the lung ------ pneumonopathy
Abnormal condition of the lungs... ------ pneumonosis
Excision of a lung.. ------ pneumonectomy
-centesis means ------ surgical puncture
Pneumocentesis is a surgical puncture to aspirate the  ------ lung
An abnormal condition of black lung caused by inhalation of black dust, which is a disease common among coal miners... ------ pneumonomelanosis
Lungs are divided into _ lobes. ------ 5
How many lobes are in the right lung? ------ 3
How many lobes are in the left lung? ------ 2
A person with lung cancer may undergo a lobectomy, which is an _ of a lobe. ------ excision or removal
Inflammation of the lobe ------ lobitis
Incision of the lobe.. ------ lobotomy
Excision of the lobe ------ lobectomy
Each  lung is enclosed in a double-folded membrane called the  ------ pleura
A pain in the pleura is known as ------ pleurodynia or pleuralgia
Inflammation of the pleura ------ pleuritis
Hernia or swelling of the pleura ------ pleurocele
Pleurisy ------ inflammation of the pleura
The pleura becomes inflamed when a person has  ------ pneumonia
-algia and -dynia refer to  ------ pain
-a ------ without, not
brady- ------ slow
dys ------ bad, painful, difficult
eu ------ good, normal
tachy ------ rapid
-pnea ------ breathing
A term that literally means without breathing... ------ apnea
Painful or difficult breathing ------ dyspnea
Normal breathing ------ eupnea
Rapid breathing ------ tachypnea
A condition in which there is labored breathing in any posture except in the erect sitting or standing position. ------ orthopnea
Incision of the chest ------ thoracotomy
To remove fluid from the thoracic cavity, a surgical puncture of the chest.. ------ thoracocentesis

Side A ------ Side B
The singular form of bronchi is... ------ bronchus
The smaller segments of the bronchus 
are called.. ------ bronchioles
Surgical repair of cartilage... ------ chondroplasty
Any disease of cartilage.. ------ chondropathy
Tumor (or tumor-like growth) of cartiliage.. ------ chondroma
When an emergency situation warrants the creation of an opening into the trachea, the procedure performed is... ------ tracheostomy
The surgical procedure meaning forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea is... ------ tracheostomy
Softening of the trachea.. ------ tracheomalacia
Disease of the trachea ------ tracheopathy
Surgical repair of the trachea... ------ tracheoplasty
narrowing of the trachea.. ------ tracheotomy
Tracheolaryngotomy is an incision of the _ and _ ------ trachea and larynx
Inflammation of the bronchi... ------ bronchitis
Involuntary contraction or twitching of the bronchus ------ bronchospasm
Narrowing or stricture of the bronchi... ------ bronchostenosis
A chronic dilation of the bronchi is called  ------ bronchiectasis
Chronic pneumonia or flu may result in a chronic dilation of the bronchi. The medical term for this condition is... ------ bronchiectasis
Patients with asthma experience wheezing caused by bronchial spasms. The medical term for this condition is bronchiospasm or  ------ bronchospasm
Small clusters of grapelike air sacs of the lungs.. ------ alveoli
The clusters of air sacs at the end of the bronchial tree are called ------ alveoli
The entire process of gas exchange between the atmosphere and body cells is called... ------ respiration
Respiration occurs in two processes ------ 1. external respiration
2.internal respiration
External respiration.. ------ occurs each time we inhale. Process results in a gas exchange between the air-filled chambers of the lungs and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries.
Internal respiration.. ------ exchange of gases between the blood and body tissue cells.
Gas exchange between the body and the outside environment is called... ------ external respiration
Gas exchange at the cellular level between the blood and body tissue cells is called... ------ internal respiration
Pneumonitis is an _ of the _ ------ inflammation
lungs
5th leading cause of death in the US. Acute inflammation and infection of the lungs in which the alveoli fill with secretions.. ------ pneumonia
pneumon/o means_ or _ ------ air, lung
-ia means ------ condition
A word meaning excision of a lung.. ------ pneumonectomy
Pneumonocele ------ herniation of the lung
Disease of the lung ------ pneumonopathy
Abnormal condition of the lungs... ------ pneumonosis
Excision of a lung.. ------ pneumonectomy
-centesis means ------ surgical puncture
Pneumocentesis is a surgical puncture to aspirate the  ------ lung
An abnormal condition of black lung caused by inhalation of black dust, which is a disease common among coal miners... ------ pneumonomelanosis
Lungs are divided into _ lobes. ------ 5
How many lobes are in the right lung? ------ 3
How many lobes are in the left lung? ------ 2
A person with lung cancer may undergo a lobectomy, which is an _ of a lobe. ------ excision or removal
Inflammation of the lobe ------ lobitis
Incision of the lobe.. ------ lobotomy
Excision of the lobe ------ lobectomy
Each  lung is enclosed in a double-folded membrane called the  ------ pleura
A pain in the pleura is known as ------ pleurodynia or pleuralgia
Inflammation of the pleura ------ pleuritis
Hernia or swelling of the pleura ------ pleurocele
Pleurisy ------ inflammation of the pleura
The pleura becomes inflamed when a person has  ------ pneumonia
-algia and -dynia refer to  ------ pain
-a ------ without, not
brady- ------ slow
dys ------ bad, painful, difficult
eu ------ good, normal
tachy ------ rapid
-pnea ------ breathing
A term that literally means without breathing... ------ apnea
Painful or difficult breathing ------ dyspnea
Normal breathing ------ eupnea
Rapid breathing ------ tachypnea
A condition in which there is labored breathing in any posture except in the erect sitting or standing position. ------ orthopnea
Incision of the chest ------ thoracotomy
To remove fluid from the thoracic cavity, a surgical puncture of the chest.. ------ thoracocentesis