Medical Terminology -- Respiratory System
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Med. Term. 2 Final Study -- In Chabner: The Language of Medicine
- 1.Collection of pus in the pleural cavity
- A.
Pleuritis
- B.
Hemoptysis
- C.
Pyothorax
- D.
Pneumothorax
- 2.Sharp, short blows to the surface of the chest
- A.
Auscultation
- B.
Percussion
- C.
Stridor
- D.
Expectoration
- 3.Stridor occurs in which upper respiratory disorder
- A.
Croup
- B.
Diphtheria
- C.
Asthma
- D.
Epistaxis
- E.
Pneumonia
- 4.Uppermost portion of the lung
- A.
Hilum
- B.
Apex
- C.
Base
- D.
Lobe
- E.
Diaphragm
- 5.PPD
- A.
Pulmonary function test
- B.
Type of lung x-ray
- C.
Drug used to treat pneumonia
- D.
Tuberculin test
- E.
Stress test
- 6.Hypercapnia
- A.
Increased oxygen to the tissues
- B.
High blood pressure
- C.
High carbon dioxide levels in the blood
- D.
Decreased carbon dioxide in the blood
- E.
High oxygen in the blood
- 7.Collapsed lung (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Atelactasis
- B.
Atelectasis
- C.
Atelelectisis
- 8.Removal of the tonsils (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Tonsilectomy
- B.
Tonselectomy
- C.
Tonsillectomy
- 9.Whooping cough (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Pertussis
- B.
Pertusis
- C.
Partussus
- D.
Pertusus
- E.
Pertisus
- 10.Visual examination of the voice box (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Larnygoscopy
- B.
Larnygoscipe
- C.
Larnyngoscopy
- D.
Laryngoscopy
- 11.Pain of the pleura (chest wall) - (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Phrenodinia
- B.
Phrenodynia
- C.
Phrenidynia
- D.
Phrenedynia
- 12.Pulmonary parenchyma
- A.
Trachea
- B.
Pharynx
- C.
Red blood cells
- D.
COPD
- E.
Alveoli and bronchioles
- 13.Phren/o means
- A.
Lung
- B.
Chest
- C.
Diaphragm
- D.
Pleura
- E.
Membrane around the lung
- 14.Medical term for a condition of decreased oxygen in the blood
- A.
Paroxysmal
- B.
Hypoxemia
- C.
Hemorrhage
- D.
Hemoptysis
- E.
Hematemesis
- 15.Type of pneumoconiosis
- A.
Pyothorax
- B.
Pneumonia
- C.
Atelectasis
- D.
Asbestosis
- E.
Epiglottis
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