CHAPTER 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MEDICAL TERMS QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

CHAPTER 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MEDICAL TERMS
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
acapnia correct answer condition of absence (less than normal level) of carbon
dioxide (in the blood)


adenoidectomy correct answer excision of the adenoids


adenoiditis correct answer inflammation of the adenoids


adenotome correct answer instrument used to cut the adenoids


alveolar correct answer pertaining to the alveolus


alveolitis correct answer inflammation of the alveoli


anoxia correct answer condition of absence (deficiency) of oxygen


aphonia correct answer condition of absence of voice


apnea correct answer absence of breathing


atelectasis correct answer incomplete expansion


bronchiectasis correct answer dilation of the bronchi

, bronchitis correct answer (bronch/itis) inflammation of the bronchus


bronchoalveolar correct answer pertaining to the bronchi and alveoli


bronchogenic carcinoma correct answer cancerous tumor originating in a
bronchus


bronchoplasty correct answer (bronch/o/plasty) surgical repair of the bronchi


bronchopneumonia correct answer diseased state of the bronchi and lungs


bronchoscope correct answer instrument used for visual examination of the
bronchi


bronchoscopy correct answer visual examination of the bronchi


bronchospasm correct answer spasmodic contraction of the bronchi


capnometer correct answer (capn/o/meter) instrument used to measure carbon
dioxide


diaphragmatic correct answer pertaining to the diaphragm


diaphragmatocele correct answer hernia of the diaphragm