The Respiratory System Brain Teaser

What do you cough up and spit out?
sputum
What kind of cough is effective at bringing up sputum?
productive
What is the medical term for nosebleed
epistaxis
What is the act of spitting out saliva or coughing up materials called?
expectoration
What is the term for expectoration of blood?
hemoptysis
thin, watery nasal discharge
rhinorrhea
crackling sound heard when auscultating lungs
rales
harsh, high-pitched sound heard when auscultating lungs due to obstruction of air passages
stridor
whistling or sighing sound when exhale
wheezing
If you are hoarse, you suffer from what?
dysphonia
If you temporarily stop breathing you suffer from what?
apnea
The only position I can get in to breathe comfortably is sitting up straight or standing. What is this called?
orthopnea
If my respiration rate is too fast, what do I have?
tachypnea
My respirations are too slow -
bradypnea
Very deep, gasping respiration that occurs with severe diabetic acidosis
Kussmaul respirations
I have a cold. What would my doctor call this?
coryza
childhood disease characterized by barking cough, dyspnea, stridor and laryngospasm
croup
pus in body cavity that usually results from primary lung infection
empyema
collection or air/gas in pleural cavity
pneumothorax
procedure using needing to collect pleural fluid/ remove air from pleural space is (like condition in last ?)
thoracentesis
visual examination of external surface of body as well as of its movements and posture
inspection
process of examining by application of hand or fingers to external surface of body
palpation
to listen with a stethoscope for sounds within the body
auscultation
use of fingertips to tap body lightly but sharply to determine size and consistency of underlying structure and presence of fluid or pus
percussion
examination of interior of lung using lighted, flexible scope
bronchoscopy
lung disease resulting from inhalation of asbestos (insulation used until 80s)
asbestosis
brown lung disease
byssinosis
lung disease from inhalation of silica (quartz) dust
silicosis
inflammation of both the visceral and parietal pleura
pleurisy
What is the upper portion of lung?
apex
The lower portion of lung is.....
base
The larynx is a.k.a.?
voice box
The trachea is a.k.a?
windpipe
the uppermost region of pharynx is located above soft palate behind nasal area. It is called.....
nasopharynx
What are the other two regions of pharynx called?
oropharynx laryngopharynx
What is the double folded membrane that lines the thoracic cavity
pleura
What is the medical term for chest?
thorax
What is the medical term for throat?
pharynx
What are your nares?
nostrils
The thin, leaf-shaped structure that covers the entrance to the larynx when you swallow is.....?
epiglottis
COPD stands for.....
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
the abbreviation for oxygen is ......
O2
If your chest x-ray shows atelectasis in the LLL, where is the problem?
left lower lobe
If you have a chest x-ray, the doctor may order AP (or PA) and lateral views. What does the AP stand for?
anteroposterior
What is the abbreviation for chest x-ray?
CXR
The phrenic nerve innervates the diaphragm. So.... what would the combining form "phren/o" mean?
diaphragm
The combining form for "breathing" is ?
pne/o
The combining form for "lung/air" is?
pneumon/o
End Of Game
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