MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY- EXAM 3 CHAPTER 9

The lymphoid tissues located behind the nasal cavity are called:
A. bronchioles
B. adenoids
C. tonsils "small mass or almond"
D. paranasal sinuses

B

Both food and air travel through the:
a. mouth and pharynx or throat
b. esophagus
c. trachea
d. larynx – voice box

a

The double-sac membrane that covers each lung and lines the thoracic cavity is the:
a. pleura
b. peritoneum
c. mediastinum
d. pericardium

a

The surgical term for the puncture of the chest cavity in order to aspirate fluid is called:
a. pneumonectomy
b. thoracocentesis
c. pleuropexy
d. bronchoplasty

b

The medical term ‘hypoxemia’ means:
a. deficient oxygen in the blood
b. deficient carbon dioxide in the blood
c. excessive oxygen in the blood
d. excessive carbon dioxide in the blood

a

The area in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged is called the:
a. pleura
b. alveolus or cavity (alveolar sacs)
c. bronchus
d. bronchioles

b

Pulmonary Endo/scop/y is best used to _____________ diseases of the Respiratory System.
a. listen to
b. prevent
c. treat or cure
d. view and diagnose

d

The term Ortho/dont/ist literally means:
a. good/teeth
b. mouth/teeth
c. straight/teeth/specialist
d. long/teeth

c

The term Eu/pnea actually means:
a. well, easy, true, normal, or good breathing
b. total air
c. good talking
d. normal speech

a

The term Dys/phasia means difficult or faulty:
a. recording
b. sound or voice
c. breathing
d. speech or utterance

d

The term Trache/os/tom/y actually means:
a. instrument used for visual examination of throat
b. stretching out, dilatation, or expansion of the lung
c. creation of an artificial mouth-like opening in the throat and neck
d. cut into or incision into neck

c

The suffix ___________ is added to word part Pneumono-/________ to refer to the surgical procedure of puncturing the lung and aspirating fluids like blood, pus, & lymph. This procedure promotes easy breathing and cell oxygenation.
a. -centesis
b. -ostomy
c. -ectomy
d. -otomy

a

The diagnostic term for pus in the pleural space in the chest is:
a. pneumoconiosis
b. pneumo/thorax
c. pyo/thorax
d. pleur/itis

c

The diagnostic term for narrowing or contraction of the larynx or voice box is:
a. broncho/pneumonia
b. atelectasis
c. tracheostenosis
d. laryngospasm or laryngo/stenosis

d

A patient with diagnosis of blood in the chest has a:
a. pyo/thorax
b. hemo/thorax
c. thorac/algia
d. pneumo/thorax

b

The condition where the bronchi of the lungs are dilated outward is:
a. bronchi/ect/asis
b. pulmono/spasm
c. bronch/itis
d. broncho/pneumonia

a

When lung tissue swells as a result of distention and loss of elasticity in the alveoli, the condition is called:
a. croup "to cough A/S"
b. asthma "panting"
c. pertussis "whooping cough"
d. emphysema "puffed up"

d

The diagnostic abbreviation for an infection of the nose, pharynx, larynx, and trachea is:
a. pulmonary edema "PE"
b. pleural effusion condition "PEC"
c. chronic obstructive lung disease "COLD"
d. upper respiratory infection "URI"

d

The diagnostic term that is also referred to as whooping cough is:
a. emphysema
b. cystic fibrosis
c. asthma
d. per/tussis "through/cough"

d

The diagnostic term for a chronic respiratory disease characterized by paroxysms of coughing, wheezing, panting with shortness of breath is:
a. pertussis
b. influenza
c. asthma "to pant"
d. croup

c

Which birds are pigeon breeder’s lung primarily contracted from?
a. Parakeets and parrots
b. Pigeons and doves
c. Pigeons and parakeets
d. Parakeets and doves

c

A term that refers to food inhalation that blocks the airway:
a. apnea
b. aspiration "process of/without/breath"
c. paroxysm
d. suffocation

b

The term that means difficulty in speaking or making a sound is:
a. dia/phragmatic
b. anoxic or hypoxic
c. dys/lexic
d. dys/phasic or dys/phonic

d

Lobar Pneumonia refers to a lung infection in:
a. swollen air sacs or alveoli
b. excessive blood in the lungs
c. one or more of the 5 lobes in the 2 lungs
d. excessive pus in the lungs

c

The medical term Hypo/pnea actually means:
a. difficult breathing
b. excessive breathing
c. normal breathing
d. deficient rate and depth of breathing

d

The medical term that means containing both mucus and pus is:
a. sputum
b. muco/purulent
c. spittle
d. sputum and mucus

b

The medical term Nebuliz/er is defined as:
a. agent causing narrowing of the bronchi
b. a device "one who" creates a fine spray or mist
c. mechanical device used to keep the air passage unobstructed
d. mechanical device used to assist patient breathing

b

The medical term Chord/itis or Cord/itis actually means:
a. inflamed throat
b. inflamed trachea
c. inflammation of the vocal cords
d. swollen glottis

c

The medical term Emphysema literally means:
a. panting
b. puffed up
c. swollen
d. congested

b

The medical term Asthma literally means:
a. gasping
b. panting
c. puffed up
d. hard to breathe

b

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited exocrine gland disorder that causes thick secretions of ________________ to accumulate in the lungs.
a. sweat
b. bile
c. saliva
d. mucus and pus from respiratory infections

d

The medical term Diphther/ia literally means:
a. mucus/condition
b. covering/state
c. pus/disease
d. membrane/refers

d

The medical term Pertussis actually refers to:
a. whooping cough and the bacteria Bordetella pertussis
b. polio and the virus that causes anterior polio myelitis
c. tetanus and the bacteria Clostridium tetani
d. asthma or panting

a

The disease of Histoplasmosis or Darlings Disease is a _______________ infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Bird or cat feces is the source and the disease is characterized by fever, malaise, coughing, respiratory failure, and lymph/adeno/path/y. A major problem for pregnant women and their fetuses.
a. fungus or fungus spore
b. bacterial
c. viral
d. rickettsial

a

Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and causes bacteria colony swellings (tubers) in the lungs and other body parts. TB infects approximately ___________ people.
a. 4.5 Billion
b. 3 Billion
c. 2 Billion
d. 4 Billion

c

The Schick Skin Test is used to detect _______________, which is caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
a. Tetanus
b. TB
c. Polio
d. Diphtheria

d

The Mantoux Skin Test is used to diagnose:
a. Leprosy
b. Diphtheria
c. Tuberculosis "Mycobacterium tuberculosis rod-shaped bacteria"
d. AIDS

c

Anthrax infections (Bacillus anthracis bacteria) are classified as infecting the:
a. Pulmonary System "lungs"
b. Digestive System "intestines"
c. Cutaneous System "skin"
d. all of the above

d

Bronchitis often progresses to a more severe lung condition called _____________________, which was the leading world killer around 1900 A.D.
a. Pneumonia
b. Flu
c. Influenza
d. Cold

a

The Etiologic Agent (E.A.) or causative agent that is responsible for Anthrax is:
a. Bacillus anthracis
b. Viral
c. Fungal, Myxoid, or Blennoid
d. Helminthiasis or Ascariasis

a

An Upper Respiratory Infection is referred to with the Abbreviation:
a. CRD
b. FLU
c. URI
d. COLD

c

Spiro/metry means to measure the breath and is used to evaluate:
a. Lung Blood Flow
b. TB Activity
c. Respiratory Efficiency
d. Lung Capacity

d

The term Dys/lexia literally means difficult or faulty:
a. breathing
b. speech
c. sound or voice
d. words "reading and writing"

d

The term Dys/phonia actually means difficult or faulty:
a. sound or voice "hoarseness"
b. breathing
c. speech or utterance
d. air or wind

a

The disease of Crypto/cocc/o/sis is a _______________that can infect the lungs, skin, brain (CNS), bones, and urinary tract causing death.
a. rickettsial
b. bacterial
c. yeast-like budding fungus "no spores"
d. viral

c

The disease of Aspergill/osis (to sprinkle/condition) is a soil or dust fungus that causes granular lesion on or in any body organ. Prognosis is poor like most systemic fungal infections. It is treated with:
a. ascari/cidal, vermin/cidal, or helminthi/cidal drugs
b. viro/cidal drugs
c. fungi/cidal drugs
d. bacterio/cidal drugs

c

The condition referred to as ________ is an acute viral infection that is usually seen in infants before 3 years of age (Y/O: years old). It occurs after an URI and causes vocal cord swelling, voice loss, hypoxia, & possible choking:
a. Rhinitis
b. Influenza
c. Croup
d. Pharyngitis

c

Pneumonia can be caused by:
a. Virus
b. Fungus
c. Bacteria
d. all of the above

d

Emphysema causes shortness of breath and a(n):
a. Chicken Chest "Middle Stages"
b. Pigeon Chest "Early Stages"
c. Barreled Chest Look "Advanced Stages"
d. Dyschondroplasia Chest "Late Stages"

c

The incubation period of influenza is from ____ to ____ days.
a. 3 to 7 days
b. 10 to 14 days
c. 1 to 3 days
d. 7 to 10 days

c

Kerat/o/sis, Leuk/o/plakia, Tartar, Caries, Purpura, Fibr/oma, Ulcers, Hare Lip, Gingiv/itis, Tonsill/itis, Adenoid/itis, Squamous Cell Carcin/oma, Catarrh (Coryza), Cleft Palate, Thrush, and Candid/i/asis are all conditions that are usually diagnosed with a(n) ______ exam by a Dentist or Medical Doctor.
a. pharyngeal
b. nasal
c. oral or oro/pharyngeal
d. dental

c