Respiratory System Medical Terminology
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- Q1What is the name for the tool that can see inside the respiratory systembreathoscopelungoscopebronchoscopepulmonoscope30s
- Q2What is the medical term for shortness of breath?DyspneaHypoxemiaTachypneaApnea30s
- Q3What is the medical term for the voice box?PharynxLarynxTracheaBronchus30s
- Q4What is the medical term for inflammation of the branches that come off of the windpipeBronchitisAsthmaPneumoniaRhinitis30s
- Q5What is the medical term for the windpipe?LarynxPharynxTracheaBronchus30s
- Q6What is the medical term for the air sacs in the lungs that do the job of gas exchange?DiaphragmAlveoliEpiglottiTrachea30s
- Q7What is the medical term for inflammation of the nasal passages?RhinitisSinusitisTonsillitisEpistaxis30s
- Q8What is the medical term for difficulty or labored breathing when lying down?HypoxiaDyspneaApneaOrthopnea30s
- Q9Which condition is characterized by inflammation and narrowing of the airways, leading to symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath?EmphysemaBronchitisPneumoniaAsthma30s
- Q10What term is used to describe the inflammation of the bronchial tubes, typically caused by viral or bacterial infections?
Bronchitis
PneumoniaEmphysemaAsthmaBronchiolitis30s - Q11What is the medical term for the condition characterized by the collapse of one or both lungs due to the accumulation of air in the pleural space?Pulmonary embolismPleural effusionPneumothoraxHemothorax30s
- Q12Which respiratory disorder is characterized by the progressive and irreversible damage to the air sacs in the lungs?PneumoniaBronchitis
COPD
AsthmaEmphysema30s - Q13What is the medical term for the incomplete expansion of a lung lobe due to blockage of the bronchus by mucus, tumor, or a foreign object?PneumothoraxPulmonary embolismPleural effusionAtelectasis30s
- Q14What is the medical term for the abnormal accumulation of fluid spilling into the pleural cavity?EmpyemaPleural effusionPneumothoraxHemothorax30s
- Q15Which structure in the respiratory system serves as a passageway for both air and food?TracheaBronchiLarynxPharynx30s