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Medical Terminology Questions--respiratory system quiz

2017.10.31 0+
  1. Surgical reconstruction or cosmetic alteration of the nose is termed

    1. rhinectomy

    2. rhinoplasty

    3. rhinopexy

    4. rhinotomy

    5. rhinoscopy

  2. A faster than normal respiratory rate of breathing is termed

    1. dyspnea

    2. apnea

    3. tachypnea

    4. pleurisy

    5. pneumoconiosis

  3. Hemoptysis is a term describing

    1. a bloody nose

    2. bleeding from the gums

    3. blood in the chest cavity

    4. a clot in a pulmonary artery

    5. coughing up blood from the lungs

  4. A patient with a foreign body trapped in a lung passageway would be a candidate for which of the following procedures?

    1. Laryngoscopy

    2. Tracheostomy

    3. Bronchoscopy

    4. Laryngectomy

    5. Pulmonectomy

  5. Patients with pneumonia often find it difficult or painful to take deep breaths. The term for this is

    1. tachypnea

    2. dyspnea

    3. apnea

    4. atelectasis

    5. emphysema

  6. A special procedure to examine the blood vessels of the lungs by X-ray is called

    1. a lung scan

    2. thoracocentesis

    3. bronchoscopy

    4. endotracheal intubation

    5. pulmonary angiography

  7. A tracheostomy is a procedure involving

    1. visual examination of the interior of the trachea

    2. a temporary opening cut into the trachea

    3. a permanent opening cut into the trachea

    4. visual examination of the lung passageways

    5. surgical reconstruction of a crushed trachea

  8. Epistaxis is the term for

    1. a collapsed lung

    2. a nosebleed

    3. uncontrollable sneezing

    4. coughing up blood from the lungs

    5. ‘miner’s lung’ disease