Question 1

The ____________,a sheet of skeletal muscle that lies along the inferior boundary of the thoracic cavity,is active during normal or forceful inhalation.

Accepted Answer

A)   diaphragm
B)   hilum
C)   mediastinum
D)   parenchymaE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Oxygen is a waste product of metabolism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Pleurisy affects the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   alveoli
B)   hilum
C)   mediastinum
D)   pleuraE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

A normal depth and rate of respiration is known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   apnea
B)   bradypnea
C)   eupnea
D)   tachypneaE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The parietal pleura lines the thoracic cavity because the combining form pariet/o- means ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   chest
B)   outside
C)   partial
D)   wall of a cavityE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is true about an opportunistic infection?

Accepted Answer

A)   The microorganism waits in the body for an opportunity to cause disease.
B)   It always occurs as a lung infection.
C)   It is seldom serious or critical.
D)   It is also called SARS.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Trace the flow of air through the respiratory system.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Asthma can be triggered by all of the following except ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   dust
B)   cockroaches
C)   exercising in the cold
D)   coughingE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

An incentive spirometer encourages deep breathing in a postsurgical patient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which is a waste product of metabolism that is exhaled by the respiratory system?

Accepted Answer

A)   carbon dioxide
B)   oxygen
C)   carbon monoxide
D)   oxyhemoglobinE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Reactive airway disease is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   asthma.
B)   atelectasis.
C)   asbestosis.
D)   aspiration.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Auscultation is the process of ____________ the lungs.

Accepted Answer

A)   assessing
B)   evaluating
C)   listening to
D)   tapping onE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Each lung is surrounded by the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   diaphragm
B)   intercostal muscles
C)   phrenic nerve
D)   pleuraE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Which abbreviation does not stand for a type of dyspnea or difficulty breathing?

Accepted Answer

A)   SOB
B)   DOE
C)   PPD
D)   PNDE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The combining form cyan/o- means ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   blood
B)   blue
C)   pallor
D)   poisonE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A patient who suffers from CF has ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   fluid in the lungs
B)   a barrel-shaped chest
C)   frequent bronchospasm
D)   very thick mucus secretionsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

A patient diagnosed with pneumoconiosis has an abnormal condition of the lung caused by ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   indoor pollutants
B)   inhaled chemicals
C)   dust or particles
D)   infectionE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which is an inherited,eventually fatal disease of the exocrine cells that is carried by a recessive gene?

Accepted Answer

A)   atelectasis
B)   bronchiectasis
C)   emphysema
D)   cystic fibrosisE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

In the medical word respiration,the combining form means ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   air
B)   breathe
C)   lung
D)   movementE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The meaning of the suffix in thoracotomy is:

Accepted Answer

A)   procedure to puncture.
B)   process of cutting or making an incision.
C)   surgically created opening.
D)   surgical excision.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 4: Pulmonology - Respiratory System

Asthma can be triggered by all of the following except ____________.

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A normal depth and rate of respiration is known as ____________.

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Which abbreviation does not stand for a type of dyspnea or difficulty breathing?

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In the medical word respiration,the combining form means ____________.

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Which is a waste product of metabolism that is exhaled by the respiratory system?

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Oxygen is a waste product of metabolism.

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A patient who suffers from CF has ____________.

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The meaning of the suffix in thoracotomy is:

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The ____________,a sheet of skeletal muscle that lies along the inferior boundary of the thoracic cavity,is active during normal or forceful inhalation.

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Which of the following is true about an opportunistic infection?

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A patient diagnosed with pneumoconiosis has an abnormal condition of the lung caused by ____________.

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An incentive spirometer encourages deep breathing in a postsurgical patient.

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Which is an inherited,eventually fatal disease of the exocrine cells that is carried by a recessive gene?

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Pleurisy affects the ____________.

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The parietal pleura lines the thoracic cavity because the combining form pariet/o- means ____________.

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Each lung is surrounded by the ____________.

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The combining form cyan/o- means ____________.

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Reactive airway disease is also known as:

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