Chapter 8 Study Guide

Chapter 8 Respiratory System Study Guide 1. What is the exchange of O2 & CO2 in the body tissue called?  internal respiration (p.94) 2. What structure separates the nasal cavity?  (nasal) septum (p.116) 3. What does the term olfactory pertain to?  (receptors for) sense of smell (p.116) 4. What is the diffusion of CO2 from the lungs an activity of?  external respiration (p.116) 5. What is the space in the chest between the lungs called?  mediastinum (p.117) 6. What is the term that means head cold or URI?  coryza (p.125) 7. Where are the adenoids located?  nasopharynx (p.116)  nas/o/pharynx (nas/o: nose; -pharynx: pharynx) (p.118) 8. What does the term viscid mean?  extremely thick (and sticky) (p.123 “viscous”) 9. What is the term for absence of the sense of smell?  anosmia (p.125)  an/osmia (an: lack of; -osmia: smell) (p.120) 10. What is an abnormal respiratory sound?  rale, crackle (p.126) 11. What is the C.F. (combining form) for incomplete?  atel/o (p.119) 12. What is the structure that covers the larynx called?  epiglottis (p.117) 13. What is the suffix that means spitting?  -ptysis 14. Where does the diffusion of O2 & CO2 into and from the blood occur?  pulmonary capillaries (p.117) 15. What is the term that means sudden & violent?  paroxysmal (p.120) 16. What is the C.F. for phren/o mean?  diaphram (p.119) 17. What is an accumulation of fluid in a body cavity called?  ascites (pronounced “eh-SIGHT-teez”) (p.121) 18. What is the C.F. for dust?  coni/o (p.119) 19. What is the suffix for voice?  -phonia (p.120) 20. What does the term epistaxis mean? Med Term

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 nosebleed (p.125) 21. What type of medication is used to suppress coughing?  antitussives (p.128) 22. What does the prefix tachy- mean?  rapid (p.120) 23. What disease is characterized by a dilation of the bronchi that usually leads to secondary infection?  bronchiectasis (p.?)  bronchi/ectasis (bronchi/o: bronchus; -ectasis: dilation, expansion) (p.119) 24. What is the presence of pus in the pleural cavity called?  empyema (p.122) 25. What is the ease with which lungs expand & fill with air called?  compliance (p.123,5) 26. Know what type of disease is a genetic disorder?  cystic fibrosis (p.120 “hereditary disorder”) 27. What type of test is used to assess the volume & airflow rate of the lungs called?  spirometry (p.127) 28. What is an excess of CO2 in the blood called?  hypercapnia (p.120)  hyper/capnia (hyper: excessive; -capnia: carbon dioxide (CO2)) (p.120) 29. What does the mediastinum contain?  heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchi (p.117) 30. What is the lining of the thoracic cavity called?  parietal pleura (p.117) 31. What is the inability of aveoli to contract due to a loss of alveolar elasticity is characteristic of?  emphysema (p.121) 32. What is solidification of the lungs also known as?  consolidation (p.123) 33. – 42. True & False 43. – 50. Worksheet #3 51. – 60. Word Building

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