Chapter 15, 54 Quiz #9
The trachea is held open by a series of ___-shaped cartilage structures.
C
Space in which the heart lies
Cardiac notch
Result of a ruptured blood vessel in the brain or an occlusion of a blood vessel
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
What is the most common chronic lung disease?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease
Bleeding from a vein will produce:
A steady flow of dark red blood
Grapelike cluster of microscopic air sacs found at the ends of the bronchioles
Alveoli
Causes a buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries
Athlersclerosis
Three scroll-like bones located on each side of the nasal cavity, covered with mucus-producing epithelium
Conchae
Performed to remove an object that has been dislodged from a patient's airway but has not been expelled from the mouth
Finger sweep
Which of the following is a symptom of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperglycemia?
Fruity odor on the breath
Excessive, uncontrolled bleeding
Hemorrhage
Caused by a spasm of the diaphragm and a spasmodic closure of the glottis
Hiccoughs
Occurs when your body loses heat faster that it can produce it, resulting in a dangerously low body temperature
Hypothermia
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide at the cellular level
Internal respiration
Passing a tube through the mouth and larynx and into the trachea
Intubation
Pulmon/o
Lung
Propulsion of particles inhaled into the trachea and bronchi upward past the epiglottis
Mucus streaming
Medical term for heart attack
Myocardial Infarction
Used when administering oxygen to a patient
Nasal cannula
Rhin/o
Nose
Exists when an infection is epidemic in different parts of the world at the same time
Pandemic
A medical office emergency kit is least likely to include which of the following medications?
Penicillin
The earliest symptom of internal disease of the larynx is
Persistent hoarseness
After air is filtered, warmed, and moistened in the nose, it enters the:
Pharynx
Pharyng/o
Throat
Which of the following is commonly called the windpipe?
Trachea
Making an external opening into the trachea
Tracheotomy
Tranche/o
Windpipe
Deep prolonged breath that fills the lungs
Yawning
When patients experience diaphoresis, they are in danger of losing a large amount of
Body salt
Spir/o
Breath
Severe, involuntary contraction of muscles that first causes a patient to become rigid and then to have uncontrollable movements
Seizure
Which of the following is not a sign that a patient is having a heart attack?
Slow, strong pulse
Used to arouse a patient who has fainted
Spirits of ammonia capsules
Medical term for fainting
Syncope
