PTHA 1225 · Communications · Exam 3
Terminology: selected reverse recall
Terminology · 12 cards · Priority A: 12 / B: 0
Say or write your answer before opening the card. A is the first pass; B remains fair course material. Source notes appear with each answer.
E3-0304 · Priority A
Name the term for normal breathing.
Eupnea.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 6
E3-0305 · Priority A
Name the term for absence of spontaneous breathing.
Apnea.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 12
E3-0306 · Priority A
Name the term for abnormally slow breathing.
Bradypnea.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 12
E3-0307 · Priority A
Name the term for abnormally fast breathing.
Tachypnea.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 12
E3-0308 · Priority A
Name the term for difficult or labored breathing.
Dyspnea.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 12
E3-0309 · Priority A
Name the term for difficulty breathing while supine.
Orthopnea.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 12
E3-0310 · Priority A
Name the term for very low oxygen in arterial blood.
Hypoxemia.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 11
E3-0311 · Priority A
Name the term for blood in the thoracic cavity.
Hemothorax.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 11
E3-0312 · Priority A
Name the term for air in the pleural space causing collapse.
Pneumothorax.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 11
E3-0313 · Priority A
Name the procedure that removes fluid using a needle in the thoracic cavity.
Thoracentesis.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 15
E3-0314 · Priority A
Name the test measuring blood oxygen saturation noninvasively.
Oximetry.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 12
E3-0315 · Priority A
Name the high-pitched crowing breath sound.
Stridor.
Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 8