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Thoracic Surgery
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Answer 25 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity - resulting in the collapse of the lung on the affected side
decortication of the lung
mediastinoscopy
intercostal space
pneumothorax
2. Excision of the fibrinous deposits or restrictive membranes of pleurae that interfere with respiratory function
bronchoscopy
decortication of the lung
thoracotomy
residual air
3. Lack of an adequate amount of oxygen in inspired air; reduced oxygen content or tension
pectus excavatum
segments of the lung
thoracic cavity
hypoxia
4. Excision of a small part from the periphery of a pylmonary lobe
wedge resection of the lung
pectus excavatum
residual air
lobes
5. Direct visualization of the esophagus and cardiac portion of the stomach by means of a lighted scope
residual air
esophagoscopy
pleura
lobes
6. Space lying above the diaphragm and below the base of the neck
reserve air
thoracic cavity
wedge resection of the lung
bronchial washings
7. Well-defined portions; the right lung has 3 - the left lung has 2
pectus excavatum
thoracoscopy
lung biopsy
lobes
8. Excision of the small portion of the lung tissue for diagnosis
lung biopsy
pectus excavatum
bronchial washings
tidal air
9. Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
thoracotomy
pectus excavatum
pleural effusion
bronchoscopy
10. Space between two ribs
thoracic cavity
intercostal space
pleura
lung biopsy
11. Amount of air inhaled and exhaled during normal quiet breathing
residual air
pleural effusion
tidal air
bronchial washings
12. Removal of an individual bronchovascular segment of a pulmonary lobe with ligation of segmental branches of pulmonary vessels and division of the segmental bronchus
hemothorax
segmental resection of the lung
hypoxia
wedge resection of the lung
13. Pus in a body cavity - expecially in the pleural cavity
pleura
reserve air
mediastinoscopy
empyema
14. Direct visualization of the pleural space - pleurae - mediastinum - pericardium - and thoracic wall by means of a lighted scope
thoracotomy
thoracoscopy
reserve air
tidal air
15. Maximum volume of air that can be expired from the resting expiratory level
bronchoscopy
hemothorax
residual air
reserve air
16. Incision into the thoracic cavity to provide to provide access to organs of the chest
thoracotomy
pneumothorax
thoracic cavity
thoracoscopy
17. Secretions obtained from the bronchi for laboratory examination following injection and aspiration of small amounts of saline
lung biopsy
bronchial washings
esophagoscopy
segmental resection of the lung
18. Small subdivision of the lobes of the lung - seperate from others by connective tissue and supplied by seperated branches of the bronchus leading to the particular lobe
segments of the lung
lung biopsy
wedge resection of the lung
mediastinoscopy
19. Congenital malformation of the chest wall characterized by a funnel-shaped depression of the lower end of the sternum and costal cartilages
bronchoscopy
segmental resection of the lung
pectus excavatum
pleura
20. Direct visualization of the tracheobronchial tree following insertion of a rigid or flexible lighted scope
bronchoscopy
pectus excavatum
thoracoscopy
segments of the lung
21. Serous membrane enclosing the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity
suprasternal notch
segmental resection of the lung
hypoxia
pleura
22. Soft indentation along the midline immediately above the sternum
pleural effusion
pneumothorax
suprasternal notch
pleura
23. Amount of air remaining in the lungs @ the end of a maximum respiration
tidal air
empyema
residual air
pneumothorax
24. Accumulation of blood or fluid in the pleural cavity caused by the rupture of small blood vessels due to trauma or inflammation of the lungs in pneumonia - pulmonary tuberculosis - or a malignant growth
pectus excavatum
thoracic cavity
hemothorax
lung biopsy
25. Direct visualization of the mediastinal space and lymph nodes by means of a lighted scope
mediastinoscopy
bronchoscopy
decortication of the lung
wedge resection of the lung