NURS 105 Week 7 Terminology Flashcards 2 Example

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This NURS 105 Week 7 sample is the second 25-card terminology set, covering the respiratory system and the male reproductive system from the readings for this module/week. Every card pairs the term and an easy pronunciation with a breakdown of its parts, a short meaning and a line borrowed from a nursing note, and five of the cards are arranged as contrast pairs, such as tachypnea and apnea or tracheostomy and its sound-alike, so the set trains students to tell confusable terms apart. A short note explains how to study the set alongside the first one in mixed, spaced sessions before the final exam. Liberty University NURS 105 sets this second flashcard set, worth 50 points in the BSN medical terminology course, in Module/Week 7.

CourseNURS 105 Medical Terminology (NURS105)
Module/Week7
AssignmentTerminology Flashcards 2
Paper type25-card terminology study set
Lengthabout 801 words, 3 double-spaced pages plus title page and references. Course guide: a study set of 25 cards based on terminology from the assigned textbook readings, submitted to the discussion board
FormatAPA 7 student paper
Points50
SchoolLiberty University Online
ProgramBSN
Where it sitsModule/Week 7 in Liberty's published NURS 105 course guide; current sections can differ
UpdatedOctober 2026

Free sample paper for NURS 105 Week 7

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Terminology Flashcards 2: Twenty-Five Respiratory and Male Reproductive Cards With Contrast Pairs

 

[Student Name]

School of Nursing, Liberty University

NURS 105: Medical Terminology

Terminology Flashcards 2

[Instructor Name]

[Date]

 

The card set is an original study set; the textbook and the learning research cited are real.

Why this part earns its pointsThe note explains what changed from the first set, which shows the student learning from the midterm rather than repeating the same method.
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Terminology Flashcards 2: Twenty-Five Respiratory and Male Reproductive Cards With Contrast Pairs

How This Set Differs From the First

These 25 cards cover respiratory and male reproductive terms from this week's readings. After the midterm, where my errors came mostly from sound-alike terms, I built five cards as contrast pairs, marked "pair" below, so that I practice telling them apart. I kept the same format as the first set: term and pronunciation on the front; word parts, definition and a nursing example on the back. Jones and Cavanagh (2016) organize each body system around its combining forms, and several of those forms, such as -itis and -ectomy, repeat from the first set.

The Cards

  • 1. Rhinitis (ry-NY-tis): rhin/o, nose; -itis, inflammation. Inflammation of the lining of the nose. "Allergic rhinitis; clear nasal drainage."
  • 2. Rhinoplasty (RY-noh-plas-tee): rhin/o, nose; -plasty, surgical repair. Surgical repair or reshaping of the nose. "Nasal packing in place after rhinoplasty."
  • 3. Pharyngitis (fair-in-JY-tis): pharyng/o, throat; -itis, inflammation. Inflammation of the throat. "Pharyngitis with painful swallowing; throat culture sent."
  • 4. Laryngitis (lair-in-JY-tis): laryng/o, voice box; -itis, inflammation. Inflammation of the larynx, often causing hoarseness. "Hoarse voice consistent with laryngitis."
  • 5. Bronchitis (brong-KY-tis): bronch/o, bronchus; -itis, inflammation. Inflammation of the bronchi. "Productive cough from acute bronchitis."
  • 6. Bronchoscopy (brong-KOS-kuh-pee): bronch/o, bronchus; -scopy, visual examination. Visual examination of the bronchi with a scope. "NPO after midnight for bronchoscopy."
  • 7. Pleuritis (ploo-RY-tis): pleur/o, pleura; -itis, inflammation. Inflammation of the membranes around the lungs. "Sharp chest pain on inspiration from pleuritis."
  • 8. Dyspnea (DISP-nee-uh): dys-, difficult; -pnea, breathing. Difficult or labored breathing. "Dyspnea on exertion after walking 20 feet."
  • 9. Orthopnea (or-THOP-nee-uh): orth/o, straight or upright; -pnea, breathing. Difficulty breathing except when sitting upright. "Sleeps on three pillows due to orthopnea."
  • 10. Tachypnea (tak-ip-NEE-uh), pair with 11: tachy-, fast; -pnea, breathing. Rapid breathing. "Respiratory rate 32, tachypnea noted."
  • 11. Apnea (AP-nee-uh), pair with 10: a-, without; -pnea, breathing. Temporary absence of breathing. "Observed 15-second episodes of apnea during sleep."
  • 12. Hemoptysis (hee-MOP-tih-sis): hem/o, blood; -ptysis, spitting. Coughing up blood. "Small amount of hemoptysis; provider notified."
  • 13. Hypoxemia (hy-pok-SEE-mee-uh): hypo-, below normal; ox/i, oxygen; -emia, blood condition. Low oxygen in the blood. "Hypoxemia on arterial blood gas; oxygen increased."
  • 14. Atelectasis (at-uh-LEK-tuh-sis): atel/o, incomplete; -ectasis, expansion. Collapse or incomplete expansion of lung tissue. "Diminished breath sounds at bases; atelectasis suspected."
  • 15. Pneumothorax (noo-moh-THOR-aks): pneum/o, air or lung; thorax, chest. Air in the pleural space causing lung collapse. "Chest tube placed for right pneumothorax."
  • 16. Thoracentesis (thor-uh-sen-TEE-sis): thorac/o, chest; -centesis, surgical puncture to remove fluid. Draining fluid from around the lung through a needle placed between the ribs. "Thoracentesis removed 800 mL of fluid."
  • 17. Tracheostomy (tray-kee-OS-tuh-mee), pair with 18: trache/o, windpipe; -ostomy, creation of an opening. A surgically created opening into the trachea. "Tracheostomy site cleaned; inner cannula changed."
  • 18. Tracheotomy (tray-kee-OT-uh-mee), pair with 17: trache/o, windpipe; -otomy, incision into. The incision into the trachea. "Emergency tracheotomy performed in the operating room."
  • 19. Spirometry (spy-ROM-uh-tree): spir/o, breathing; -metry, process of measuring. Measurement of breathing capacity. "Spirometry scheduled before discharge."
  • 20. Pulmonologist (pul-muh-NOL-uh-jist): pulmon/o, lung; -logist, specialist. A physician specializing in lung disease. "Pulmonologist to see patient this afternoon."
  • 21. Orchitis (or-KY-tis): orch/o, testis; -itis, inflammation. Inflammation of a testis. "Scrotal swelling and pain consistent with orchitis."
  • 22. Orchiopexy (or-kee-oh-PEK-see): orchi/o, testis; -pexy, surgical fixation. Surgical fixation of an undescended testis. "Pediatric patient post orchiopexy, resting comfortably."
  • 23. Prostatectomy (pros-tuh-TEK-tuh-mee): prostat/o, prostate; -ectomy, surgical removal. Removal of the prostate gland. "Catheter in place after prostatectomy."
  • 24. Vasectomy (vuh-SEK-tuh-mee): vas/o, vessel or duct; -ectomy, surgical removal. Removal of part of the vas deferens for sterilization. "Ice applied after outpatient vasectomy."
  • 25. Spermatogenesis (sper-mat-oh-JEN-uh-sis): spermat/o, sperm; -genesis, production. The production of sperm. "Discussed effects of chemotherapy on spermatogenesis."

Studying Both Sets Together

Why this part earns its pointsThe review plan mixes chapters on purpose, which matches how the final exam will present terms.
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For the final exam, I will shuffle this set with the first one and study them as a single deck of 50 cards. Mixing chapters forces me to work out each term from its parts instead of relying on knowing which chapter I am in, and spacing the review across the final two weeks builds longer-lasting memory than one long session the night before (Cepeda et al., 2006). Each session will be a self-test, saying each meaning before turning the card, since retrieval strengthens memory more than rereading does (Karpicke & Roediger, 2008). The cards I miss go into a smaller pile that I review the next day.

Why this part earns its pointsListing shared word parts shows how the two sets connect, so reviewing one strengthens the other.
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Word Parts Shared Across Both Sets

Several word parts appear in both sets, so reviewing one set reinforces the other. The suffix -itis appears in dermatitis and in six respiratory and reproductive terms here; -emia, a blood condition, joins the -osis endings of the first set as a marker of an abnormal state; -ectomy appears in rhytidectomy, prostatectomy and vasectomy; and the prefix hypo- appears in hypodermic and hypoxemia with the same meaning of below or under. The second set was easier to build than the first because half of its word parts were already old friends.

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References

Cepeda, N. J., Pashler, H., Vul, E., Wixted, J. T., & Rohrer, D. (2006). Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative synthesis. Psychological Bulletin, 132(3), 354-380. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.132.3.354

Jones, S. L., & Cavanagh, A. R. (2016). Acquiring medical language. McGraw-Hill Education.

Karpicke, J. D., & Roediger, H. L. (2008). The critical importance of retrieval for learning. Science, 319(5865), 966-968. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1152408

What the NURS 105 Week 7 instructions ask

NURS 105 collects Terminology Flashcards 2 in Module/Week 7, a week that pairs Jones and Cavanagh's chapters 5 and 7 with two presentations and the seventh quiz. The guide asks for the second of two 25-card study sets, built from terminology in the assigned readings and submitted to the discussion board. As with the first set, the guide leaves the card design to the student. Because this is the last set before the final exam, a useful approach is to build cards that also link back to word parts from earlier chapters, so that reviewing the second set reinforces the first.

How this NURS 105 Week 7 example is built

The set opens with a short note on how its terms were chosen and how it differs from the first set. Twenty-five cards follow, first respiratory terms, then male reproductive terms. Each card lists the term and pronunciation, then the word parts, definition and an example. Several cards are written as contrast pairs and flagged, because sound-alike terms caused the most errors on the midterm. A closing note, written for the last two weeks before the final, describes how to combine both sets in review, mixing cards from different chapters rather than studying one chapter at a time, and lists the word parts that appear in both sets.

NURS 105 Week 7 grading rubric: where the points go

Flashcard sets are generally graded on including 25 cards from the assigned readings, correct spelling and definitions, clear organization and evidence that the cards are built for learning. Faculty value word-part breakdowns and examples, and they notice errors in meaning, particularly in sound-alike terms. A second set that builds on the first, by reusing earlier word parts or addressing earlier mistakes, shows growth across the course. Neat formatting matters less than accuracy, but a set that is easy for classmates to use on the discussion board is a better contribution to the group. Contrast cards for terms that were missed on the midterm are a clear sign the student used feedback.

NURS 105 Week 7 help: mistakes that cost points

Build this set from the chapters assigned this week and include the terms you find easiest to confuse. Pair confusable terms deliberately, and write a card that asks you to tell them apart. Keep the same card format as your first set so you can study both together. Check spelling and pronunciation against the textbook, since sound-alike terms are often misspelled. In your final review, shuffle cards from both sets together instead of studying one chapter at a time; mixing forces you to decide which word part applies, which is what the exam will ask of you. Keep a separate small pile for cards you miss twice and give it extra time in the last few days before the final.

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NURS 105 Week 7 questions, answered

What is NURS 105 Terminology Flashcards 2?

Due in Module/Week 7 for 50 points, it is the course's second set of 25 cards, built from the week's assigned readings and posted to the discussion board before the final exam.

Where can I find a free NURS 105 Week 7 sample paper?

A full NURS 105 Week 7 flashcard set of 25 respiratory and male reproductive terms, contrast pairs included, can be studied here without cost.

What does -pnea mean in medical terminology?

The suffix -pnea means breathing; it appears in dyspnea, difficult breathing, apnea, absence of breathing, tachypnea, rapid breathing, and orthopnea, breathing easier when upright.

What is the difference between tracheostomy and tracheotomy?

A tracheotomy is the incision into the trachea; a tracheostomy is the opening created through that incision, often with a tube placed to keep it open.

Should I study flashcards one chapter at a time?

For final review, mixing cards from several chapters works better, because it makes you choose the right word part rather than relying on knowing which chapter you are in.

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