Chapter 20 - The Respiratory System

Question 1

ALVEOLI

Answer 1

Tiny, grape-like sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.

Question 2

ASTHMA

Answer 2

A chronic and episodic inflammatory disease that makes it difficult to breath and causes coughing and wheezing.

Question 3

BRONCHI

Answer 3

Branches of the passages of the respiratory system that lead from the trachea into the lungs.

Question 4

BRONCHIECTASIS

Answer 4

A condition in which the bronchi become permanently dilated (widened) and damaged.

Question 5

BRONCHITIS

Answer 5

An irritation and inflammation of the lining of the bronchi.

Question 6

CHEST PERCUSSION

Answer 6

Clapping the chest to help lungs drain with the force of gravity.

Question 7

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

Answer 7

A chronic, progressive, and incurable lung disease that causes difficulty breathing.

Question 8

EMPHYSEMA

Answer 8

A chronic, incurable lung disease in which the alveoli in lungs become filled with trapped air; usually results from smoking and chronic bronchitis.

Question 9

EXPIRATION

Answer 9

The process of exhaling air out of the lungs.

Question 10

HEMOPTYSIS

Answer 10

The coughing up of blood from the respiratory tract.

Question 11

PNEUMONIA

Answer 11

Acute inflammation in the lung tissue caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection or chemical irritants.