Asthma/ COPD- 9/25

Question 1

conducting zone

Answer 1

nose to
bronchioles

Question 2

Respiratory zone

Answer 2

alveolar duct to
alveoli (where gas exchange occurs)

Question 3

Respiration

Answer 3

exchange of oxygen and
carbon dioxide

Question 4

Ventilation

Answer 4

movement of air in and
out of lungs
Physiology

Question 5

asthma/copd

Answer 5

have obstruction to this
normal airflow
inhalation/exhalation

Question 6

inhalation

Answer 6

Diaphragm and intercostal
muscles contract, expanding the
lungs
● Lung volume increase
● Pressure decrease
● Air flows in

Question 7

expiration

Answer 7

Diaphragm and intercostal
muscles relax, lungs contract
● Lung volume decreases
● Pressure increase
● Air flows out

Question 8

asthma

Answer 8

Condition in which the airways in your lungs become
inflamed or narrowed, making it harder for air to flow out
of airways

Question 9

Mucosal layer

Answer 9

contains glands that secrete mucus and lubricate airway

Question 10

lumen

Answer 10

where air moves through

Question 11

Smooth muscle layer

Answer 11

keeps airway open (involuntary, reacts to environment)
Normal Airway

Question 12

COPD

Answer 12

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 13

during asthma lumen becomes smaller/obstructed due to…

Answer 13

• Muscular layer thickening and constricting
• Mucosal layer swelling, distorting the lumen shape
• Increased mucosal glands secreting mucus into
  lumen

Question 14

COPD disease

Answer 14

Chronic disease that causes
irreversible damage to the
lungs and airways,
obstructing the airways, and
making it difficult to breathe

*smoking

Question 15

Emphysema

Answer 15

enlargement
and destruction of alveolar
membrane

Question 16

Chronic Bronchitis

Answer 16

long- term inflammation of the
bronchi, causing narrowing of
airways and production of
mucus

Question 17

cellular inflammation

Answer 17

neutrophils/ macrophages

Question 18

emphysema patho

Answer 18

protease/ free radical activity