Ch. 12 Respiratory System: Lung Disorders

Question 1

Atelectasis

Answer 1

collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli

Question 2

Lung cancer

Answer 2

malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi

Question 3

Pneumoconiosis

Answer 3

abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection, and bronchitis

Question 4

Pneumonia

Answer 4

acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction

Question 5

Pulmonary edema

Answer 5

fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles

Question 6

Tuberculosis

Answer 6

infectious disease caused by a bacteria; lungs usually are involved, but any organ in the body my be affected