Ch 13 Vocab

Question 0

Acute spasm of the bronchioles, associated with excessive mucus production and swelling of the mucous lining

Answer 0

Asthma

Question 1

An acute or chronic inflammation of the major lung passageway

Answer 1

Bronchitis

Question 2

Accumulation of air in the pleural space

Answer 2

Pneumothorax

Question 3

Fluid build-up within the alveoli and lung tissue

Answer 3

Pulmonary edema

Question 4

An infection of the lung that damages lung tissue

Answer 4

Pneumonia

Question 5

A substance that causes an allergic reaction

Answer 5

Allergen

Question 6

Difficulty breathing

Answer 6

Dyspnea

Question 7

Bacterial infection that can produce severe swelling

Answer 7

Epiglottis

Question 8

A blood clot or other substance in the Circulatory system that travels to a blood vessel where it causes blockage

Answer 8

Embolus

Question 9

Disease of the lungs in which the alveoli lose elasticity due to chronic stretching

Answer 9

Emphysema

Question 10

Overbreathing to the point that the level of carbon dioxide in the blood falls below normal

Answer 10

Hyperventilation

Question 11

Fluid outside of the lung

Answer 11

Pleural effusion

Question 12

Condition in which the body’s cells and tissues do not have enough oxygen

Answer 12

Hypoxia

Question 13

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Answer 13

Respiration

Question 14

A disease that can lay dormant in the lungs for decades, then reactive

Answer 14

Tuberculosis