unit 9 pathology

Question 1

asthma

Answer 1

disease caused by episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway

Question 2

atelectasis

Answer 2

incomplete expansion

Question 3

caseous necrosis

Answer 3

the death of tissue with a cheese like appearance

Question 4

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 4

lung disease caused by the continual blockage of lung passages

Question 5

emphysema

Answer 5

disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity and break down causing difficulty with exhalation

Question 6

empyema

Answer 6

pus inside (chest)

Question 7

epistaxis

Answer 7

nosebleed

Question 8

exhalation

Answer 8

action of breathing out

Question 9

expectoration

Answer 9

coughing or spitting material out of the lung

Question 10

hemoptysis

Answer 10

coughing up blood

Question 11

inhalation

Answer 11

action of breathing in

Question 12

pectus carinatum

Answer 12

a chest that protrudes

Question 13

pectus excavatum

Answer 13

chest that is hollowed out

Question 14

pertussis

Answer 14

contagious bacterial respiratory disease (whooping cough)

Question 15

pleural effusion

Answer 15

fluid in the pleural cavity (surrounding the lungs)

Question 16

pleurisy

Answer 16

inflammation of the pleura

Question 17

pneumoconiosis

Answer 17

lung condition caused by the inhalation of particulates

Question 18

bronchospasm

Answer 18

involuntary contractions of the bronchi

Question 19

dysphonia

Answer 19

hoarseness

Question 20

restrictive lung disorder

Answer 20

lung condition involving a decreased volume of the air the lungs are able to hold

Question 21

rhinorrhea

Answer 21

runny nose

Question 22

sputum

Answer 22

mucus

Question 23

tuberculosis

Answer 23

life-threatening bacterial disease that attacks the lungs

Question 24

tubercle

Answer 24

small nodular lesion (characteristics of TB)