Unit 9: Respiratory System-Pathology

Question 1

asthma

Answer 1

a 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 cheeselike appearance

Question 4

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COD)

Answer 4

a lung disease caused by the continual blockage of lung passages

Question 5

emphysema

Answer 5

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

Question 6

empyema

Answer 6

pus inside (the chest in this case)

Question 7

epistaxis

Answer 7

nose bleed

Question 8

exhalation

Answer 8

the action of breathing out

Question 9

expectoration

Answer 9

coughing or spitting material out of lungs

Question 10

hemoptysis

Answer 10

coughing up blood

Question 11

inhalation

Answer 11

the action of breathing in

Question 12

pectus carinatum

Answer 12

a chest that protrudes

Question 13

pectus excavatum

Answer 13

a chest that is hollowed out

Question 14

pertussis

Answer 14

contagious bacterial respiratory disease, commonly know as 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, pleuritis

Question 17

pneumonoconiosis

Answer 17

a lung condition caused by the inhalation of particulates

Question 18

bronchospasm

Answer 18

involuntary contractions of the bronchi

Question 19

dysphonia

Answer 19

hoarseness, abnormal voice

Question 20

restrictive lung disorder

Answer 20

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

Question 21

rhinorrhea

Answer 21

runny nose

Question 22

sputum

Answer 22

mucus

Question 23

tuberculosis

Answer 23

a life-threatening bacterial disease that attacks the lungs

Question 24

tubercle

Answer 24

small nodular lesion, characteristic of TB