week 4 disorders of the respiratory system

Question 1

diseases of the respiratory system (4)

Answer 1

1. inflammatory/degenerative
2. genetic/developmental
3. hyperplastic/neoplastic
4. postmortem conditions

Question 2

inflammatory degenerative categories (17)

Answer 2

1. rhinitis
2. sinusitis
3. pharyngitis
4. laryngitis
5. common cold
6. tracheitis
7. bronchitis
8. bronchial asthma
9. penumonia
10. pleurisy
11. empyema
12. emphysema
13. tuberculosis
14. pneumoconiosis
15. atelectasis
16. lung abscess
17. fungal disease

Question 3

inflammation of the nasal passages

Answer 3

rhinitis

Question 4

inflammation of any or all of the nasal sinuses

Answer 4

sinusitis

Question 5

inflammation of the throat

Answer 5

pharyngitis

Question 6

inflammation of the larynx (voice box)

Answer 6

laryngitis

Question 7

caused by virus
(rhinovirus most common)
-cannot be cured with antibiotics

Answer 7

common cold

Question 8

inflammation of the trachea

Answer 8

tracheitis

Question 9

inflammation of the bronchi (air passages) which can be acute or chronic

Answer 9

bronchitis

Question 10

bronchi are hypersensitive to stimuli

Answer 10

bronchial asthma

Question 11

inflammation of the lungs (bacteria or viral)

• subcats
• lobar
• bronchial
• interstitial

Answer 11

pneumonia

Question 12

affects a single lobe of the lung

Answer 12

lobar pneumonia

Question 13

affects smaller areas in several lobes

Answer 13

bronchial pneumonia

Question 14

affects tissue that separates the alveoli

Answer 14

interstitial pneumonia

Question 15

inflammation of the pleurae that surrounds the lungs

Answer 15

pleurisy

Question 16

purulent exudate forms in between the pleurae

Answer 16

empyema

Question 17

chronic respiratory inflammation caused by the presence of air pockets at terminal ends of the bronchioles

Answer 17

emphysema

Question 18

bacterial infection that causes lesions to form in lungs (tubercles) that becomes necrotic and results in cavitation

Answer 18

tuberculosis

Question 19

inflammatory disorder caused by inhalation of mineral dusts

-coal, asbestos, silica, beryllium

Answer 19

pneumoconiosis

Question 20

loss of lung volume due to inadequate expansion of airspaces (collapsed lung)

Answer 20

atelectasis

Question 21

area of inflamed, pus filled lung tissue caused by infection

Answer 21

lung abscess

Question 22

histoplasmosis, aspergillosis, coccidodomycosis

Answer 22

fungal diseases

Question 23

genetic/ developmental submits (3)

Answer 23

1. cystic fibrosis
2. cleft lip
3. cleft palate

Question 24

defective cells do no release chloride causing salt imbalance and formation of thick mucus that impairs lung and pancreas function

Answer 24

cystic fibrosis

Question 25

separation of the 2 sides of the lip

Answer 25

cleft lip

Question 26

failure of the palatine bones (2) to fuse during fetal development leaving a gap

Answer 26

cleft palate

Question 27

hyperplastic/neoplastic sub cats (3)

Answer 27

1. respiratory polyps
2. pulmonary carcinoma
3. pulmonary sarcoma

Question 28

tumors of the respiratory tract (nose, throat) that are attached by a pedicle (stem) to surrounding tissue

Answer 28

respiratory polyps

Question 29

cancer that originates in the lung

Answer 29

pulmonary carcinoma

Question 30

cancer that metastasizes to the lung from another part of the body

Answer 30

pulmonary sarcoma

Question 31

postmortem conditions (5)

Answer 31

1. cyanosis
2. emaciation
3. hydrothorax
4. hemorrhage
5. cavitation

Question 32

bluish discoloration that results from the presence of deoxygemoglobin in the blood

Answer 32

cyanosis

Question 33

state of being extremely lean, weak

Answer 33

emaciation

Question 34

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

Answer 34

hydrothorax

Question 35

escape of blood from the vascular system

Answer 35

hemorrhage

Question 36

formation of cavities in an organ/tissue

Answer 36

cavitation