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Asthma - ANSWER-Chronic disease due to
bronchoconstriction and an excessive inflammatory
response in the bronchioles
What are 5 s/s of asthma - ANSWER-coughing
wheezing
shortness of breath
rapid breathing
chest tightness
,Pathophysiology of asthma (5) - ANSWER--airway
inflammation, bronchial hyper-reactivity and smooth
muscle spasm
-excess mucus production and accumulation
-hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle
-airflow obstruction
-decreased alveolar ventilation
Bronchioles - ANSWER-smaller passageways that
originate from the bronchi that become the alveoli
3 layers of the bronchioles - ANSWER-innermost layer
middle layer - lamina propria
outermost layer
,lamina propria - ANSWER-the middle layer of the
bronchioles
structure of the lamina propria - ANSWER-embedded with
connective tissue cells and immune cells
purpose of the lamina propria - ANSWER-white blood cells
are present to help protect the airways
How does the lamina propria effect the lungs in regards to
asthma - ANSWER-the WBCs protective feature goes into
overdrive causing an inflammatory response that damages
host tissue
, What does the innermost layer of the bronchioles contain -
ANSWER-columnar epithelial ells and mucus producing
goblet cells
What does the outermost layer of the bronchioles contain -
ANSWER-smooth muscle cells
what does the outermost layer of the bronchioles do -
ANSWER-control the airways ability to constrict and dilate
alveolar hyperinflation - ANSWER-When air is unable to
move out of the alveolar like it should due to bronchial