Asthma Educator Cer fica on| Ques ons and answers |
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Name the five things for moderate persistant Asthma (adult)
Daily Symptoms
Daily use of inhaler
Nigh me awakenings more than once/week, but not nightly
Moderate limita#on to ac#vi#es
Lung func#on is < predicted
Define Asthma
Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory, obstruc#ve, non-contagious airway disease with varying
levels of severity.
Lungs are a pair of ______ shaped organs
Cone
Lie in the pleural cavity separated by _________
Medias#num
Lungs extend from the ________ to 1-2 cm above the _______
Diaphragm, Clavicles
These four things enter the lungs at the Hilum
Mainstem bronchi, blood vessels, lympha#c vessels, and nerves
Thin layer of #ssue that covers the lungs?
Visceral pleura
Thin layer on the inside of the chest wall?
Parietal Pleura
Area between the chest wall, and the lungs? Which contains a small amount of what?
Pleural Space
Fluid
, The average trachea is how long?
10-12 cm long
What area of the airways no longer have car#lage to hold them open?
Bronchioles
Explain in rela#on to inhala#on, and exhala#on what the smooth muscle is doing.
On inhala#on the smooth muscle relaxes allowing the air to enter the alveoli, and on exhala#on
the smooth muscle contracts.
Name the areas of gas exchange
Terminal Bronchioles,Respiratory bronchioles these lead to alveolar ducts, then sacs, then to
the alveoli themselves
What are the three #ssue layers in the wall of the airways
Mucosa
Submucosa
Adven##a
What is the main cell type in the airways are?
Pseudostra#fied, ciliated columnar epithelum
Which type of cells are responsible for secre#ng Mucous?
Goblet Cells
The Cilia is responsible for what in the airway?
Clearing and defending the conduc#ng airways
What does the submucosal layer contain?
Bronchial glands which are the major source of respiratory tract secre#ons.
(An increase in bronchial glands = increase in secre#on produc#on in the airways)
Mast Cells
When the mast cells are s#mulated they excrete mediators such as?
Histamine, Leukotrienes
Eosinophilia
Updated RATED A+ | NEW
Name the five things for moderate persistant Asthma (adult)
Daily Symptoms
Daily use of inhaler
Nigh me awakenings more than once/week, but not nightly
Moderate limita#on to ac#vi#es
Lung func#on is < predicted
Define Asthma
Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory, obstruc#ve, non-contagious airway disease with varying
levels of severity.
Lungs are a pair of ______ shaped organs
Cone
Lie in the pleural cavity separated by _________
Medias#num
Lungs extend from the ________ to 1-2 cm above the _______
Diaphragm, Clavicles
These four things enter the lungs at the Hilum
Mainstem bronchi, blood vessels, lympha#c vessels, and nerves
Thin layer of #ssue that covers the lungs?
Visceral pleura
Thin layer on the inside of the chest wall?
Parietal Pleura
Area between the chest wall, and the lungs? Which contains a small amount of what?
Pleural Space
Fluid
, The average trachea is how long?
10-12 cm long
What area of the airways no longer have car#lage to hold them open?
Bronchioles
Explain in rela#on to inhala#on, and exhala#on what the smooth muscle is doing.
On inhala#on the smooth muscle relaxes allowing the air to enter the alveoli, and on exhala#on
the smooth muscle contracts.
Name the areas of gas exchange
Terminal Bronchioles,Respiratory bronchioles these lead to alveolar ducts, then sacs, then to
the alveoli themselves
What are the three #ssue layers in the wall of the airways
Mucosa
Submucosa
Adven##a
What is the main cell type in the airways are?
Pseudostra#fied, ciliated columnar epithelum
Which type of cells are responsible for secre#ng Mucous?
Goblet Cells
The Cilia is responsible for what in the airway?
Clearing and defending the conduc#ng airways
What does the submucosal layer contain?
Bronchial glands which are the major source of respiratory tract secre#ons.
(An increase in bronchial glands = increase in secre#on produc#on in the airways)
Mast Cells
When the mast cells are s#mulated they excrete mediators such as?
Histamine, Leukotrienes
Eosinophilia
