Module 5 Exam
, Portage Learning NURS 251 Module 5 Exam
Name the microscopic sacs within the lungs that are the site where
oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
Your Answer:
alveoli
Alveoli
What is the term that describes Leukotrienes?
Your Answer:
potent bronchoconstrictors
Chemical mediators
Describe the pathophysiology of asthma.
Your Answer:
Asthma is casued by the narrowing of the bronchioles from
imflammation, mucus production, edema, and bronchospasms. It is
recurrent and reversible.
The Bronchioles narrow causing bronchospasm and
inflammation, edema and the production of mucus. This