Asthma Educator Certification Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Name the five things for moderate persistant Asthma (adult) - CORRECT
ANSWER Daily Symptoms
Daily use of inhaler
Nighttime awakenings more than once/week, but not nightly
Moderate limitation to activities
Lung function is < predicted
Define Asthma - CORRECT ANSWER Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory,
obstructive, non-contagious airway disease with varying levels of severity.
Lungs are a pair of ______ shaped organs - CORRECT ANSWER Cone
Lie in the pleural cavity separated by _________ - CORRECT ANSWER Mediastinum
Lungs extend from the ________ to 1-2 cm above the _______ - CORRECT
ANSWER Diaphragm, Clavicles
These four things enter the lungs at the Hilum - CORRECT ANSWER Mainstem
bronchi, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves
Thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER Visceral pleura
Thin layer on the inside of the chest wall? - CORRECT ANSWER Parietal Pleura
, Area between the chest wall, and the lungs? Which contains a small amount of what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Pleural Space
Fluid
The average trachea is how long? - CORRECT ANSWER 10-12 cm long
What area of the airways no longer have cartilage to hold them open? - CORRECT
ANSWER Bronchioles
Explain in relation to inhalation, and exhalation what the smooth muscle is doing. -
CORRECT ANSWER On inhalation the smooth muscle relaxes allowing the air to
enter the alveoli, and on exhalation the smooth muscle contracts.
Name the areas of gas exchange - CORRECT ANSWER Terminal
Bronchioles,Respiratory bronchioles these lead to alveolar ducts, then sacs, then to the alveoli
themselves
What are the three tissue layers in the wall of the airways - CORRECT
ANSWER Mucosa
Submucosa
Adventitia
What is the main cell type in the airways are? - CORRECT ANSWER Pseudostratified,
ciliated columnar epithelum
Which type of cells are responsible for secreting Mucous? - CORRECT
ANSWER Goblet Cells
The Cilia is responsible for what in the airway? - CORRECT ANSWER Clearing and
defending the conducting airways
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Name the five things for moderate persistant Asthma (adult) - CORRECT
ANSWER Daily Symptoms
Daily use of inhaler
Nighttime awakenings more than once/week, but not nightly
Moderate limitation to activities
Lung function is < predicted
Define Asthma - CORRECT ANSWER Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory,
obstructive, non-contagious airway disease with varying levels of severity.
Lungs are a pair of ______ shaped organs - CORRECT ANSWER Cone
Lie in the pleural cavity separated by _________ - CORRECT ANSWER Mediastinum
Lungs extend from the ________ to 1-2 cm above the _______ - CORRECT
ANSWER Diaphragm, Clavicles
These four things enter the lungs at the Hilum - CORRECT ANSWER Mainstem
bronchi, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves
Thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER Visceral pleura
Thin layer on the inside of the chest wall? - CORRECT ANSWER Parietal Pleura
, Area between the chest wall, and the lungs? Which contains a small amount of what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Pleural Space
Fluid
The average trachea is how long? - CORRECT ANSWER 10-12 cm long
What area of the airways no longer have cartilage to hold them open? - CORRECT
ANSWER Bronchioles
Explain in relation to inhalation, and exhalation what the smooth muscle is doing. -
CORRECT ANSWER On inhalation the smooth muscle relaxes allowing the air to
enter the alveoli, and on exhalation the smooth muscle contracts.
Name the areas of gas exchange - CORRECT ANSWER Terminal
Bronchioles,Respiratory bronchioles these lead to alveolar ducts, then sacs, then to the alveoli
themselves
What are the three tissue layers in the wall of the airways - CORRECT
ANSWER Mucosa
Submucosa
Adventitia
What is the main cell type in the airways are? - CORRECT ANSWER Pseudostratified,
ciliated columnar epithelum
Which type of cells are responsible for secreting Mucous? - CORRECT
ANSWER Goblet Cells
The Cilia is responsible for what in the airway? - CORRECT ANSWER Clearing and
defending the conducting airways
