Exam 8: Diseases of the Respiratory System

Treatment for COPD includes _____ cessation.

_____ is an inflammation of the voice box.

With pneumonia, the _____ fill with pus and fluid, which makes breathing painful and limits oxygen intake.

COPD is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs.

Numerous hair-like projections called _____ project from the surface of the pharynx and trachea.

A pulmonary _____ is a blockage in one or more arteries of the lung.

_____ is a collapse of lung tissue affecting part or all of one lung.

The flu is a _____ infection.

Cystic fibrosis affects the endocrine glands, causing secretion of excessive thick mucus.

The bronchioles terminate in the lungs as small air sacs called the _____.

The main cause of COPD is tobacco use.

Pulmonary function tests are used to measure the _____.

One of the risk factors for tonsillitis is _____.

The _____ are surrounded by blood capillaries and are the site of gas exchange.

Generally, two distinct diseases fall into the category of COPD: _____.

_____ is inflammation of the mucous membrane lining of the sinuses.

_____, more commonly known as the flu, is an acute, highly contagious respiratory infection.

On average _____ square feet of the respiratory membrane is lost each year after age 30.

Joan had practiced thoroughly for the state track meet.However, the day of the meet was hot with high humidity.Arriving late, Joan did not have much time to warm up for the half-mile sprint. Once the race began, Joan felt her chest tighten up and her breathing became very uncomfortable, and she had to stop midway in the race. What do Joan's symptoms indicate, what are some causative factors, and how could her symptoms have possibly been prevented or now relieved?

One of the symptoms of sinusitis is the loss of _____.