NR 507: Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm Exam
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1. Asthma: Chronic disease due to bronchoconstriction and an excessive inflam-
matory response in the bronchioles
2. What are 5 s/s of asthma: coughing
wheezing
shortness of breath
rapid breathing
chest tightness
3. Pathophysiology of asthma (5): -airway inflammation, bronchial hyper-reactivity
and smooth muscle spasm
-excess mucus production and accumulation
-hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle
-airflow obstruction
-decreased alveolar ventilation
4. Bronchioles: smaller passageways that originate from the bronchi that become
the alveoli
5. 3 layers of the bronchioles: innermost layer
middle layer - lamina propria
outermost layer
6. lamina propria: the middle layer of the bronchioles
7. structure of the lamina propria: embedded with connective tissue cells and
immune cells
8. purpose of the lamina propria: white blood cells are present to help protect the
airways
9. How does the lamina propria effect the lungs in regards to asthma: the
WBCs protective feature goes into overdrive causing an inflammatory response that
damages host tissue
10. What does the innermost layer of the bronchioles contain: columnar epithe-
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, lial ells and mucus producing goblet cells
11. What does the outermost layer of the bronchioles contain: smooth muscle
cells
12. what does the outermost layer of the bronchioles do: control the airways
ability to constrict and dilate
13. alveolar hyperinflation: When air is unable to move out of the alveolar like it
should due to bronchial walls collapsing around possible mucus plug thus trapping
air inside
14. how does hyperinflation occur?: the ongoing inflammatory process of asthma
produces mucus and pus plug that the bronchial walls collapse around
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Questions with Verified Answers
100% Guarantee Pass
1. Asthma: Chronic disease due to bronchoconstriction and an excessive inflam-
matory response in the bronchioles
2. What are 5 s/s of asthma: coughing
wheezing
shortness of breath
rapid breathing
chest tightness
3. Pathophysiology of asthma (5): -airway inflammation, bronchial hyper-reactivity
and smooth muscle spasm
-excess mucus production and accumulation
-hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle
-airflow obstruction
-decreased alveolar ventilation
4. Bronchioles: smaller passageways that originate from the bronchi that become
the alveoli
5. 3 layers of the bronchioles: innermost layer
middle layer - lamina propria
outermost layer
6. lamina propria: the middle layer of the bronchioles
7. structure of the lamina propria: embedded with connective tissue cells and
immune cells
8. purpose of the lamina propria: white blood cells are present to help protect the
airways
9. How does the lamina propria effect the lungs in regards to asthma: the
WBCs protective feature goes into overdrive causing an inflammatory response that
damages host tissue
10. What does the innermost layer of the bronchioles contain: columnar epithe-
1/8
, lial ells and mucus producing goblet cells
11. What does the outermost layer of the bronchioles contain: smooth muscle
cells
12. what does the outermost layer of the bronchioles do: control the airways
ability to constrict and dilate
13. alveolar hyperinflation: When air is unable to move out of the alveolar like it
should due to bronchial walls collapsing around possible mucus plug thus trapping
air inside
14. how does hyperinflation occur?: the ongoing inflammatory process of asthma
produces mucus and pus plug that the bronchial walls collapse around
2/8
