NR 507: Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm (Questions with error-free answers)

Asthma correct answers Chronic disease due to bronchoconstriction and an excessive inflammatory response in the bronchioles What are 5 s/s of asthma correct answers coughing wheezing shortness of breath rapid breathing chest tightness Pathophysiology of asthma (5) correct answers -airway inflammation, bronchial hyper-reactivity and smooth muscle spasm -excess mucus production and accumulation -hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle -airflow obstruction -decreased alveolar ventilation Bronchioles correct answers smaller passageways that originate from the bronchi that become the alveoli 3 layers of the bronchioles correct answers innermost layer middle layer - lamina propria outermost layer lamina propria correct answers the middle layer of the bronchioles structure of the lamina propria correct answers embedded with connective tissue cells and immune cells purpose of the lamina propria correct answers white blood cells are present to help protect the airways How does the lamina propria effect the lungs in regards to asthma correct answers the WBCs protective feature goes into overdrive causing an inflammatory response that damages host tissue What does the innermost layer of the bronchioles contain correct answers columnar epithelial ells and mucus producing goblet cells What does the outermost layer of the bronchioles contain correct answers smooth muscle cells what does the outermost layer of the bronchioles do correct answers control the airways ability to constrict and dilate