Asthma Educator Certification All Answers Correct

Asthma Educator Certification All Answers Correct Name the five things for moderate persistant Asthma (adult) ️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 ️Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory, obstructive, non-contagious airway disease with varying levels of severity. Lungs are a pair of ______ shaped organs ️Cone Lie in the pleural cavity separated by _________ ️Mediastinum Lungs extend from the ________ to 1-2 cm above the _______ ️Diaphragm, Clavicles These four things enter the lungs at the Hilum ️Mainstem bronchi, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves Thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs? ️Visceral pleura Thin layer on the inside of the chest wall? ️Parietal Pleura Area between the chest wall, and the lungs? Which contains a small amount of what? ️Pleural Space Fluid The average trachea is how long? ️10-12 cm long What area of the airways no longer have cartilage to hold them open? ️Bronchioles Explain in relation to inhalation, and exhalation what the smooth muscle is doing. ️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 ️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 ️Mucosa Submucosa Adventitia What is the main cell type in the airways are? ️Pseudostratified, ciliated columnar epithelum Which type of cells are responsible for secreting Mucous? ️Goblet Cells The Cilia is responsible for what in the airway? ️Clearing and defending the conducting airways What does the submucosal layer contain? ️Bronchial glands which are the major source of respiratory tract secretions. (An increase in bronchial glands = increase in secretion production in the airways) Mast Cells When the mast cells are stimulated they excrete mediators such as? ️Histamine, Leukotrienes Eosinophilia ️increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia Histamines cause what to happen in the airways? ️The histamines cause constriction of the smooth muscle that surround the airway, which leads to bronchospasm and SOB. It also contributes to the development of inflammation by increasing the permeability of blood vessels. Leukotrienes cause what to happen in the airways? ️Bronchoconstriction, and they also promote inflammation by attracting and activating eosinophils