Asthma Educator Certification
Name the five things for moderate persistant Asthma (adult) correct answersDaily 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 answersAsthma is a chronic, inflammatory, obstructive, non-contagious airway
disease with varying levels of severity.
Lungs are a pair of ______ shaped organs correct answersCone
Lie in the pleural cavity separated by _________ correct answersMediastinum
Lungs extend from the ________ to 1-2 cm above the _______ correct answersDiaphragm, Clavicles
These four things enter the lungs at the Hilum correct answersMainstem bronchi, blood vessels,
lymphatic vessels, and nerves
Thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs? correct answersVisceral pleura
Thin layer on the inside of the chest wall? correct answersParietal Pleura
Area between the chest wall, and the lungs? Which contains a small amount of what? correct
answersPleural Space
Fluid
The average trachea is how long? correct answers10-12 cm long
, What area of the airways no longer have cartilage to hold them open? correct answersBronchioles
Explain in relation to inhalation, and exhalation what the smooth muscle is doing. correct answersOn
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 answersTerminal 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 answersMucosa
Submucosa
Adventitia
What is the main cell type in the airways are? correct answersPseudostratified, ciliated columnar
epithelum
Which type of cells are responsible for secreting Mucous? correct answersGoblet Cells
The Cilia is responsible for what in the airway? correct answersClearing and defending the conducting
airways
What does the submucosal layer contain? correct answersBronchial 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? correct answersHistamine,
Leukotrienes
Eosinophilia correct answersincrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to
some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia
Name the five things for moderate persistant Asthma (adult) correct answersDaily 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 answersAsthma is a chronic, inflammatory, obstructive, non-contagious airway
disease with varying levels of severity.
Lungs are a pair of ______ shaped organs correct answersCone
Lie in the pleural cavity separated by _________ correct answersMediastinum
Lungs extend from the ________ to 1-2 cm above the _______ correct answersDiaphragm, Clavicles
These four things enter the lungs at the Hilum correct answersMainstem bronchi, blood vessels,
lymphatic vessels, and nerves
Thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs? correct answersVisceral pleura
Thin layer on the inside of the chest wall? correct answersParietal Pleura
Area between the chest wall, and the lungs? Which contains a small amount of what? correct
answersPleural Space
Fluid
The average trachea is how long? correct answers10-12 cm long
, What area of the airways no longer have cartilage to hold them open? correct answersBronchioles
Explain in relation to inhalation, and exhalation what the smooth muscle is doing. correct answersOn
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 answersTerminal 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 answersMucosa
Submucosa
Adventitia
What is the main cell type in the airways are? correct answersPseudostratified, ciliated columnar
epithelum
Which type of cells are responsible for secreting Mucous? correct answersGoblet Cells
The Cilia is responsible for what in the airway? correct answersClearing and defending the conducting
airways
What does the submucosal layer contain? correct answersBronchial 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? correct answersHistamine,
Leukotrienes
Eosinophilia correct answersincrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to
some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia
