NUSA 401 Questions and Answers
Grade A+
Alveoli
✓ functional units of the lung; the thin-walled chambers surrounded by
networks of capillaries that are the site of respiratory exchange of
carbon dioxide and oxygen
Apnea
✓ cessation of breathing
Asthma
✓ an abnormal respiratory condition associated with allergic
hypersensitivity to certain inhaled allergens, characterized by
inflammation, bronchospasm, wheezing, and dyspnea
atelectasis
✓ an abnormal respiratory condition characterized by collapsed,
shrunken, deflated sections of alveoli
bradypnea
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✓ slow breathing, fewer than 10 breaths per minute, regular rate
Bronchiole
✓ one of the smaller respiratory passageways into which the segmental
bronchi divide
bronchitis
✓ inflammation of the bronchi with partial obstruction of bronchi due to
excessive mucus secretion
Bronchophony
✓ the spoken voice sound heard through the stethoscope, which sounds
soft, muffled, and indistinct over normal lung tissue
Bronchovesicular
✓ the normal breath sound heard over major bronchi, characterized by
moderate pitch and an equal duration of inspiration and expiration
COPD
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