Experts
aspriation Correct Answ_common in small children when foreign objects are swallowed or
aspirated into the air passages of the bronchial tree.
atelectasis Correct Answ_a condition rather than disease in which collapse of all or portion
of a lunch occurs as the result of obstruction of the bronchus or puncture of " blowout" of an air
passageway
bronchiectasis Correct Answ_an irreversible dilation or widening of bronchi or bronchioles
that may result from repeated pulmonary infection or obstruction
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Correct Answ_is a form of persistent
obstruction if the airway that usually cause difficulty in emptying the lungs of the air
cystic fibrosis Correct Answ_inherited disease, is a condition in which secreations of heavy
mucus cause progressive " clogging" or bronchi and bronchioles
, chest or thorax Correct Answ_the upper portion of the trunk between the neck and the
abdomen
bony thorax Correct Answ_part of the skeletal system that provides a protective framework
for the parts of the chest involved with breathing and blood circulation
thoracic viscera Correct Answ_parts of the chest consisting of the lungs and the remaining
thoracic organs contained in the mediastinum
Sternum Correct Answ_breastbone
manubrium Correct Answ_superior portion of the sternum
body of sternum Correct Answ_the bony structure that forms the middle portion of the
sternum
xiphoid process Correct Answ_The smaller inferior
supine position Correct Answ_lying on back, facing upward