Question | Answer |
smallest vessels in the lungs, where air exchange occurs | alveoli |
air can enter, but not escape, the pleural cavity describes | tension pneumothorax |
maximum volume of air that can be forcefully expelled after a maximum inspiration | vital capacity |
atelectasis is usually immediately treatable through removal of | obstruction or compressing material |
coughing, elevated white blood cell count, fever, & chest pain are all | manifestation of pneumonia |
Pneumocystis Pneumonia primarily affects | immunocomprimised persons |
pneumothorax & necrosis are | characteristics of Tuberculosis |
tuberculosis skin test identifies | T cells |
only effective treatment of bronchiectasis involves | surgery |
can impair both the efficiency of gas exchange and the ventilation of the lungs | chronic obstructive lung disease |
Bronchial asthma results from the _____ of the bronchial muscle | spasm |
lung trauma, gastric aspiration, toxic gas, & shock are all causes of | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
pulmonary fibrosis most commonly results from lifelong exposure to | silica dust & asbestos |
has a poorer diagnosis than most types of cancer | lung carcinoma |
one of the terminal air sacs of the lung | alveolus |
type of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers | asbestosis |
collapse of the lung | atelectasis |
collapse of the lung,caused by bronchial obstruction | obstructive atelectasis |
collapse of the lung, caused by external compression | compression atelectasis |
dilatation of bronchi caused by weakening of their walls as a result of infection | bronchiectasis |
one of the small terminal subdivisions of the branched bronchial tree | bronchiole |
one of the large subdivisions of the trachea | bronchus |
type of pneumonia caused by an airborne bacterium called Legionella pneumophila | Legionnaires disease |
small group of terminal bronchioles and their subdivisions | lung lobule |
multiple foci of tuberculosis throughout the body as a result of bloodstream dissemination of tubercle bacilli from a primary focus in the lung or peribronchial lymph nodes | miliary tuberculosis |
maximum volume of air that can be expelled from the lungs in one second | one-second forced expiratory volume |
mesothelial covering of the lung and chest wall | pleura |
mesothelial covering of the lung | visceral pleura |
mesothelial covering of the chest wall | parietal pleura |
occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of injurious substances such as rock dust | pneumoconiosis |
inflammation of the lung | pneumonia |
accumulation of air in the pleural cavity | pneumothorax |
functional unit of the lung consisting of a cluster of respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli derived from a single terminal bronchiole. | respiratory unit |
respiratory unit is another term for | acinus |
type of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of rock dust | silicosis |
lipid material secreted by alveolar lining cells that facilitates respiration by decreasing the surface tension of the fluid lining the pulmonary alveoli | surfactant |