Asthma Educator Certification question n answers 2023

Asthma Educator CertificationName the five things for moderate persistant Asthma (adult) - correct answer 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 - correct answer Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory, obstructive, non-contagious airway disease with varying levels of severity. Lungs are a pair of ______ shaped organs - correct answer Cone Lie in the pleural cavity separated by _________ - correct answer Mediastinum Lungs extend from the ________ to 1-2 cm above the _______ - correct answer Diaphragm, Clavicles These four things enter the lungs at the Hilum - correct answer Mainstem bronchi, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves Thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs? - correct answer Visceral pleura Thin layer on the inside of the chest wall? - correct answer Parietal Pleura Area between the chest wall, and the lungs? Which contains a small amount of what? - correct answer Pleural Space Fluid The average trachea is how long? - correct answer 10-12 cm long What area of the airways no longer have cartilage to hold them open? - correct answer Bronchioles Explain in relation to inhalation, and exhalation what the smooth muscle is doing. - correct answer 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 - correct answer 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 - correct answer Mucosa Submucosa Adventitia What is the main cell type in the airways are? - correct answer Pseudostratified, ciliated columnar epithelum Which type of cells are responsible for secreting Mucous? - correct answer Goblet Cells The Cilia is responsible for what in the airway? - correct answer Clearing and defending the conducting airways What does the submucosal layer contain? - correct answer 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? - correct answer Histamine, Leukotrienes