Question

general knowledge
matching
match each of the items in the left column to the appropriate definition in the right column.

1. respiration
2. pulmonary edema
3. epiglottitis
4. emphysema
5. pleural effusion
6. tuberculosis
7. dyspnea
8. pneumonia
9. hypoxia
10. chronic bronchitis
11. hyperventilation
12. allergen
13. embolus
14. asthma
15. pneumothorax

a. ongoing irritation of the trachea and bronchi
b. an acute spasm of the bronchioles, associated with excessive mucus production and swelling of the mucous lining
c. accumulation of air in the pleural space
d. fluid buildup within the alveoli and lung tissue
e. an infection of the lung tissue leading to impaired gas exchange
f. a substance that leads to an allergic reaction
g. difficulty breathing
h. an infection that can produce severe inflammation of the upper airway
i. a blood clot or other substance in the circulatory system that travels to a blood vessel where it causes a blockage
j. a disease of the lungs in which the alveoli lose elasticity due to chronic stretching
k. overbreathing to the point that the level of carbon dioxide in the blood falls below normal
l. fluid outside the lung
m. a condition in which the body’s cells and tissues do not have enough oxygen
n. the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
o. a disease that can lay dormant in the lungs for decades, then reactivate

Explanation:

1. Respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon - dioxide, so 1 - N.
2. Pulmonary edema is fluid buildup within the alveoli and lung tissue, so 2 - D.
3. Epiglottitis is an infection that can produce severe inflammation of the upper airway, so 3 - H.
4. Emphysema is a disease of the lungs in which the alveoli lose elasticity due to chronic stretching, so 4 - J.
5. Pleural effusion is fluid outside the lung, so 5 - L.
6. Tuberculosis is a disease that can lay dormant in the lungs for decades, then reactivate, so 6 - O.
7. Dyspnea is difficulty breathing, so 7 - G.
8. Pneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue leading to impaired gas exchange, so 8 - E.
9. Hypoxia is a condition in which the body’s cells and tissues do not have enough oxygen, so 9 - M.
10. Chronic bronchitis is ongoing irritation of the trachea and bronchi, so 10 - A.
11. Hyperventilation is overbreathing to the point that the level of carbon dioxide in the blood falls below normal, so 11 - K.
12. Allergen is a substance that leads to an allergic reaction, so 12 - F.
13. Embolus is a blood clot or other substance in the circulatory system that travels to a blood vessel where it causes a blockage, so 13 - I.
14. Asthma is an acute spasm of the bronchioles, associated with excessive mucus production and swelling of the mucous lining, so 14 - B.
15. Pneumothorax is accumulation of air in the pleural space, so 15 - C.

Answer:

1. N
2. D
3. H
4. J
5. L
6. O
7. G
8. E
9. M
10. A
11. K
12. F
13. I
14. B
15. C