WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? Read the statement carefully and choose the appropriate word from the box and write it on the blank.

ASTHMA,

ADULT RESPIRATOR DISTRESS SYNDROME,

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS,

BRONCHITIS,

CORONARY HEART
DISEASE,

CYSTIC FIBROSIS,

EMPHYSEMA,

HYPERTENSION,

LUNG CANCER,

PULMONARY FIBROSIS,

PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS,

______ 1. Sudden increase in blood pressure that may lead stroke and other severe
health problems.

______ 2. The inflammation of the bronchi, the tube that connect the windpipe or trachea with the lungs.

______3. A health condition that refers to the narrowing of the arteries due to smoking and other factors.

______ 4. Destruction of the alveolar wall; increased coughing increases pressure on the alveoli; causing rupture and destruction.

______5. The thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries due to cigarette smoking.

______6. Placement of the lung tissue with fibrous connective tissue, making the lung less elastic; exposure to asbestos or coal dust is common causes.

_____ 7. Caused by damage in respiratory membrane, which promotes inflammation; amount of surfactant reduced.

_____ 8. Refers to abnormal condition of the blood vessels (arteries and veins).

______9. Occurs in the epithelium of respiratory tract; can easily spread to other parts of the body because of the rich blood and lymphatic supply to the lungs.

______10. Is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus associated with difficulty of breathing.​