Lung Diseases (2T mavo/havo)

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

This Lesson: 

Lung diseases:

• COPD
• Bronchitis
• Emphysema
• HayFever

Test:

Thursday 10 March

COPD: 

Combination of disease: bronchitus + emphysema.

Watch the film + make notes of how COPD effects the lungs. 

What is the major cause of COPD?

1. smoking
2. genetic disease
3. dust and pollen
4. chemical irritants

COPD is a combination of two diseases. Which ones are these?

1. Hay fever & emphysema
2. Emphysema & bronchitus
3. Bronchitus & fibrosis
4. Emphysema & fibrosis

People with COPD have poor gas exchange due to?

1. Bronchitius due to breakdown of the alveoli
2. Emphysema due to muscous in the bronchioles
3. Emphysema due to breakdown of the alveoli
4. Bronchitus due to breakdown of the trachea

Patients with COPD have bronchitus, which other lung disease(s) produces bronchitus (extra mucus)?

1. Fibrosis
2. smoking
3. Hay Fever
4. Asthma

COPD

Why do people with COPD feel very tired and have shortness of breath? How does this effect daily life?

Smoking destroys the tiny alveoli (air sacks) which means that less oxygen is taken up into the blood stream. 

Asthma and hayfever both cause bronchitus (extra mucus in bronchioles)

1. True
2. False

There is a cure for COPD, so you can get better.

1. True
2. False

COPD only affects very old people.

1. True
2. False

Smoking is the biggest environmental factor causing lung cancer, COPD & bronchitus

1. True
2. False