What happens to the airways when a person has pneumonia?

Q: What happens to the cilia and goblet cells of the airway during chronic bronchitis?

A: Bronchitis is the inflammation or swelling in the lining of the bronchial tubes. Bronchial tubes…

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A: Hemoglobin is a metalloprotein. It is present in red blood cells (RBC). The blood color red is due…

Q: What happens in asthma?

A: Asthma (as-ma) is a chronic disorder of the airways, in which a person cannot breathe or experiences…

Q: What are some common respiratory diseases and how can they be prevented and treated?

A: The network of organs and tissues that play a role in breathing is known as the respiratory system.…

Q: In pneumonia, fluid accumulates in the alveoli of the lungs. How would this accumulation affect…

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Q: What dietary factors are essential for hemoglobin formation?

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Q: Alan has been smoking for the past 20 years and has been experiencing some shortness of breath and a…

A: Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is an obstructive disease in…

Q: Why would inflammation in the lungs be life-threatening?

A: The lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest (thorax) where…

Q: Why does the respiratory system need tonsils and macrophages?

A: Introduction :- The respiratory system is an important organ system responsible for the exchange of…

Q: A smoker sees his doctor because he had a persistent cough for months and is short of breath after…

A: Smokers coughing may show symptoms like phlegm development, crackling sounds in the chest, and…

Q: What creates hemoglobin?

A: Hemoglobin is a red protein and pigment present in the red blood cells. It transports oxygen from…

Q: How would blockage of the trachea affect blood pH?

A: The trachea can be defined as a tubular structure that begins from the larynx and then extends to…

Q: If a patient has increased resistance in his or her lungs, how can this be detected by a doctor?…

A: Lung function tests otherwise called pulmonary function tests, or PFTs, are a group of tests that…

Q: What would be the consequence of a deficiency of hemoglobin in our bodies?

A: Hemoglobin is the respiratory pigment and a protein molecule present in the red blood cells (RBCs).…

Q: In smokers, these "branches" in the lungs are often clogged and it results in decreased lung…

A: In an organism's body, each organ has a special function that’s why every organ present in the body…

Q: How does smoking increase the risk of pneumonia?

A: PNEUMONIA:- It is the infection of the lungs in which air sacs got inflamed. The passage of entering…

Q: How does asthma affect the respiratory system? What organs are affected?

A: Respiratory system is one of the biological systems which involves exchange of gases via various…

Q: What is the chronic disease in which your airway walls become sore and swollen, narrowing so that…

A: The respiratory system consists of nose, pharynx, throat, trachea, bronchi and lungs. Functionally,…

Q: What are the characteristics features of the airways in a patient with asthma

A: Asthma is a allergic condition in which lungs become inflamed and narrowed making it difficult to…

Q: what are some of the mechanisms used in the respiratory system to prevent infection ?

A: The respiratory system helps to provide oxygen to the body for the cellular respiration of the…

Q: When a patient has chronic bronchitis, what happens to the airways?

A: Disease:   When an organism’s body system does not work properly or any organ affects by viruses,…

Q: How is a parietal pericardium similar to a pleura of a lung

A: The parietal pericardium is the outer layer of the pericardium that covers the heart and protects it…

Q: Describe what happens in the lungs when someone has an asthma attack.

A: Asthma is a respiratory condition characterized by spasm in the bronchi of the lungs, causing…