Mucus

The bronchial tubes increase in length and diameter during inhalation. Bronchial tubes decrease in length and diameter during exhalation. Poiseuille’s law can be applied to the lungs when the bronchial tubes become constricted due to an increase in mucus production and can decrease in size. When the bronchial tubes decrease in size and the patient is breathing, it is going to take more pressure to move the air into the swelled bronchi. If the radius of a patient’s bronchial tubes increased by sixteen

Bronchitis is a swelling in the bronchial tubes. It blocks the airway between the nose and the mouth and the lung. People who have bronchitis have massive trouble breathing and the lungs become inflamed. Thier lungs get filled with mucus and phlegm. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Acute bronchitis means it doesn't last long and it's followed a cold or viral infection it consists of discomfort in the chest, shortness of breath, soreness and fever. Chronic bronchitis is much more serious. Chronic

Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder. Mutations in both copies of the gene for the protein cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatory (CFTR) is the cause of this. CFTR is involved in production of sweat, digestive fluids, and mucus. Secretions,

technology over the years people with CF live long enough to make a family and finish their careers. Over the years scientist and doctors still have not found a cure for CF. Lung cancer is one of the most serious side effects of getting CF because of mucus getting clogged up in the lungs.

asthma. When I was one and a half years old I was diagnosed with asthma. Living with asthma is hard. Asthma effects the respiratory system therefore, I have a terrible cough that occurred every time I am sick. It is dry but, I sometimes cough up mucus, and it irritates me as when I cough it hurts my chest at the same time. I always have a shortness of breath, and it usually occurs when I'm stressed or in a bad mood or doing physical activity such as walking and running. My chest tightens when I

Asthma Asthma is a condition where the flow of air in and out of the lungs may be obstructed by the squeezing of muscles, inflammation of the muscles along with mucus in the lower airways. This causes the airways to become narrow, making it harder to breathe. During an asthma attack, the physical effects tend to worsen. Thick mucus congest the airways, while the airways are inflating on the inside, they are being compressed on the outside. There are particular common symptoms of asthma. A person

conclusion drawn. Part A Anderson (2005) states that asthma is one of the major and most common chronic inflammatory disorder that damages or changes the structure of the airways, causing problem in the respiration process due to excess secretion of mucus, and hyperactivity of the cells of the airway. In 2012, the World Health

mutations in the cystic fibrosis gene, transmembrane conductance regular. The abnormalities affect certain glands such as the exocrine gland which produces mucus causing abnormally thick secretions that can clog vital areas of the body and can lead to inflammation, obstruction, and infection. The baby’s coughing could be possible related to her thick mucus which is interfering with her ability to clear her airway.

remove secretions from their airways (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010, p. 60). The condition results from a mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene, and is associated with large secretions of viscous mucus from the mucous glands (Giddings, 2009), causing blockages in the pancreatic and hepatic ducts (VanPutte, Regan, Russo, Seeley, Stephens & Tate, 2014). This subsequently causes blockages in both the lungs and pancreas, which often leads to highly critical

fibrosis is an illness that can be treated, but cannot be cured. The affects of this disease can cause severe damage to the digestive track and to the lungs. Cystic fibrosis attacks the mucus membranes and digestive juices. Cystic fibrosis also causes infertility in women by blocking the fallopian tubes with mucus. The normally thin secretions thicken as a result of the illness and cause blockages in tubes and passageways in the pancreas and lungs. The illness requires daily maintenance, but improvements