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What is the involuntary contraction of the bronchi called?
Known as a bronchial spasm or asthma.
What is the slimy substance in the nose is called?
Mucus
Dilation of the bronchial tubes is increased by the part of the autonomic nervous system called?
Sympathetic
What are the cells that produce mucous in the large intestine called?
Mucus
What is the sticky fluid produced by the mucous membrane called?
Mucus.
People who produce too much mucus in the bronchial tubes have a disease called emphysema?
false, People who produce too much mucus in the bronchial tubes have a disease called bronchitis
A drug used to increase the secretions and mucus from the bronchial tubes is called?
expectorant
A fatal genetic disorder in which excessive amounts of mucus are secreted blocking intestinal and bronchial ducts and causing dificulty in breathing?
Cystic Fibrosis
How does one find out if they have asthma?
Asthma is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes with excessive production of mucus within the bronchial tubes. The common symptoms include: wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. The best way to get a definitive diagnosis is to visit a doctor.
What are your bronchial tubes covered with that dirt would stick to it?
Mucus.
What are our bronchial tubes covered with that causes dirt to stick on it?
Mucus (snot).
How would you use bronchial tubes in a sentence?
There is a thin layer of mucus in bronchial tubes to help protect the lungs from harmful particles.
What is the smoking condition that causes the bronchial tubes to become inflamed and mucus production to increase?
Chronic bronchitis is often caused by smoking. Smoking causes the bronchial tubes to become inflamed and mucus production to increase.
What is it called when the defective protein that results in the production of excessive amounts of thick mucus?
Cystic Fibrosis
What is the genetic disorder in which the lungs are clogged with large quantites of musus?
Cystic Fibrosis, a fatal genetic disorder in which excessive amounts of mucus are secreted, blocking intestinal and bronchial ducts and causing difficulty in breathing.
What does chronic bronchitis do to you?
It's when bronchial tubes swell and too much mucus is produced
What is the medical term meaning excessive mucus from the bronchi?
Bronchorrheabronchorrhea( brong-koh-REE-ah )(bronch/o means bronchus, and -rrhea means abnormal flow)Bronchorrhea
