Aspiration Quiz

• An acute or chronic condition in which excessive mucus is secreted into the bronchi
• A situation where foreign objects are swallowed or aspirated into the air passages of the bronchial tree (correct)
• A condition in which a portion of a lung collapses due to obstruction of the bronchus or puncture
• An irreversible dilation of bronchi or bronchioles resulting from repeated pulmonary infection or obstruction

• Puncture or blowout of an air passageway
• Cigarette smoking (correct)
• Obstruction of the bronchus
• Repetitive pulmonary infection

• An acute or chronic condition in which excessive mucus is secreted into the bronchi
• An irreversible dilation of bronchi or bronchioles resulting from repeated pulmonary infection or obstruction (correct)
• A situation where foreign objects are swallowed or aspirated into the air passages of the bronchial tree
• A condition in which a portion of a lung collapses due to obstruction of the bronchus or puncture