Asthma | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

True or false? Non-infectious diseases are caused by pathogens.
- True
- False ✓
What does COPD stand for?
- Constant obstruction pulmonary disorder
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ✓
- Chronic obstructive pain disease
Put the parts of the gas exchange system in order to show the flow of air out of the lungs.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  alveoli
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  bronchioes
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  bronchi
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  trachea
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  nose/mouth
______ is the movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration.
- 'Diffusion' ✓
Match up the key term to the definition.
- non-infectious disease
  
  ⇔
  
  a disease that cannot be passed from one organism to another. ✓
- pathogen
  
  ⇔
  
  a micro-organism that causes disease. ✓
- infectious disease
  
  ⇔
  
  a disease caused by a pathogen that can be passed between organisms. ✓
- risk
  
  ⇔
  
  something that increases the chance of something harmful happening. ✓
Who do you agree with?
- Jun: If you drink excessive alcohol you will develop bowel cancer.
- Sam: Drinking excessive alcohol will increase the risk of having bowel cancer. ✓
- Izzy: It is fine to drink alcohol when you are over the legal age.

How can you categorise asthma?
- infectious disease
- non-infectious disease ✓
- inherited disease
Which are lifestyle factors associated with developing asthma?
- eating ultra processed foods
- exercising
- low birth weight ✓
- smoking ✓
- family history ✓
Asthma sufferers can experience an asthma ______ which is when the symptoms of asthma get temporarily worse.
- 'attack' ✓
Which statements about asthma medication are true?
- they can relieve the symptoms ✓
- they can cure the disease
- they can prevent some of the symptoms ✓
Asthma causes the narrowing of the ______ which leads to constricted airflow into the lungs.
- 'bronchi' ✓
Who has the best description of an asthma attack?
- Sam: When someone has an asthma attack they have a high temperature and a rash.
- Andeep: When someone has an asthma attack they may begin coughing and wheezing. ✓
- Lucas: When someone has an asthma attack they may feel very tired.

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Asthma is a common non-infectious disease that can cause breathing difficulties.
During an asthma attack, the breathing (bronchial) tubes narrow.
Symptoms include wheezing and shortness of breath.
Symptoms of asthma can be treated using medication taken using an inhaler.
Risk factors for asthma include air pollution, smoking, low birth weight, having an allergy, and family history.

Asthma is a childhood disease that people will grow out of.

Although symptoms can improve as children get into adolescence, they will always have asthma and it may worsen as they get into old age.