EMT Airway management study guide exam review questions with correct answers (Rated A+)

EMT Airway management study guide exam review questions with correct answers (Rated A+) What does the upper airway consist of? - Answer-Nose, Mouth, Jaw, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx What does the upper airway do? - Answer-warm, filter and humidify air as it w tees the body Pharynx - Answer-throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx nasopharynx - Answer-Filter out dust and small particles. Warms and humidifies the air. oropharynx - Answer-posterior to oral cavity, entrance for respiratory and digestive system, epiglottis is superior to the larnynx larnyx - Answer-Complex structure formed by many cartilaginous structures, marks where upper airway ends and lower airway begins thyroid cartilage - Answer-A firm prominence of cartilage that forms the upper part of the larynx; the Adam's apple. Forms a v shape anteriorly. cricord cartilage - Answer-One of the cartilages of the larynx. It is a ring shaped structure that sits immediately above the first tracheal ring and directly below the thyroid cartilage. glottis - Answer-Opening between vocal cords Trachea - Answer-a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe. What is the function of lower airway? - Answer-deliver oxygen to the alveoli What does the lower airway include? - Answer-Trachea, bronchi, lungs Bronchi - Answer-two short branches located at the lower end of the trachea that carry air into the lungs. Where does trachea divide? - Answer-carina What is bronchi supported by? - Answer-Cartilage Respiration - Answer-The actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli as well as tissue of the body