PAAM 1 Exam Questions With Correct And Revised Answers
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PAAM 1 Exam Questions With Correct And
Revised Answers
In regards to the respiratory system, what gas is used for energy production? -
answerOxygen
In regards to respiration, what is the waste product of your body's metabolism? -
answerCarbon dioxide
What two things are needed for respiration...
PAAM 1 Exam Questions With Correct And
Revised Answers
In regards to the respiratory system, what gas is used for energy production? -
answer✔✔Oxygen
In regards to respiration, what is the waste product of your body's metabolism? -
answer✔✔Carbon dioxide
What two things are needed for respiration? - answer✔✔A patent, open airway and adequate
respiratory function.
The upper airway extends from the mouth and nose to the _________ . - answer✔✔Larynx
The upper airway extends from the _____ and ______ to the larynx. - answer✔✔Mouth and nose
What joins the upper and lower airway? - answer✔✔Larynx
What three structures connect the nasal cavity? - answer✔✔Sinuses, Eustachian tubes, lacrimal
ducts.
The sinuses assist with what? - answer✔✔Filter, humidify, warm.
What structure of the nasal cavity makes your nose run when you cry? - answer✔✔Nasolacrimal
ducts
What basics are taken for granted when dealing with airway mgmt? - answer✔✔Poor techniques,
bad bvm seal, failure to suction, improper airway positioning.
Describe ventilation. - answer✔✔The process of moving air.
Describe respiration - answer✔✔Cellular utilization of oxygen.
What are the four functions of the airway? - answer✔✔Warm, filter, humidity, conduct.
What divides the upper and lower airway? - answer✔✔Epiglottis
How many teeth does a normal adult human have? - answer✔✔32
What structure in the oral cavity is the most common airway obstruction? - answer✔✔Tongue
What is the tongue attached to? - answer✔✔Mandible and hyoid bone.
What is the name of the muscular tube that extends vertically from the back of the soft palate to
the superior aspect of the esophagus? - answer✔✔Pharynx
Name the three regions of the pharynx. - answer✔✔Nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx
Which structure in the oropharynx can sometimes swell when infected? - answer✔✔Adenoids
What is the name of the structure that is anterior and superior to the epiglottis and is used as a
landmark in intubation? - answer✔✔Vallecula
Name the first tracheal cartilage that is shield shaped. - answer✔✔Thyroid cartilage
The glottic opening is directly behind what structure in the larynx? - answer✔✔Thyroid cartilage
What structure is the site for surgical airways? - answer✔✔Cricothyroid membrane
Where does the lower airway start and where does it end? - answer✔✔From glottic opening to
capillary membrane.
What is the function of the lower airway? - answer✔✔Conduction of o2 and co2.
The ______ main stem bronchi is almost straight. - answer✔✔Right
Which main stem bronchi is commonly the site of aspirated foreign bodies. - answer✔✔Right
If et tube is inserted too far which main stem bronchi does it tend to go down? - answer✔✔Right
How many lobar bronchi are on each side? - answer✔✔3 on right and 2 on left
How are bronchi divided from top to bottom? - answer✔✔Primary or main stem, lobar bronchi,
segmental bronchi, then subsegmental bronchi.
What are the three subsegments of bronchioles? - answer✔✔Bronchioles, terminal bronchioles,
respiratory bronchioles.
Which bronchioles are the last of the bronchiole structures that SOLELY conduct air? -
answer✔✔Terminal
Which bronchioles are where gas exchange begins to take place? - answer✔✔Respiratory
What three structures make up the respiratory unit? - answer✔✔Respiratory bronchioles,
alveolar ducts, alveoli.
Describe the types of alveolar cells? - answer✔✔Type 1 cells are 95% of cells and allow for gas
exchange. Type 2 cells secrete surfactant.
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