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FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Terms in this set (104)
From the atmosphere, what Starts in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal
structures does air pass through space (if mouth breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi,
during ventilation? bronchioles, alveoli
What is the purpose of the nasal To warm/humidify air as it passes through
passages and nasopharynx?
Respiration refers to the exchange of gases in the alveoli, ventilation
What is the difference between refers to the movement of air into the lungs. Respiration is needed to
respiration and ventilation? provide O2 to cells and remove waste products. Also regulates pH of
blood.
What are the structures of the upper nose, mouth, tongue, jaw, pharynx and larynx
airway?
What structure is considered a The larynx, anything above is upper. The larynx and below are lower.
landmark that divides the upper
airway from lower?
What are the structures of the lower larynx (includes adam's apple/thyroid cartilage, cricothyroid membrane,
airways? cricoid cartilage), trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
From superior to inferior. Thyroid cartilage, cricothyroid membrane, and
cricoid membrane. The thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage are anterior
Describe the anatomy of the larynx.
to the larynx, and the cricothyroid membrane is posterior to both
structures.
Shuffle
True or false: the lungs are False, right lungs has 3 lobes, left lung only has 2 lobes. Together they
completely equal in the midsaggital have 5 total. Also, the right bronchi is inferior to the left bronchi.
plane.
What are the structures of the lungs bronchioles, and alveoli
in order of ventilation?
False: the lungs are hollow organs and contain no muscles. When the
True or false: the lungs use muscles
diaphragm contracts it expands the thoracic cavity. The pleural space has
found in the lateral lobes to expand
a negative pressure and the lungs expand. This results in a slightly
and contract?
negative pressure (compared to the atmosphere) and air rushes in.
True, when the lungs expand, they are creating a vacuum because they
True or false: Air rushes into the are expanding the volume of the container. This increase in volume
lungs because of negative pressure. causes influx of air into the container until the pressure is equalized with
the atmosphere.
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True or false: The parietal pleura lines False: the visceral pleura lines the lungs, the parietal pleura lines the body
the lungs and the visceral pleura lines cavity and the pleural space is the space in between both where body
the lungs. The space between is fluid allows for both to smoothly glide.
called the anterior pleura.
What muscles are involved in The diaphragm, cervical muscles (neck), intercostals, abdominal muscles,
inhalation? and pectoral muscles.
What muscles are involved in none, expiration (if done passively) is achieved by the relaxation of the
expiration? diaphragm.
The CSF in the brain has chemoreceptors sensitive to CO2. When there is
too much CO2. The pH changes. These sensors feed back to the medulla
oblongata, which stimulates the phrenic nerve which innervates the
What is the primary driver of
diaphragm. They cause an increase in activity of the diaphragm. This
respiration? (Why would we
increases the RR which causes us to increase tidal volume. This means
increase/decrease RR?)
more CO2 is exhaled. And brings our pH back to normal.
We also have the less sensitive hypoxic drive
Backup system to control respiration. Chemoreceptors in brain, aorta, and
What is hypoxic drive? carotid arteries. But they are "satisfied" by a small amount of O2, which
means it is not as sensitive as pH control of CO2
medulla-controls rhythm, initiates inspiration, sets base pattern for
What two areas of the brain are respirations, and stimulates diaphragm to contract.
involved in respiration?
pons-changes depth of inspiration, expiration or both.
True in most cases with one exception. Arteries (away) bring blood away
True or false: arteries bring
from the heart. Usually this is oxygenated blood. But the pulmonary
oxygenated blood to
arteries bring oxygen poor blood away from the heart, to the lungs to be
organs/capillaries
oxygenated.
amount of air moved in/out of lungs in single breath. Usually 500 ml in
What is the tidal volume?
adult
What is inspiratory reserve volume? Deepest breath you can take after normal respiration
What is expiratory reserve maximum amount you can breathe out after normal breath.
volume/Vital Capacity?
What is residual volume? Remaining gas in lungs after exhalation. This is to keep lungs inflated
Part of respiratory system not involved in active respiration. Air moves
What is dead space? What structures
through here but little to no respiration occurs. Mouth, trachea, bronchi
are considered part of dead space?
and bronchioles considered dead space
Minute volume = RR x tidal volume. Volume of air moving through lungs in
What is minute volume? What does it 1 minute. Can be estimated quickly. Count RR rate. If normal check to see
measure? chest rise and fall (tidal volume). If chest rise and fall is weak and/or little
air coming out of nose, then the person has small minute volume.
Volume of air moved through lungs in 1 minute minus the dead space.
Alveolar Minute Volume
Alveolar Minute Volume = (tidal volume - dead space) x RR
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