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HCB TEST 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS what is the purpose of the respiratory system? - ANSWER -ventilate and oxygenate the remaining body systems and tissues airway - ANSWER -passageway by which air enters and leaves the body. includes the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi an...

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HCB TEST 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
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what is the purpose of the respiratory system? - ANSWER ✔✔-ventilate and oxygenate the remaining

body systems and tissues


airway - ANSWER ✔✔-passageway by which air enters and leaves the body. includes the nose, mouth,

pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs


alveolar ventilation - ANSWER ✔✔-the amount of air that reaches the alveoli


artificial ventilation - ANSWER ✔✔-forcing air or oxygen into the lungs when a patient has stopped

breathing or has inadequate breathing (positive pressure ventilation)


apnea - ANSWER ✔✔-no breathing


bronchoconstriction - ANSWER ✔✔-contraction of smooth muscle that lines the bronchial passages that

results in a decreased internal diameter of the airway and increased resistance to airflow


cellular respiration - ANSWER ✔✔-exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between cells and circulating

blood


cyanosis - ANSWER ✔✔-blush color of the skin due to insufficient oxygen levels in the blood


diffusion - ANSWER ✔✔-process by which molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area

of low concentration


dyspnea - ANSWER ✔✔-difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath




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flail chest - ANSWER ✔✔-fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows for free

movement of the fractured segment


flowmeter - ANSWER ✔✔-valve that indicated the flow of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body


hypoxia - ANSWER ✔✔-deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body


intercostal - ANSWER ✔✔-situated or extending between the ribs


nasopharyngeal airway - ANSWER ✔✔-flexible breathing tube inserted through the patient's nostril into

the pharynx to help maintain an open airway


oropharyngeal airway - ANSWER ✔✔-curved device inserted through the patient's mouth into the

pharynx to help maintain an open airway


paradoxical motion - ANSWER ✔✔-movement of ribs in flail segment that is opposite to the direction of

movement of the rest of the chest cavity


patent airway - ANSWER ✔✔-airway that is open and clear and will remain open and clear without

interference to the passage of air into and out of the body


pressure regulator - ANSWER ✔✔-device connected to an oxygen cylinder to reduce pressure, so it is safe

for delivery of oxygen to a patient


pulmonary respiration - ANSWER ✔✔-exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and

circulating blood in the pulmonary capillaries


respiratory arrest - ANSWER ✔✔-when breathing stops completely


respiratory distress - ANSWER ✔✔-increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath

(doesn't need ventilation)




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