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Nurs 3016 Thorax and Lungs Test With Solution
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Nurs 3016 Thorax and LungsTest With Solution
Suprasternal notch - ANSWER U shaped depression just above sternum
between clavicles
Manubriosternal angle - ANSWER "Angle of Louis," at articulation of
manubrium and sternum, and continuous with second rib
costal angle - ANSWER the right left costal margins from an angle where they
meet at xiphoid process
Posterior thoracic landmarks include - ANSWER vertebra prominens: flex
your head and feel for most prominent bony spur protruding at base of neck
spinous processes: count down knobs on vertebrae
inferior border of scapula: scapulae are located symmetrically in each
hemothorax
twelfth rib: palpate midway between spine and a person's side to identify its
free tip
Mediastinum - ANSWER middle section of thoracic cavity containing
esophagus, trachea, heart, and great vessels
right and left pleural cavities contain the - ANSWER lungs
the lung borders at apex, base, lateral and posterior positions.
which lung is shorter - ANSWER right lung because of the liver underneath
, which lung is narrower because of the heart - ANSWER left lung
the ___ lung has three lobes and the ___ lung has two lobes - ANSWER right ,
left
pleurae - ANSWER slippery forms an envelope between lungs and chest wall.
visceral pleura lines outside of lungs, dipping into fissures.
pleural cavity has a vacuum, or negative pressure, which holds lungs tightly
against chest wall.
pleural cavity is a potential space filled with few milliliters of lubricating fluid
trachea and bronchi - ANSWER transport gases between the environment
and lung parenchyma
4 major functions of respiratory system - ANSWER 1. supplying oxygen to
the body for energy production
2. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product of energy reactions
3. maintaining homeostasis (acid-base balance of arterial blood)
4. maintaining heat exchange (less important in humans)
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