FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM QUESTIONS
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From cthe catmosphere, cwhat cstructures cdoes cair cpass cthrough cduring cventilation? c-
cCorrect cAnswer c- cStarts cin catmosphere, cthen cnose, cnasopharyngeal
cspace/orophargyneal cspace c(if cmouth cbreather), cthen cpharynx, clarynx, ctrachea, cbronchi,
cbronchioles, calveoli
What cis cthe cpurpose cof cthe cnasal cpassages cand cnasopharynx? c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cTo
cwarm/humidify cair cas cit cpasses cthrough
What cis cthe cdifference cbetween crespiration cand cventilation? c- cCorrect cAnswer c-
cRespiration crefers cto cthe cexchange cof cgases cin cthe calveoli, cventilation crefers cto cthe
cmovement cof cair cinto cthe clungs. cRespiration cis cneeded cto cprovide cO2 cto ccells cand
cremove cwaste cproducts. cAlso cregulates cpH cof cblood.
What care cthe cstructures cof cthe cupper cairway? c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cnose, cmouth, ctongue,
cjaw, cpharynx cand clarynx
What cstructure cis cconsidered ca clandmark cthat cdivides cthe cupper cairway cfrom clower? c-
cCorrect cAnswer c- cThe clarynx, canything cabove cis cupper. cThe clarynx cand cbelow care
clower.
What care cthe cstructures cof cthe clower cairways? c- cCorrect cAnswer c- clarynx c(includes
cadam's capple/thyroid ccartilage, ccricothyroid cmembrane, ccricoid ccartilage), ctrachea,
cbronchi, cbronchioles, calveoli
Describe cthe canatomy cof cthe clarynx. c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cFrom csuperior cto cinferior.
cThyroid ccartilage, ccricothyroid cmembrane, cand ccricoid cmembrane. cThe cthyroid ccartilage
cand ccricoid ccartilage care canterior cto cthe clarynx, cand cthe ccricothyroid cmembrane cis
cposterior cto cboth cstructures.
True cor cfalse: cthe clungs care ccompletely cequal cin cthe cmidsaggital cplane. c- cCorrect
cAnswer c- cFalse, cright clungs chas c3 clobes, cleft clung conly chas c2 clobes. cTogether cthey chave
c5 ctotal. cAlso, cthe cright cbronchi cis cinferior cto cthe cleft cbronchi.
What care cthe cstructures cof cthe clungs cin corder cof cventilation? c- cCorrect cAnswer c-
cbronchioles, cand calveoli
True cor cfalse: cthe clungs cuse cmuscles cfound cin cthe clateral clobes cto cexpand cand ccontract?
c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cFalse: cthe clungs care chollow corgans cand ccontain cno cmuscles. cWhen
cthe cdiaphragm ccontracts cit cexpands cthe cthoracic ccavity. cThe cpleural cspace chas ca
, cnegative cpressure cand cthe clungs cexpand. cThis cresults cin ca cslightly cnegative cpressure
c(compared cto cthe catmosphere) cand cair crushes cin.
True cor cfalse: cAir crushes cinto cthe clungs cbecause cof cnegative cpressure. c- cCorrect
cAnswer c- cTrue, cwhen cthe clungs cexpand, cthey care ccreating ca cvacuum cbecause cthey care
cexpanding cthe cvolume cof cthe ccontainer. cThis cincrease cin cvolume ccauses cinflux cof cair
cinto cthe ccontainer cuntil cthe cpressure cis cequalized cwith cthe catmosphere.
True cor cfalse: cThe cparietal cpleura clines cthe clungs cand cthe cvisceral cpleura clines cthe
clungs. cThe cspace cbetween cis ccalled cthe canterior cpleura. c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cFalse: cthe
cvisceral cpleura clines cthe clungs, cthe cparietal cpleura clines cthe cbody ccavity cand cthe cpleural
cspace cis cthe cspace cin cbetween cboth cwhere cbody cfluid callows cfor cboth cto csmoothly cglide.
What cmuscles care cinvolved cin cinhalation? c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cThe cdiaphragm, ccervical
cmuscles c(neck), cintercostals, cabdominal cmuscles, cand cpectoral cmuscles.
What cmuscles care cinvolved cin cexpiration? c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cnone, cexpiration c(if cdone
cpassively) cis cachieved cby cthe crelaxation cof cthe cdiaphragm.
What cis cthe cprimary cdriver cof crespiration? c(Why cwould cwe cincrease/decrease cRR?) c-
cCorrect cAnswer c- cThe cCSF cin cthe cbrain chas cchemoreceptors csensitive cto cCO2. cWhen
cthere cis ctoo cmuch cCO2. cThe cpH cchanges. cThese csensors cfeed cback cto cthe cmedulla
coblongata, cwhich cstimulates cthe cphrenic cnerve cwhich cinnervates cthe cdiaphragm. cThey
ccause can cincrease cin cactivity cof cthe cdiaphragm. cThis cincreases cthe cRR cwhich ccauses
cus cto cincrease ctidal cvolume. cThis cmeans cmore cCO2 cis cexhaled. cAnd cbrings cour cpH
cback cto cnormal.
We calso chave cthe cless csensitive chypoxic cdrive
What cis chypoxic cdrive? c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cBackup csystem cto ccontrol crespiration.
cChemoreceptors cin cbrain, caorta, cand ccarotid carteries. cBut cthey care c"satisfied" cby ca
csmall camount cof cO2, cwhich cmeans cit cis cnot cas csensitive cas cpH ccontrol cof cCO2
What ctwo careas cof cthe cbrain care cinvolved cin crespiration? c- cCorrect cAnswer c- cmedulla-
controls crhythm, cinitiates cinspiration, csets cbase cpattern cfor crespirations, cand cstimulates
cdiaphragm cto ccontract.
pons-changes cdepth cof cinspiration, cexpiration cor cboth.
True cor cfalse: carteries cbring coxygenated cblood cto corgans/capillaries c- cCorrect cAnswer c-
cTrue cin cmost ccases cwith cone cexception. cArteries c(away) cbring cblood caway cfrom cthe
cheart. cUsually cthis cis coxygenated cblood. cBut cthe cpulmonary carteries cbring coxygen cpoor
cblood caway cfrom cthe cheart, cto cthe clungs cto cbe coxygenated.
What cis cthe ctidal cvolume? c- cCorrect cAnswer c- camount cof cair cmoved cin/out cof clungs cin
csingle cbreath. cUsually c500 cml cin cadult