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NUR 306 Week 5 Question and answers correctly solved Lung Review - correct answer Which lung side is shorter the right or the left side? LEFT Which lung side is narrower? LEFT How many lobes does the right lung have? 3 How many lobes does the left lung have? 2 Primary Function o...

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NUR 306 Week 5 Question and answers
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Lung Review - correct answer ✔Which lung side is shorter the right or the
left side? LEFT


Which lung side is narrower? LEFT


How many lobes does the right lung have? 3


How many lobes does the left lung have? 2


Primary Function of Lungs - correct answer ✔transport oxygen from the air
you breathe into your bloodstream while taking away carbon dioxide, which is
released into the air when you breathe out.


Primary Functions of the respiratory system - correct answer ✔provide o2 for
metabolism in the tissues
removes co2 the waste product of metabolism


Secondary Functions - correct answer ✔facilitates sense of smell
produces speech
maintains acid base balance, body water levels and heat balance


Information about your lungs - correct answer ✔The lung on the left side of
your body is divided into two lobes while the lung on your right side is divided
into three. The left lung is also slightly smaller, allowing room for your heart.

,People who have a large lung capacity can send oxygen around their body
faster. You can increase you lung capacity with regular exercise.


When resting, the average adult breathes around 12 to 20 times a minute.


Anterior Landmarks of the Chest - correct answer ✔Suprasternal Notch


Sternum
*Manubrium
*Body
* Xiphoid Process


Costal Angle


(Main purpose of ribs: to protect the lungs and heart (any vessels in your
chest)


Posterior Landmarks of the Chest - correct answer ✔T7-T8 intercostal space
landmarks for thoracentesis


Axillary Lines - correct answer ✔To locate and document findings around the
circumference of chest


Sternal Lines - correct answer ✔


Anatomy and Physiology of the Lungs - correct answer ✔Lungs, Fissures,
Lobes
Apex of lungs: top of lungs that rise above the clavicle

, Supraclavicular: above clavicles
Infraclavicular: below clavicles
Interscapular: between the scapulae
Infrascapular: below the scapulae
Base of the lungs
Upper,middle,and lower lung fields


Scapular & Vertebral Line - correct answer ✔


Functions of upper respiratory system - correct answer ✔Nasal cavity:
warms, humidifies, and filters air


Pharynx: passageway between nose and larynx, and mouth and esophagus


Larynx: passageway; contains voice box


Functions of lower respiratory system - correct answer ✔Alveolar ducts and
sacs: functional units for gas exchange


Pleura: serous protective lining of the lungs; reduces friction and helps
maintain negative pressure


Trachea: airway between larynx and bronchi


Bronchi: airways with primary, secondary, and tertiary branches

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