Alveolus Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Which structure is called the windpipe and is supported by rings of cartilage? a. Bronchus b. Alveolus c. Pharynx d. Trachea ANS: D 2. Which of the following respiratory tubes are primarily composed of smooth muscle and determine the flow of air to the alveoli? a. Trachea b. Bronchi c. Bronchioles d. Nares ANS: C 3. The trachea branches into the right and left a. alveoli. b. bronchi. c. nares. d. pulmonary arteries. ANS: B 4. The lungs are located within the a. mediastinum...

1. Which structure is called the windpipe and is supported by rings of cartilage? a. Bronchus b. Alveolus c. Pharynx d. Trachea ANS: D 2. Which of the following respiratory tubes are primarily composed of smooth muscle and determine the flow of air to the alveoli? a. Trachea b. Bronchi c. Bronchioles d. Nares ANS: C 3. The trachea branches into the right and left a. alveoli. b. bronchi. c. nares. d. pulmonary arteries. ANS: B 4. The lungs are located within the a. mediastinum...

IBCLCMilk Lines - correct answer Two glandular tissue lines that extend from axilla to medial thigh; beginning of breast development. Become ridges that eventually become breasts, normally the remainder of the lines regress Witches Milk - correct answer resulting from maternal hormones that cross the placenta, newborn breasts can secrete a milk like substance following birth Thelarche - correct answer breast development Glandular tissue - correct answer Comprised of the lobes of the bre...

Venous blood returning from systemic circulation first enters the ___, proceeds to the ____, loses ___and gains ____ in the lungs, and then returns to the heart via the ____. a) right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, CO2, O2, pulmonary veins. b) Left atrium, left ventricle, pulmonary artery, CO2, O2, aorta c)Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, O2, CO2, pulmonary veins d) Left atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary veins, O2, CO2, aorta - Answer-A. Right atrium, right ven...

IBCLC Questions And Answers A+ Milk Lines - ANS-Two glandular tissue lines that extend from axilla to medial thigh; beginning of breast development. Become ridges that eventually become breasts, normally the remainder of the lines regress Witches Milk - ANS-resulting from maternal hormones that cross the placenta, newborn breasts can secrete a milk like substance following birth Thelarche - ANS-breast development Glandular tissue - ANS-Comprised of the lobes of the breast, average of 9...

The largest vein in an animal's body is: - Answer- vena cava If immature neutrophils are observed in peripheral blood, the condition is called a: - Answer- left shift What type of cell is responsible for immunity against intracellular pathogens? - Answer- T-Lymphocytes The ductus arteriousus in a fetus allows blood to flow directly: - Answer- into the aorta from the pulmonary artery During hemostasis, which process occurs first? - Answer- Platelet adhesion Jaundice (icterus) coul...

CCRN EXAM 2024 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS What is vasogenic cerebral edema? - correct answer Vasogenic cerebral edema is an increase in extracellular fluid caused by a breakdown of the blood-brain barrier with the resultant increase in vascular permeability. This cerebral edema begins locally and becomes more generalized. Common causes are trauma (including surgical trauma), tumors, hemorrhage, and abscesses What ventilator parameter indicates fluid volume excess? - correct answer An A:a...

Milk Lines correct answers Two glandular tissue lines that extend from axilla to medial thigh; beginning of breast development. Become ridges that eventually become breasts, normally the remainder of the lines regress Witches Milk correct answers resulting from maternal hormones that cross the placenta, newborn breasts can secrete a milk like substance following birth Thelarche correct answers breast development Glandular tissue correct answers Comprised of the lobes of the breast, aver...

EMT Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update|833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient gags, You should A. Insert a nasal airway B. Suction the oropharynx C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct D. Insert a dual lumen airway, 903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation, which structure does it reach next? A. Trachea B. Epiglottis C. Alveolus D. Bronchus, 906 - You are ventilating an apneic asth...

bicarbonate - HCO2, byproduct of body's metabolism. Blood brings to lungs and then it's exhaled as CO2. Kidneys help regulate albumin - family of globular proteins. main protein of human blood. water-soluble. binds water, cations, fatty acids, hormones, etc. negative oncotic pressure of blood acid - forms hydrogen ions in solution. low pH acidemia - increase in H+ concentration in blood above normal range (corresponding to decrease in pH) acidosis - buildup of acid in bloodstream aerob...