8. Respiratory System

Question 1

(4) Paranasal Sinuses

Answer 1

Frontal, Maxillary, Sphenoid and Ethmoid

Question 2

3 regions of the throat from top to bottom

Answer 2

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

Question 3

3 sets of Tonsils

Answer 3

Palantine - found on each side of the soft palate
Pharyngeal (adnoids) - located int eh nasopharynx
Lingual - found at the very back of the tongue

Question 4

The carina is located:

Answer 4

At the tracheal bifucation

Question 5

Bronchial tree consists of

Answer 5

Bronchi (Trachea)
Bronchus
Bronchioles
Alveolar ducts
Alveoli

Question 6

Right lung has (?) lobes, the left lung has (?) lobes

Answer 6

3, 2

Question 7

Two pleural layers:

Answer 7

Parietal - outermost surface and bound to the partition of the the thoracic cavity
Visceral - Innermost surface; bound to the side of the lungs

Question 8

Eupnea

Answer 8

Normal respiratory rate

Question 9

Dyspnea

Answer 9

Forced or difficult breathing

Question 10

Lung cancer has two types:

Answer 10

Both are determined by the appearance of cells under microscopic review: Small and non-small cell lung cancer

Question 11

Small cell lung cancer

Answer 11

Almost exclusive to heavy smokers

Question 12

Non-small cell lung cancer

Answer 12

Umbrella term for several types of lung cancers: Adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma and dqamous cell carcinoma

Question 13

(4) types of pneumonia

Answer 13

Community acquired
Hospital acquired
Healthcare acquired
Aspiration

Question 14

Bleb

Answer 14

A small collection of air between the lung and the visceral pleura

Question 15

Commissure

Answer 15

Junction between two anatomical parts, such as the oral cavity and the nasal cavity

Question 16

Innominate Artery

Answer 16

Artery that supplies blood to the right arm, head and neck directly from the aorta

Question 17

Meatus

Answer 17

Passage or opening leading to the interior of the body

Question 18

Mediastinotomy

Answer 18

Procedure in which a tube is inserted into the chest to view the area between the lungs and between the breastbone and heart.

Question 19

Pleurodesis

Answer 19

Procedure to attach the lung to the chest wall, removing the pleural space

Question 20

Reinke’s space

Answer 20

Non-muscle part of the vocal cord, sometimes called the vocal fold