ch. 10 airway management

Question 1

structures that help us breathe

Answer 1

diaphragm, muscles of chest wall, accessory muscles, nerves from brain & spinal cord

Question 2

ventilation

Answer 2

the exchange of air between the lung and environment

Question 3

upper airway

Answer 3

contains all anatomical airway structures above the level of the vocal cords

Question 4

nasopharynx

Answer 4

lined with a ciliated mucous membrane that keeps contaminates out of the respiratory tract. warms and humidifies the air

Question 5

oropharynx

Answer 5

posterior portion of oral cavity. superior to the larynx.

Question 6

what separates the digestive and respiratory systems

Answer 6

epiglottis

Question 7

complex structure formed by many individual cartilaginous structures. the meeting point of upper and lower airway.

Answer 7

larynx

Question 8

trachea/ windpipe

Answer 8

10-12 in long. divides the carina into main bronchi

Question 9

slippery outer membrane

Answer 9

visceral pleura

Question 10

inside the thoracic cavity

Answer 10

parietal pleura

Question 11

thin, hollow tubes of smooth muscles

Answer 11

bronchioles

Question 12

space between the lungs

Answer 12

mediastinum

Question 13

travels back to the heart through left atrium

Answer 13

oxygenated blood

Question 14

enters through right atrium

Answer 14

deoxygenated blood

Question 15

pumps the oxygenated blood to the rest of the body

Answer 15

left ventricle

Question 16

pulmonary ventilation

Answer 16

the process of moving air in and out of the lungs

Question 17

inhalation

Answer 17

active, muscular part of breathing

Question 18

the amount of gas in air or dissolved in fluid(blood)

Answer 18

parietal pressure

Question 19

monitor levels of O2, CO2, hydrogen ions, and ph of CSF and provide feedback to the respiratory centers to modify rate and depth

Answer 19

chemo receptors