Chapter 10

Question 1

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Upper airway

Answer 1

nasopharynx
oropharynx
pharynx
eppiglottis
Larynx
- glotic oppening
-vocal chords
-cricoid cartilege

Question 2

Pulmonary ventilation

Answer 2

mech process

Question 3

External resperation

Answer 3

Gas exchange = Alveoli + pulmonary capillaries

oxygenates blood in lungs

Question 4

Internal resperation

Answer 4

Gas exchange = Cells + Systemic capillaries

02 in and out of cell

Question 5

Cellular respiration

Answer 5

Breakdown of glucose in cell
- creates ATP, C01, water, heat

Question 6

Common cause of airway obstruction in AMS

Answer 6

Tongue

Question 7

Best method to relieve non working tongue/epiglottis muscles

Answer 7

Head tilt chin lift

Question 8

Lower airway

Answer 8

cricoid cartilage (bottom larynx)
Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchus
bronchiols
alveoli

Question 9

Work of diaphragm

Answer 9

60-70%

Question 10

Oxygenation

Answer 10

Internal and external respiration bringing oxygen to blood

Question 11

signs of hypoxia

Answer 11

Tachypnea
Dyspnea
Pale, cool, clammy skin (early)
Tachycardia
Elevation in blood pressure
Restlessness and agitation
Disorientation and confusion
Headache

Question 12

signs of severe hypoxia

Answer 12

Tachypnea
Dyspnea
Cyanosis (bluish gray color to skin, mucous membranes, and nail beds)
Tachycardia that may lead to dysrhythmias (irregular heart rhythms) and eventually bradycardia (slow heart rate)
Severe confusion
Loss of coordination
Sleepy appearance (from high carbon dioxide levels in the brain)
Head bobbing (head bobs upward with inhalation and downward with exhalation, as if falling asleep while sitting upright) with droopy eyelids (from high carbon dioxide levels in the brain)
Slow reaction time
Altered mental status
Seizure

Question 13

what carries most 02 in the blood

Answer 13

Hemoglobin

Question 14

most sensitive organs to hypoxia

Answer 14

Brain
Liver
Heart