Exam 2

Question 1

Parts of the upper airway and their roles

Answer 1

Nasal cavity, pharynx:
- warms, humidifies, and filters air
- Creates voice resonance
- Smell
- Sneeze reflex

Question 2

Part of the lower airways and contains the vocal cords, glottis, epiglottis

Answer 2

Larynx

Question 3

Part of the lower airway and warms and humidifies, filters air, cilia, carina

Answer 3

Trachea

Question 4

Where gas exchange occurs and contains pulmonary capillaries

Answer 4

Alveoli

Question 5

What are the alterations in cardiac perfusion?

Answer 5

• Arrhythmias: irregular heart rate
• MI
• Widow maker: 95% mortality rate - section of the heart where if blood flow is interrupted, blood does not reach all of the heart.