Lungs and Thorax

Question 1

Sternum has 3 parts

Answer 1

manubrium, body of sternum, xiphoid process

Question 2

What is the angel/angle of louis

Answer 2

The split in the sternum that meets right at the heart

Question 3

Costal angle

Answer 3

side of ribs that bends 90 degrees or less (increases when ribs are overinflated (emphysema))

Question 4

Is the right lung longer, shorter, or same size as left lung?

Answer 4

Shorter because of underlying liver

Question 5

What about the sizing of the left lung…

Answer 5

Left lung is narrower than right b/c heart bulges to the left

Question 6

Right lung has how many lobes

Answer 6

3 lobes

Question 7

Left lung has how many lobes

Answer 7

2 lobes

Question 8

Almost all of posterior chest is in what lobe?

Answer 8

Lower lobe

Question 9

Where is the apex of the lung?

Answer 9

The top

Question 10

T what is the base/bottom of the lungs?

Answer 10

T10

Question 11

Air rushes into the lungs and chest size increases is called

Answer 11

Inspiration

Question 12

Air is expelled from the lungs as chest recoils

Answer 12

Expiration

Question 13

1 inhale and 1 exhale=

Answer 13

1 respiratory cycle

Question 14

Changes with aging (w/ thorax and lungs) causes

Answer 14

Increase risk in post-op complications

Question 15

Dyspnea

Answer 15

Shortness of breath

Question 16

Orthopnea

Answer 16

Breathlessness while laying down flat

Question 17

Tachypnea (abnormally rapid breathing) abnormal findings #

Answer 17

Greater than 24 breaths per min

Question 18

Bradypnea (abnormal slow breathing) abnormal findings #

Answer 18

Less than 10 breaths per min

Question 19

Hyperventilating abnormal findings #

Answer 19

Kussmaul’s (rapid breathing at a consistent pace)