Opening the Airway Vocab

Question 1

anaesthetist

Answer 1

specialist who administers anaesthetics

Question 2

angle of the mandible

Answer 2

Where the pokey bit is

Question 3

cervical spine

Answer 3

neck region

Question 4

dislocation

Answer 4

abnormal seperation

Question 5

extrinsic

Answer 5

not essencial so not naturally there

Question 6

hyoid bone

Answer 6

horse shaped bone in the middle of the neck

Question 7

intrinsic

Answer 7

belonging naturally

Question 8

larynx

Answer 8

voice box

Question 9

oesophageal

Answer 9

oesophagus cancer

Question 10

palate

Answer 10

roof of the mouth

Question 11

pharynx

Answer 11

connects oral and nasal cavities

Question 12

radiograph

Answer 12

image produced by an X-ray

Question 13

styloid process

Answer 13

slender pointed piece of bone just below the ear. It projects down and forward from the inferior surface of the temporal bone, and serves as an anchor point for several muscles associated with the tongue and larynx.

Question 14

temporal bone

Answer 14

near the temples

Question 15

traction

Answer 15

pulling on part of the body

Question 16

vertex

Answer 16

the highest point

Question 17

cyanosis

Answer 17

When the skin goes blue due to lack of 02

Question 18

Central and peripheral cyanosis

Answer 18

central (around the core, lips, and tongue)

peripheral (only the extremities or fingers).

Question 19

debris

Answer 19

organic waste from dead or damaged tissue a wound obscured by blood and debris

Question 20

expiration

Answer 20

releasing air from the lungs

Question 21

hypoxia

Answer 21

a low concentration of 02 in the blood

Question 22

inspiration

Answer 22

inhalation of air into the lungs

Question 23

intubation

Answer 23

to put a tube in

Question 24

occluded

Answer 24

to close or obstruct a passage

Question 25

recumbent

Answer 25

a person lying down or resting

Question 26

suction

Answer 26

can be used to clear airway of fluids

Question 27

tongue forceps

Answer 27

used to hold tongue firmly

Question 28

ventilation

Answer 28

when a machine aids breathing

Question 29

How old is the resuscitation council

Answer 29

36 years old

Question 30

What is the main objective of the Resuscitation Council ?

Answer 30

promote high-quality, scientific, resuscitation guidelines that are applicable to everybody, and to contribute to saving life through education, training, research and collaboration.

Question 31

What is the name of the joint between the mandible and the skull ?

Answer 31

temporalmandibular joints

Question 32

What is the percentage concentration of oxygen in room air ?

Answer 32

21%