PNR 130 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
upper respiratory system function -
correct answer ✅filters, warms, humidifies
*Epiglottis protection of the airway *Production of speech in the
larynx
paranasal sinuses function -
correct answer ✅warm, moisten air, lighten skull
air cavities within the cranial bones that open into the nasal cavities
lower respiratory system functions -
correct answer ✅• Oxygen delivery to the alveolar membrane for
diffusion into the blood
• Protection of the lungs
• Control of respiration
• Effect of the bones of the thorax and the respiratory muscles on
the respiratory process
structures of the lower respiratory tract -
correct answer ✅trachea, bronchi, lungs
,PNR 130 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
structures of the upper respiratory tract -
correct answer ✅mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx
sites for auscultation of lungs -
correct answer ✅
vesicular breath sounds -
correct answer ✅Low to medium pitch with a soft whooshing
quality; inspiration is two to three times the length of expiration
Bronchvesicular breath sounds -
correct answer ✅Moderate to high pitch with a hollow, muffled
quality; equal time of inspiration and expiration
,PNR 130 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
bronchial breath sounds -
correct answer ✅High pitch with a loud, harsh, tubular quality;
inspiration half as long as expiration
normal lung sounds -
correct answer ✅bronchial, bronchovesicular, vesicular
Abnormal lung sounds -
correct answer ✅wheezes, crackles, pleural friction rub, stridor
Wheezes -
correct answer ✅continuous high-pitched whistling sounds
produced during inspiration and expiration
Rhonchi breath sounds -
correct answer ✅Low pitched, noisy sounds that are most
prominent on Expirations.
Congested breath sounds, Mucus in lungs.
crackles -
correct answer ✅Air passing through moisture in smaller airways.
, PNR 130 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
• Fine crackles-high pitched
• Course crackles-louder-low pitched
pleural friction rub -
correct answer ✅Grating or scratchy sound-like opening a squeaky
door
stridor -
correct answer ✅Harsh or high-pitched respiratory sound, caused
by an obstruction of the air passages. Croaking sound
Aging and the respiratory system -
correct answer ✅*Older adults more susceptible to upper
respiratory infections due to decrease immune system.
*Osteoporosis-kyphosis impinges on lung expansion. *Change in
connective tissue. *Muscle atrophy *Decreased response to
hypoxemia and hypercapnia
causes of respiratory disorders -
correct answer ✅Trauma or disease
• Perfusion
• Cardiac disease
Answers (Grade A+)
upper respiratory system function -
correct answer ✅filters, warms, humidifies
*Epiglottis protection of the airway *Production of speech in the
larynx
paranasal sinuses function -
correct answer ✅warm, moisten air, lighten skull
air cavities within the cranial bones that open into the nasal cavities
lower respiratory system functions -
correct answer ✅• Oxygen delivery to the alveolar membrane for
diffusion into the blood
• Protection of the lungs
• Control of respiration
• Effect of the bones of the thorax and the respiratory muscles on
the respiratory process
structures of the lower respiratory tract -
correct answer ✅trachea, bronchi, lungs
,PNR 130 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
structures of the upper respiratory tract -
correct answer ✅mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx
sites for auscultation of lungs -
correct answer ✅
vesicular breath sounds -
correct answer ✅Low to medium pitch with a soft whooshing
quality; inspiration is two to three times the length of expiration
Bronchvesicular breath sounds -
correct answer ✅Moderate to high pitch with a hollow, muffled
quality; equal time of inspiration and expiration
,PNR 130 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
bronchial breath sounds -
correct answer ✅High pitch with a loud, harsh, tubular quality;
inspiration half as long as expiration
normal lung sounds -
correct answer ✅bronchial, bronchovesicular, vesicular
Abnormal lung sounds -
correct answer ✅wheezes, crackles, pleural friction rub, stridor
Wheezes -
correct answer ✅continuous high-pitched whistling sounds
produced during inspiration and expiration
Rhonchi breath sounds -
correct answer ✅Low pitched, noisy sounds that are most
prominent on Expirations.
Congested breath sounds, Mucus in lungs.
crackles -
correct answer ✅Air passing through moisture in smaller airways.
, PNR 130 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
• Fine crackles-high pitched
• Course crackles-louder-low pitched
pleural friction rub -
correct answer ✅Grating or scratchy sound-like opening a squeaky
door
stridor -
correct answer ✅Harsh or high-pitched respiratory sound, caused
by an obstruction of the air passages. Croaking sound
Aging and the respiratory system -
correct answer ✅*Older adults more susceptible to upper
respiratory infections due to decrease immune system.
*Osteoporosis-kyphosis impinges on lung expansion. *Change in
connective tissue. *Muscle atrophy *Decreased response to
hypoxemia and hypercapnia
causes of respiratory disorders -
correct answer ✅Trauma or disease
• Perfusion
• Cardiac disease
