FTECH 144 AIRWAYS FISDAP ANATOMY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Airway FISDAP
1. What are the small sacs in the lungs that are responsible for gas exchange?
a. Alveoli
2. What is the name of the passageway shared by the digestive and respiratory systems for
air and food?
a. Pharynx
3. What is the name of the muscular structure that divides the chest from the abdominal
cavity?
a. Diaphragm
i. The Diaphragm is a large muscle used for breathing. ON inhalation
downward, allowing air to drawn in the mouth or nose and proceed down
into the lungs. Upon exhalation the diaphragm relaxes, allowing air to
passively leave the airway
4. What ring-shaped structure forms portion of the larynx?
a. Cricoid cartilage
i. The inferior portion of the larynx is a cartilaginous ring. It is located
directly inferior of the thyroid cartilage
5. Where is the Sellick’s maneuver applied?
a. Cricoid cartilage
i. Sellick’s maneuver s also called cricoid pressure. It inhibits gas entering
the stomach during assisted ventilations.
6. What leaf-shaped structure closes during swallowing to prevent food and foreign objects
from entering the trachea?
a. Epiglottis
i. The epiglottis is a small leaf-shaped cartilaginous tissue that prevention
food and water from entering the trachea. When you swallow, it falls
down and covers the trachea opening. When you breathe, it lifts upwards
and allows air to pass
7. What is directly posterior to the nose?
a. Nasopharynx
8. What is the name of the hollow, semi-flexible tube carries inhaled air from the larynx to
the lungs?
a. Trachea
i. The trachea is a tube-like structure that allows air passage from the upper
airway into the lungs.
9. What happens to your diaphragm inhalation?
a. Contracts
i. Inhalation is an active process. The diaphragm in a downward motion
drawing air to into the lungs
10. What is the name of the cartilaginous ridge in the trachea at which the right and left
lungs split?
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Airway FISDAP
1. What are the small sacs in the lungs that are responsible for gas exchange?
a. Alveoli
2. What is the name of the passageway shared by the digestive and respiratory systems for
air and food?
a. Pharynx
3. What is the name of the muscular structure that divides the chest from the abdominal
cavity?
a. Diaphragm
i. The Diaphragm is a large muscle used for breathing. ON inhalation
downward, allowing air to drawn in the mouth or nose and proceed down
into the lungs. Upon exhalation the diaphragm relaxes, allowing air to
passively leave the airway
4. What ring-shaped structure forms portion of the larynx?
a. Cricoid cartilage
i. The inferior portion of the larynx is a cartilaginous ring. It is located
directly inferior of the thyroid cartilage
5. Where is the Sellick’s maneuver applied?
a. Cricoid cartilage
i. Sellick’s maneuver s also called cricoid pressure. It inhibits gas entering
the stomach during assisted ventilations.
6. What leaf-shaped structure closes during swallowing to prevent food and foreign objects
from entering the trachea?
a. Epiglottis
i. The epiglottis is a small leaf-shaped cartilaginous tissue that prevention
food and water from entering the trachea. When you swallow, it falls
down and covers the trachea opening. When you breathe, it lifts upwards
and allows air to pass
7. What is directly posterior to the nose?
a. Nasopharynx
8. What is the name of the hollow, semi-flexible tube carries inhaled air from the larynx to
the lungs?
a. Trachea
i. The trachea is a tube-like structure that allows air passage from the upper
airway into the lungs.
9. What happens to your diaphragm inhalation?
a. Contracts
i. Inhalation is an active process. The diaphragm in a downward motion
drawing air to into the lungs
10. What is the name of the cartilaginous ridge in the trachea at which the right and left
lungs split?
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