HCB TEST 4 _2023 /78 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS- ALL CORRECT.
Apnea - -No breathing
-Cyanosis - -Bluish color of skin due to insufficent oxygen levels
-Diffusion - -Molocules move from areas of high concentration to low concentration
-Dyspnea - -difficulty breathing
-Hypoxia - -deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
-Respiratory distress - -Increased work of breathing
-Respiratory failure - -Reduction of breathing not sufficent to support life
-Retractions - -Pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing
-oropharynx - -area of the throat that is located between the mouth and nasopharynx
-nasopharynx - -the area directly posterior to the nose
-Pharynx includes both - -Oropharnyx and nasopharnyx
-Epiglottis - -Closes over the glottis to prevent food and foregin objects from entering
the trachea
-Larynx - -(Voice box) contains vocal cords
-thyroid cartilage - -Adam's apple
-cricoid cartilage - -Forms the lower part of the larynx
-Bronchial tree - -Consists of trachea, primary bronchi, secondary bronchi, tertiary
bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles
-Alveoli - -Where gas exchange takes place
-Diaphragm - -Divides the chest cavity for abdominal cavity and helps person inhale
and exhale
-Inhalation - -Active process that creates negative pressure (uses muscles to breath)
-Exhalation - -Passive process that creates positive pressure
-Breathing - -Adequate (life sustaining); inadequate (non-life sustaining)
ANSWERS- ALL CORRECT.
Apnea - -No breathing
-Cyanosis - -Bluish color of skin due to insufficent oxygen levels
-Diffusion - -Molocules move from areas of high concentration to low concentration
-Dyspnea - -difficulty breathing
-Hypoxia - -deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
-Respiratory distress - -Increased work of breathing
-Respiratory failure - -Reduction of breathing not sufficent to support life
-Retractions - -Pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing
-oropharynx - -area of the throat that is located between the mouth and nasopharynx
-nasopharynx - -the area directly posterior to the nose
-Pharynx includes both - -Oropharnyx and nasopharnyx
-Epiglottis - -Closes over the glottis to prevent food and foregin objects from entering
the trachea
-Larynx - -(Voice box) contains vocal cords
-thyroid cartilage - -Adam's apple
-cricoid cartilage - -Forms the lower part of the larynx
-Bronchial tree - -Consists of trachea, primary bronchi, secondary bronchi, tertiary
bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles
-Alveoli - -Where gas exchange takes place
-Diaphragm - -Divides the chest cavity for abdominal cavity and helps person inhale
and exhale
-Inhalation - -Active process that creates negative pressure (uses muscles to breath)
-Exhalation - -Passive process that creates positive pressure
-Breathing - -Adequate (life sustaining); inadequate (non-life sustaining)
