RESPIRATORY TEST (HCB) EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS UPDATED GRADED A+
3 words to asses the airway
Open Clear Secure (OCS)
What is the diaphragm?
Divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps inhale and exhale
Where is the cricoid cartilage?
lower part of larynx
What is apnea?
No breathing
Exhalation is a ________ process
passive
Exhalation has _______ pressure
positive
What is exhalation?
intercostal muscles and diaphragm relaxing
What is cyanosis
blue/purple color due to lack of oxygen
What is diffusion?
molecules move from high concentration to low concentration
What is dyspnea?
Difficulty breathing
Where is intercostal?
between the ribs
What is respiratory distress?
increased work of breathing
What is respiratory failure?
oxygen intake not sufficient to support life
, What is retractions
pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing
What does the epiglottis do?
prevents food and foreign objects from entering the trachea
What is the larynx?
voice box. connects pharynx to trachea
What is the alveoli?
small sacs in mugs where gas exchange takes place
What is the thyroid cartilage?
adam's apple
What is ventilation?
inhaling and exhaling
Exhaling is the process of what?
Passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax
Inhaling is the process of what?
Active process in which the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm contract
What is cellular respiration?
diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between CELLS and circulating blood
What is pulmonary respiration?
diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide that takes place between the ALVEOLI and
circulating blood
What is internal respiration?
exchange of gases between the blood and the CELLS
What is external respiration?
exchange of gases between the ALVEOLI and the blood
What other system does the respiratory work i️conjunction with?
circulatory system
What two procedures open the airway
head tilt chin life
jaw thrust
What is Hypoxia?
ANSWERS UPDATED GRADED A+
3 words to asses the airway
Open Clear Secure (OCS)
What is the diaphragm?
Divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps inhale and exhale
Where is the cricoid cartilage?
lower part of larynx
What is apnea?
No breathing
Exhalation is a ________ process
passive
Exhalation has _______ pressure
positive
What is exhalation?
intercostal muscles and diaphragm relaxing
What is cyanosis
blue/purple color due to lack of oxygen
What is diffusion?
molecules move from high concentration to low concentration
What is dyspnea?
Difficulty breathing
Where is intercostal?
between the ribs
What is respiratory distress?
increased work of breathing
What is respiratory failure?
oxygen intake not sufficient to support life
, What is retractions
pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing
What does the epiglottis do?
prevents food and foreign objects from entering the trachea
What is the larynx?
voice box. connects pharynx to trachea
What is the alveoli?
small sacs in mugs where gas exchange takes place
What is the thyroid cartilage?
adam's apple
What is ventilation?
inhaling and exhaling
Exhaling is the process of what?
Passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax
Inhaling is the process of what?
Active process in which the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm contract
What is cellular respiration?
diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between CELLS and circulating blood
What is pulmonary respiration?
diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide that takes place between the ALVEOLI and
circulating blood
What is internal respiration?
exchange of gases between the blood and the CELLS
What is external respiration?
exchange of gases between the ALVEOLI and the blood
What other system does the respiratory work i️conjunction with?
circulatory system
What two procedures open the airway
head tilt chin life
jaw thrust
What is Hypoxia?
