NURS 190 Quiz -3 Questions With Complete Solutions.pdf

NURS 190 Quiz #3 Questions With Complete Solutions



What is the functional unit of the lungs? – answer -alveoli




What techniques are used to assess the resonant sound

of the lungs? - answer -indirect percussion with pleximeter

or middle finger.

-non dominant finger in the ICS tapping with the dominant

hand




What is the normal sound when percussing the lungs? -

answer -resonant sounds

,What will you hear when air is trapped in the lungs on

percussion? - answer -hyper-resonant sound




What is the other name for thorax? - answer -chest: a

closed cavity containing structures for respiration




What are three sections of the respiratory system? -

answer 1. mediastinum

2. left pleural cavity

3. right pleural cavity




How many lobes in the lungs? - answer -right lung: 3 lobes

-left lung: 2 lobes

, What is external respiration? - answer -the exchange of

O2 and carbon dioxide at the alveoli level




What is internal respiration? - answer -the exchange of O2

and carbon dioxide at the cellular level




What is the congenital defect in newborns where there is a

membrane that obstructs the nasal passages? - -choanal

atresia: this needs to be checked right away because it

could cause respiratory failure