EMS 105 CHAPTER 9 VOCAB EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++

EMS 105 CHAPTER 9 VOCAB EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ Airway Passage by which air enters and leaves the body Larynx Beginning of the lower airway Oropharynx, Nasopharynx, laryngopharynx/hypopharynx Three parts of the pharynx Thyroid cartilage Adam's apple; protects the larynx Cricoid ring Complete circle of cartilage; lower aspect of larynx and structure for superior trachea Cricoid rings Sixteen rings of cartilage protecting the trachea Bronchoconstriction Contraction of smooth muscle lining bronchial passages Stridor High-pitched sound generated from partially obstructed airflow in the upper airway Signs of an inadequate airway No breathing/air movement; foreign bodies in airway; no air felt/heard at nose/mouth; difficulty/inability speaking; raspy voice; minimal/absent/uneven chest movements; abdominal breathing; noises such as wheezing, crowing stridor, snoring, gurgling, gasping; retractions in children; nasal flaring Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver Means of correcting blockage of airway by tongue/epiglottis by tilting head back and lifting the chin. Used when no trauma/injury suspected Jaw-thrust maneuver Means of correcting airway blockage by moving jaw forward without tilting head or neck. Used when trauma/injury is suspected Oropharyngeal airway/OPA Curved device inserted through patient's mouth into pharynx to help maintain an open airway