NREMT AIRWAY EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1) What is the normal tidal volume for a standard breath in an adult male?
A) 100-200 mL
B) 500-600 mL
C) 800-900 mL
D) 1-2 L -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) 500-600 mL
2) Which fluid lies between the visceral and parietal pleura allowing them to easily slide
over each other without friction?
A) pleural fluid
B) plasma
C) serous fluid
D) blood -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) serous fluid
3) What is a normal tidal volume for an average 35 y/o male at rest?
A) 250 mL
B) 500 mL
C) 750 mL
D) 1000 mL -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) 500 mL
4) Which structure closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing?
A) hard palate
B) epiglottis
, C) soft palate
D) tongue -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) soft palate
5) What is the name of the pyramidal structures that constitute the rear attachment of
the vocal cords?
A) thyroid membrane
B) arytenoid cartilage
C) tonsils
D) pyriform fossae -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) arytenoid cartilage
6) Which of the following upper airway structures acts as the entrance to the
esophagus?
A) the larynx
B) the uvula
C) the oropharynx
D) the epiglottis -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) the oropharynx
7) Which of the following is the abnormal respiratory condition characterized by the
collapse of lung tissue preventing the exchange of O2 and CO2?
A) compliance
B) atelectasis
C) hypocarbia
D) hypoxemia -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) atelectasis
8) Not only does epinephrine stimulate cardiac function, but it also has beta-2
properties. What does the added beta-2 stimulation likely cause?
A) decrease in arterial blood pressure
B) decrease in myocardial oxygen demand
C) dilation of bronchioles in the lungs
D) decrease in cerebral perfusion pressure -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) dilation of
bronchioles in the lungs
,9) The function of the cartilaginous rings found inside the trachea is to:
A) filter out foreign material that enters the airway
B) assist with blood flow
C) support the trachea and prevent its collapse
D) absorb carbon dioxide -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) support the trachea and
prevent its collapse
10) Which of the following statements are true about the bronchi?
A) they are located between the bronchioles and the alveoli
B) they support the lungs and assist with expansion
C) they are the site of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
D) they begin at the carina -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) they begin at the carina
11) At which of the following structures does the trachea divide into the right and left
mainstem bronchi?
A) alveoli
B) bronchioles
C) cricothyroid membrane
D) carina -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) carina
12) Which of the following anatomical differences leads to more difficult airway
management in children as opposed to adults?
A) a proportionally larger tongue
B) a proportionally smaller tongue
C) smaller mouth and smaller teeth
D) there are no anatomic differences -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) a proportionally
larger tongue
13) Which of the following is true of the pediatric airway anatomy?
, A) the larynx and vocal cords are more open in pediatric patients
B) the pediatric tongue is smaller in proportion to the rest of the head than an
adult's
C) the epiglottis is longer, floppier, and more narrow in pediatric patients than in
adults
D) the narrowest part of the pediatric airway is the pharynx -- Correct Answer
✔✔ C) the epiglottis is longer, floppier, and more narrow in pediatric patients
than in adults
14) How does the freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs reach the left atrium of the
heart?
A) pulmonary arch
B) pulmonary artery
C) pulmonary capillaries
D) pulmonary vein -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) pulmonary vein
15) Which of the following structures is part of the thoracic cavity, lies between the
lungs, and contains the trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, heart, and great vessels?
A) mediastinum
B) pericardium
C) chest cavity
D) thoracic cage -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) mediastinum
16) How do the pulmonary arteries differ from other arteries in the body?
A) they do not divide into smaller arteries
B) they are thicker than other arteries
C) they have valves that prevent backflow
D) they carry deoxygenated blood -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) they carry
deoxygenated blood
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1) What is the normal tidal volume for a standard breath in an adult male?
A) 100-200 mL
B) 500-600 mL
C) 800-900 mL
D) 1-2 L -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) 500-600 mL
2) Which fluid lies between the visceral and parietal pleura allowing them to easily slide
over each other without friction?
A) pleural fluid
B) plasma
C) serous fluid
D) blood -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) serous fluid
3) What is a normal tidal volume for an average 35 y/o male at rest?
A) 250 mL
B) 500 mL
C) 750 mL
D) 1000 mL -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) 500 mL
4) Which structure closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing?
A) hard palate
B) epiglottis
, C) soft palate
D) tongue -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) soft palate
5) What is the name of the pyramidal structures that constitute the rear attachment of
the vocal cords?
A) thyroid membrane
B) arytenoid cartilage
C) tonsils
D) pyriform fossae -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) arytenoid cartilage
6) Which of the following upper airway structures acts as the entrance to the
esophagus?
A) the larynx
B) the uvula
C) the oropharynx
D) the epiglottis -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) the oropharynx
7) Which of the following is the abnormal respiratory condition characterized by the
collapse of lung tissue preventing the exchange of O2 and CO2?
A) compliance
B) atelectasis
C) hypocarbia
D) hypoxemia -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) atelectasis
8) Not only does epinephrine stimulate cardiac function, but it also has beta-2
properties. What does the added beta-2 stimulation likely cause?
A) decrease in arterial blood pressure
B) decrease in myocardial oxygen demand
C) dilation of bronchioles in the lungs
D) decrease in cerebral perfusion pressure -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) dilation of
bronchioles in the lungs
,9) The function of the cartilaginous rings found inside the trachea is to:
A) filter out foreign material that enters the airway
B) assist with blood flow
C) support the trachea and prevent its collapse
D) absorb carbon dioxide -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) support the trachea and
prevent its collapse
10) Which of the following statements are true about the bronchi?
A) they are located between the bronchioles and the alveoli
B) they support the lungs and assist with expansion
C) they are the site of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
D) they begin at the carina -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) they begin at the carina
11) At which of the following structures does the trachea divide into the right and left
mainstem bronchi?
A) alveoli
B) bronchioles
C) cricothyroid membrane
D) carina -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) carina
12) Which of the following anatomical differences leads to more difficult airway
management in children as opposed to adults?
A) a proportionally larger tongue
B) a proportionally smaller tongue
C) smaller mouth and smaller teeth
D) there are no anatomic differences -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) a proportionally
larger tongue
13) Which of the following is true of the pediatric airway anatomy?
, A) the larynx and vocal cords are more open in pediatric patients
B) the pediatric tongue is smaller in proportion to the rest of the head than an
adult's
C) the epiglottis is longer, floppier, and more narrow in pediatric patients than in
adults
D) the narrowest part of the pediatric airway is the pharynx -- Correct Answer
✔✔ C) the epiglottis is longer, floppier, and more narrow in pediatric patients
than in adults
14) How does the freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs reach the left atrium of the
heart?
A) pulmonary arch
B) pulmonary artery
C) pulmonary capillaries
D) pulmonary vein -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) pulmonary vein
15) Which of the following structures is part of the thoracic cavity, lies between the
lungs, and contains the trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, heart, and great vessels?
A) mediastinum
B) pericardium
C) chest cavity
D) thoracic cage -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) mediastinum
16) How do the pulmonary arteries differ from other arteries in the body?
A) they do not divide into smaller arteries
B) they are thicker than other arteries
C) they have valves that prevent backflow
D) they carry deoxygenated blood -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) they carry
deoxygenated blood
