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EMGM 106 FINAL EXAM GUIDE/ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE for a Specific Exam
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larynx
Ans: The voice box, located in the top part of the trachea, underneath the
epiglottis.
-upper airway
trachea
Ans: The windpipe; tube leading from the larynx to the lungs; a passage
through which air moves in the respiratory system
-lower airway
4 abnormal upper airway sounds
Ans: -snoring
-crowing
-gurgling
-stridor
epiglottis
Ans: seals top of larynx/trachea so food/drink goes down esophagus and in
case of gag reflex
2 holes in throat
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: larynx/trachea and esophagus
lungs
Ans: lower airway; spongelike
chemoreceptors
Ans: measure pH level and CO2 levels
-> yawn when CO2 levels are high and O2 levels are low
respiration mechanical function
Ans: pulmonary ventilation
-air into lungs
-atmospheric pressures
respiration metabolic function
Ans: -external respiration
-internal respiration
-cellular respiration
external respiration
Ans: O2 and CO2 exchange at alveoli (O2 alveoli -> blood)
internal respiration
Ans: O2 and CO2 exchange at target organs (O2 blood -> organ/tissue)
Pretest - Stuvia US
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cellular respiration
Ans: byproducts and energy production
hypoxemia
Ans: decreased oxygen in blood stream
hypoxia
Ans: decreased oxygen in the tissues
dyspnea
Ans: shortness of breath
apnea
Ans: respiratory arrest (no breathing)
cyanosis
Ans: skin turns blue (cyan)
-severe sign of hypoxia
-color appears at conjuctiva (eyelids), mucosa, fingernail beds, and around
the mouth
-this happens because blood rushes to heart
tachypnea
Pretest - Stuvia US
EMGM 106 FINAL EXAM GUIDE/ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE for a Specific Exam
larynx
Ans: The voice box, located in the top part of the trachea, underneath the
epiglottis.
-upper airway
trachea
Ans: The windpipe; tube leading from the larynx to the lungs; a passage
through which air moves in the respiratory system
-lower airway
4 abnormal upper airway sounds
Ans: -snoring
-crowing
-gurgling
-stridor
epiglottis
Ans: seals top of larynx/trachea so food/drink goes down esophagus and in
case of gag reflex
2 holes in throat
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: larynx/trachea and esophagus
lungs
Ans: lower airway; spongelike
chemoreceptors
Ans: measure pH level and CO2 levels
-> yawn when CO2 levels are high and O2 levels are low
respiration mechanical function
Ans: pulmonary ventilation
-air into lungs
-atmospheric pressures
respiration metabolic function
Ans: -external respiration
-internal respiration
-cellular respiration
external respiration
Ans: O2 and CO2 exchange at alveoli (O2 alveoli -> blood)
internal respiration
Ans: O2 and CO2 exchange at target organs (O2 blood -> organ/tissue)
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
cellular respiration
Ans: byproducts and energy production
hypoxemia
Ans: decreased oxygen in blood stream
hypoxia
Ans: decreased oxygen in the tissues
dyspnea
Ans: shortness of breath
apnea
Ans: respiratory arrest (no breathing)
cyanosis
Ans: skin turns blue (cyan)
-severe sign of hypoxia
-color appears at conjuctiva (eyelids), mucosa, fingernail beds, and around
the mouth
-this happens because blood rushes to heart
tachypnea
Pretest - Stuvia US
