N1014 Thorax and Lungs Questions
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)
suprasternal .notch .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-hollow .U-shaped .depression .just
.above .the .sternum, .in .between .the .clavicles
Sternum .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-manubrium, .body, .xiphoid .process
manubriosternal .angle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"Angle .of .Louis", .this .is .the
.articulation .of .the .manubrium .and .the .body .of .the .sternum, .and .is .continuous
.with .the .second .rib.
coastal .angle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .right .and .left .coastal .margins .form .an
.angle .where .they .meet .at .the .xiphoid .process
usually .90 .degrees .or .less
Mid-sternal .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .line .running .vertically .down .the .surface
.of .the .body .passing .through .the .middle .of .the .sternum
mid-clavicular .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .line .through .the .center .of .each
.clavicle
vertebral .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .line .running .vertically .down .through .the
.spinous .processes .of .the .spine
scapular .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-extends .through .the .inferior .angle .of .the
.scapula .when .the .arms .are .at .the .sides .of .the .body
anterior .axillary .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-extends .down .from .anterior .axillary
.fold .where .pectoralis .major .muscle .inserts
posterior .axillary .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-continues .down .from .posterior
.axillary .fold .where .latissimus .dorsi .muscle .inserts
midaxillary .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-runs .down .from .the .apex .of .the .axilla .and
.lies .between .and .parallel .to .the .other .two
, vertebra .prominens .(C7) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-flex .neck .and .feel .for .most
.prominent .bony .protrusion- .this .is .the .spinous .process .of .C7
spinous .process .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-vertebrae .that .stack .together .to .form .the
.spinal .column
inferior .border .of .scapula .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .scapulae .are .located
.symmetrically .in .each .hemithorax. .The .lower .tip .is .usually .at .the .seventh .or
.eighth .rib.
twelfth .rib .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-palpate .midway .between .the .spine .and .the
.person's .side .to .identify .its .free .tip
anterior .lung .fields .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-oblique .fissure- .crosses .5th .rib .in .the
.mid-axillary .line .and .terminates .at .the .6th . rib
horizontal .fissure- .5th .rib .in .the .right .mid-axillary .line .to .the .3rd .intercostal
.space .or .4th .rib
posterior .lung .fields .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-upper .lobes .occupy .from .their .apices
.at .T1 .to .T3 .or .T4 .(oblique .fissure .at .T3)
lower .lobe .begins .at .T3-T4 .and .ends .at .T10 .on .expiration .and .T12 .on .inspiration
lateral .lung .fields- .right .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-right .upper .lobe- .apex .to
.horizontal .fissure .@5th .rib .at .the .horizontal .fissure
right .middle .lobe- .from .horizontal .fissure .down .and .forward .to .level .of .6th .rib .at
.the .midclavicular .line
right .lower .lobe- .5th .rib .to .to .8th .rib .in .midaxillary .line
lateral .lung .fields- .left .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-left .upper .lobe- .level .of .apex .of .the
.axillary .down .to .5th .rib .at .midaxillary .line
left .lower .lobe- .from .5th .to .8th .rib .in .mid-axillary .line
function .of .respiratory .system .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-gas .exchange
which .provinces .have .the .highest .incidence .of .tuberculosis .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-NWT, .Nunavut, .and .western .provinces
@16 .week .gestation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-same .number .of .conducting .airways
.as .an .adult
@32 .week .gestation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-surfactant .levels .are .adequate
pregnant .women .considerations .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .decrease .of .vertical
.diameter .but .is .compensated .by .an .increase .in .horizontal .diameter .`
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)
suprasternal .notch .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-hollow .U-shaped .depression .just
.above .the .sternum, .in .between .the .clavicles
Sternum .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-manubrium, .body, .xiphoid .process
manubriosternal .angle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"Angle .of .Louis", .this .is .the
.articulation .of .the .manubrium .and .the .body .of .the .sternum, .and .is .continuous
.with .the .second .rib.
coastal .angle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .right .and .left .coastal .margins .form .an
.angle .where .they .meet .at .the .xiphoid .process
usually .90 .degrees .or .less
Mid-sternal .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .line .running .vertically .down .the .surface
.of .the .body .passing .through .the .middle .of .the .sternum
mid-clavicular .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .line .through .the .center .of .each
.clavicle
vertebral .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .line .running .vertically .down .through .the
.spinous .processes .of .the .spine
scapular .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-extends .through .the .inferior .angle .of .the
.scapula .when .the .arms .are .at .the .sides .of .the .body
anterior .axillary .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-extends .down .from .anterior .axillary
.fold .where .pectoralis .major .muscle .inserts
posterior .axillary .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-continues .down .from .posterior
.axillary .fold .where .latissimus .dorsi .muscle .inserts
midaxillary .line .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-runs .down .from .the .apex .of .the .axilla .and
.lies .between .and .parallel .to .the .other .two
, vertebra .prominens .(C7) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-flex .neck .and .feel .for .most
.prominent .bony .protrusion- .this .is .the .spinous .process .of .C7
spinous .process .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-vertebrae .that .stack .together .to .form .the
.spinal .column
inferior .border .of .scapula .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .scapulae .are .located
.symmetrically .in .each .hemithorax. .The .lower .tip .is .usually .at .the .seventh .or
.eighth .rib.
twelfth .rib .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-palpate .midway .between .the .spine .and .the
.person's .side .to .identify .its .free .tip
anterior .lung .fields .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-oblique .fissure- .crosses .5th .rib .in .the
.mid-axillary .line .and .terminates .at .the .6th . rib
horizontal .fissure- .5th .rib .in .the .right .mid-axillary .line .to .the .3rd .intercostal
.space .or .4th .rib
posterior .lung .fields .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-upper .lobes .occupy .from .their .apices
.at .T1 .to .T3 .or .T4 .(oblique .fissure .at .T3)
lower .lobe .begins .at .T3-T4 .and .ends .at .T10 .on .expiration .and .T12 .on .inspiration
lateral .lung .fields- .right .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-right .upper .lobe- .apex .to
.horizontal .fissure .@5th .rib .at .the .horizontal .fissure
right .middle .lobe- .from .horizontal .fissure .down .and .forward .to .level .of .6th .rib .at
.the .midclavicular .line
right .lower .lobe- .5th .rib .to .to .8th .rib .in .midaxillary .line
lateral .lung .fields- .left .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-left .upper .lobe- .level .of .apex .of .the
.axillary .down .to .5th .rib .at .midaxillary .line
left .lower .lobe- .from .5th .to .8th .rib .in .mid-axillary .line
function .of .respiratory .system .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-gas .exchange
which .provinces .have .the .highest .incidence .of .tuberculosis .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-NWT, .Nunavut, .and .western .provinces
@16 .week .gestation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-same .number .of .conducting .airways
.as .an .adult
@32 .week .gestation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-surfactant .levels .are .adequate
pregnant .women .considerations .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .decrease .of .vertical
.diameter .but .is .compensated .by .an .increase .in .horizontal .diameter .`
