Which pathway for the upper airway is correct?

• Nasal cavity, nasopharynx, pharynx, epiglottis, and larynx

• Mouth, nasal cavity, pharynx, esophagus, and bronchi

• Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, carina, and trachea

• Oral cavity, hypopharynx, esophagus, larynx, and alveoli

What is the pathway of the lower airway starting at the top?

• Larynx, trachea, esophagus, epiglottis, and alveoli

• Trachea, carina, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli

• Pharynx, alveoli, bronchi, trachea, and carina

• Esophagus, alveoli, diaphragm, pharynx, and trachea

What type of pleura lines the inside of a cavity?

What type of pleura lines the outside of an organ?

Which of these structures is not in the mediastinum?

• Esophagus
• Gallbladder

• Major Bronchi

• Heart

Where does internal respiration occur? In the...

Where does external respiration occur? In the...

A patient is breathing deeper and deeper and also faster and then has a period of apnea. What is this breathing pattern called?

• Kussmaul respirations

• Hyperventilation
• Agonal gasps

• Cheyne-Stokes respirations

ETCO2 readings in a patient with adequate respirations should be...

• 12-20bpm

• 60-100bpm

• 120/80mmHg

• 35-45mmHg

To open the airway of a trauma patient, you should use the _________ maneuver.

• head-tilt/chin-lift
• knee-bend/elbow-raise
• jaw thrust

• nose-pinch/ear-pull