NUR 304 Assessing Thorax and Lungs Exam Questions
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With Correct Answers
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system //that //includes //the //distal //portion //of //the //trachea, //bronchi, //and //lungs //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔lower //respiratory //system
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this //is //construction //of //the //sternum, //12 //pairs //of //ribs, //12 //thoracic //vertebrae, //muscle, //and
cartilage //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔thoracic //cage
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(C7) //also //called //______________, //can //be //easily //felt //with //the //client's //neck //flexed. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔vertebral //prominens
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the //____________ //is //a //flexible //structure //that //lies //anterior //to //the //esophagus, //begins //at
//the //level //of //the //cricoid //cartilage //in //the //neck, //and //is //approximately //10 //to //12 //cm //long
in //an //adult. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔trachea
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c //shaped //rings //of //_______________ //compose //the //trachea; //they //help //maintain //its //shape
and //prevent //its //collapse //during //respiration //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hyaline //cartilage
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the //________ //of //each //lung //extends //slightly //above //the //clavicle. //the //________ //is //at //the
level //of //the //diaphragm. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔apex; //base
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although //the //lungs //are //paired, //they //are //not //completely //____________. //both //are //divided
//into //lobes //by //fissures. //the //right //lung //is //made //up //of //3 //lobes //and //the //left //only //2. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔symmetric
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, in //the //healthy //adult; //during //deep //inspiration //the //lungs //extend //down //to //about //the
//______ //intercostal //space //anteriorly //and //the //________ //intercostal //space //posteriorly //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔8th; //12th
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the //___________ //lines //the //chest //cavity, //and //the //visceral //pleura //covers //the //external
surfaces //of //the //lungs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔parietal //pleura
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the //purpose //of //respiration //is //to //maintain //an //_________________________ //in //the //blood
to //support //cellular //life //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔an //adequate //oxygen //level
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___________ //is //mostly //passive //in //nature //and //occurs //with //relaxation //of //the //intercostal
muscles //and //the //diaphragm. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔expiration
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excessive //carbon //dioxide //in //the //blood //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hypercapnia
deficient //amount //of //oxygen //in //the //blood //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hypoxemia
during //____________ //the //diaphragm //presses //the //abdominal //organs //downward //and
forward //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔inhilation
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during //___________ //the //diaphragm //rises //and //recoils //to //the //resting //position //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔exhalation
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difficulty //breathing //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔dyspnea
clients //who //have //COPD //may //describe //their //dyspnea //as //not //being //able //to: //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔"breathe //or //take //a //deep //breath"
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With Correct Answers
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system //that //includes //the //distal //portion //of //the //trachea, //bronchi, //and //lungs //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔lower //respiratory //system
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this //is //construction //of //the //sternum, //12 //pairs //of //ribs, //12 //thoracic //vertebrae, //muscle, //and
cartilage //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔thoracic //cage
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(C7) //also //called //______________, //can //be //easily //felt //with //the //client's //neck //flexed. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔vertebral //prominens
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the //____________ //is //a //flexible //structure //that //lies //anterior //to //the //esophagus, //begins //at
//the //level //of //the //cricoid //cartilage //in //the //neck, //and //is //approximately //10 //to //12 //cm //long
in //an //adult. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔trachea
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c //shaped //rings //of //_______________ //compose //the //trachea; //they //help //maintain //its //shape
and //prevent //its //collapse //during //respiration //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hyaline //cartilage
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the //________ //of //each //lung //extends //slightly //above //the //clavicle. //the //________ //is //at //the
level //of //the //diaphragm. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔apex; //base
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although //the //lungs //are //paired, //they //are //not //completely //____________. //both //are //divided
//into //lobes //by //fissures. //the //right //lung //is //made //up //of //3 //lobes //and //the //left //only //2. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔symmetric
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, in //the //healthy //adult; //during //deep //inspiration //the //lungs //extend //down //to //about //the
//______ //intercostal //space //anteriorly //and //the //________ //intercostal //space //posteriorly //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔8th; //12th
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the //___________ //lines //the //chest //cavity, //and //the //visceral //pleura //covers //the //external
surfaces //of //the //lungs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔parietal //pleura
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the //purpose //of //respiration //is //to //maintain //an //_________________________ //in //the //blood
to //support //cellular //life //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔an //adequate //oxygen //level
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___________ //is //mostly //passive //in //nature //and //occurs //with //relaxation //of //the //intercostal
muscles //and //the //diaphragm. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔expiration
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excessive //carbon //dioxide //in //the //blood //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hypercapnia
deficient //amount //of //oxygen //in //the //blood //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hypoxemia
during //____________ //the //diaphragm //presses //the //abdominal //organs //downward //and
forward //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔inhilation
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during //___________ //the //diaphragm //rises //and //recoils //to //the //resting //position //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔exhalation
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difficulty //breathing //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔dyspnea
clients //who //have //COPD //may //describe //their //dyspnea //as //not //being //able //to: //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔"breathe //or //take //a //deep //breath"
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