ATI Medical Surgical Nursing: Respiratory Module
12th Edition by Assessment Technologies Institute
(ATI) - Ultimate 2025/2026 Prep with 166 NGN
Questions for a First-Time Pass and No Resits
| **ATI Official Review Module** | RN Adult
Medical Surgical Nursing Edition 11.0 or 12.0;
includes respiratory system chapters with NCLEX
Connections and end-of-chapter quizzes | Purchase
from ATI website or access via your nursing
program's ATI student account |
| **Third-Party Practice Files** | User-uploaded
documents with 166 NGN questions and rationales;
**not official ATI publications** | Available on
Docsity and Stuvia |
,> ⚠️ **Academic Integrity Warning**: Using leaked
proctored exam questions violates most nursing
programs' honor codes and ATI's copyright. Use
these practice questions only for content review, not
as "answer keys."
## ⚠️ High-Yield Respiratory Topics for the ATI
Med-Surg Exam
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### PART 1: Respiratory Anatomy & Physiology
**Question 1:** Which of the following is part of
the respiratory tract? (Select all that apply)
A) Bronchi
B) Pharynx
,C) Larynx
D) Sinuses
**Answer:** A, B, C, D — All are part of the upper
or lower respiratory tract .
**Rationale:** The respiratory tract includes the
nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi,
bronchioles, and alveoli. The sinuses are air-filled
cavities connected to the nasal cavity.
---
**Question 2:** Because the pressure of CO₂ is
higher in the blood vessels than the pressure of CO₂
in the lungs, the CO₂ moves from the blood to the
lungs. True or False?
**Answer:** True
, **Rationale:** Gases move by diffusion from areas
of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure. This
principle (Dalton's law) explains why oxygen moves
into the blood and CO₂ moves out of the blood in
the alveoli.
---
**Question 3:** Which of the following would
cause the medulla oblongata to increase the
respiratory rate?
A) Too much oxygen in the bloodstream
B) Too much carbon dioxide in the bloodstream
C) Decrease in metabolic needs
**Answer:** B) Too much carbon dioxide in the
bloodstream
12th Edition by Assessment Technologies Institute
(ATI) - Ultimate 2025/2026 Prep with 166 NGN
Questions for a First-Time Pass and No Resits
| **ATI Official Review Module** | RN Adult
Medical Surgical Nursing Edition 11.0 or 12.0;
includes respiratory system chapters with NCLEX
Connections and end-of-chapter quizzes | Purchase
from ATI website or access via your nursing
program's ATI student account |
| **Third-Party Practice Files** | User-uploaded
documents with 166 NGN questions and rationales;
**not official ATI publications** | Available on
Docsity and Stuvia |
,> ⚠️ **Academic Integrity Warning**: Using leaked
proctored exam questions violates most nursing
programs' honor codes and ATI's copyright. Use
these practice questions only for content review, not
as "answer keys."
## ⚠️ High-Yield Respiratory Topics for the ATI
Med-Surg Exam
---
### PART 1: Respiratory Anatomy & Physiology
**Question 1:** Which of the following is part of
the respiratory tract? (Select all that apply)
A) Bronchi
B) Pharynx
,C) Larynx
D) Sinuses
**Answer:** A, B, C, D — All are part of the upper
or lower respiratory tract .
**Rationale:** The respiratory tract includes the
nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi,
bronchioles, and alveoli. The sinuses are air-filled
cavities connected to the nasal cavity.
---
**Question 2:** Because the pressure of CO₂ is
higher in the blood vessels than the pressure of CO₂
in the lungs, the CO₂ moves from the blood to the
lungs. True or False?
**Answer:** True
, **Rationale:** Gases move by diffusion from areas
of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure. This
principle (Dalton's law) explains why oxygen moves
into the blood and CO₂ moves out of the blood in
the alveoli.
---
**Question 3:** Which of the following would
cause the medulla oblongata to increase the
respiratory rate?
A) Too much oxygen in the bloodstream
B) Too much carbon dioxide in the bloodstream
C) Decrease in metabolic needs
**Answer:** B) Too much carbon dioxide in the
bloodstream
