BONTRAGER UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET

BONTRAGER UPDATED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PREMIUM
REVIEW SHEET

●● parts of sternum
Answer: manubrium, body, xiphoid process


●● pharynx
Answer: air passes before entering respiratory system
"the upper airway"
posterior area between nose and mouth above
serves as a passageway for food and fluids as well as air
not part of the respiratory system


●● 3 divisions of the pharynx
Answer: 1. Nasopharynx
2. Oropharynx
3. Laryngopharynx


●● epiglottis
Answer: boundary between laryngopharynx and esophagus

,projects upward and behind the tongue
flips down to stop food and fluid from entering the larynx and bronchi
cartilage that makes up the larynx
resembles a leaf that attaches to part of thyroid cartilage


●● larynx
Answer: The voice box
cartilaginous structure
located in the top part of the trachea, underneath the epiglottis.


●● esophagus
Answer: connects pharynx to stomach
posterior to the heart


●● 4 parts of respiratory system
Answer: larynx, trachea, right and left bronchi, lungs


●● hyoid bone
Answer: suspends the larynx
below the tongue
not part of the larynx

, ●● vocal cords
Answer: makes sound as air passes through
located within the larynx


●● levels of larynx
Answer: C3 to C6


●● thyroid cartilage
Answer: largest and least mobile part of larynx
consists of 2 fused plate like structures that form the anterior wall of the
larynx


●● laryngeal prominence
Answer: prominent anterior projection of the thyroid cartilage
palpated easily
important landmark structure


●● level of laryngeal prominence
Answer: C5


●● cricoid cartilage
Answer: ring of cartilage that forms the inferior and posterior wall of the
larynx