FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM 2 PACKAGE DEAL
COMPREHENSIVE AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Lower Airway.
Answer: Function is to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. Starts
at the larynx. Spans from the glottis to the pulmonary capillary
membrane.
◉ Turbinates.
Answer: Increase the surface area of the nasal mucosa, thereby
improving the processes of warming, filtering and humidification of
inhaled air.
◉ Hyoid Bone.
Answer: Small, horseshoe shaped bone that attaches to the tongue.
◉ Thyroid Cartilage.
Answer: Adams apple. Directly anterior to the glottic opening.
◉ Cricoid Cartilage.
,Answer: AKA Cricoid Ring, forms the lowest portion of the larynx,
and the first ring of the trachea.
◉ Cricothyroid Membrane.
Answer: Site for emergency surgical and nonsurgical access to the
airway. Between the thyroid and cricoid cartilage.
◉ Vellecula.
Answer: Anatomic space or "pocket" located between the base of the
tongue and the epiglottis. Where the MAC blade goes.
◉ Laryngospasm.
Answer: When the airway is stimulated (such as during aspiration of
foreign material or submersion incident), defensive reflexes cause a
spasmodic closure of the vocal cords, which seals off the airway.
◉ Trachea.
Answer: AKA Windpipe, is the conduit for air entry into the lungs.
Approx 10-12 cm long, & consists of C-Shaped Cartilaginous rings.
Begins immediately below the cricoid cartilage. Divides into the
right and left mainstem bronchi at the level of the Carina.
◉ Mediastinum.
, Answer: The space between the lungs that contains, in addition to
the trachea, the heart, great vessels, and a portion of the esophagus.
Main thing to know- the heart is housed there.
◉ Carina.
Answer: Where the right and left mainstem bronchi branch off.
◉ Goblet Cells.
Answer: Mucous producing cells, that are lined in the trachea and
bronchi. They trap small particles and other potential contaminants.
◉ Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptors.
Answer: Stimulate bronchodilation.
◉ # of Lobes in each Lung.
Answer: Right lung- 3, Left lung- 2.
◉ Visceral pleura.
Answer: Thin, slippery, outer membrane covering the lungs.
◉ Parietal Pluera.
Answer: Lines the inside of the thoracic cavity.
COMPREHENSIVE AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Lower Airway.
Answer: Function is to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. Starts
at the larynx. Spans from the glottis to the pulmonary capillary
membrane.
◉ Turbinates.
Answer: Increase the surface area of the nasal mucosa, thereby
improving the processes of warming, filtering and humidification of
inhaled air.
◉ Hyoid Bone.
Answer: Small, horseshoe shaped bone that attaches to the tongue.
◉ Thyroid Cartilage.
Answer: Adams apple. Directly anterior to the glottic opening.
◉ Cricoid Cartilage.
,Answer: AKA Cricoid Ring, forms the lowest portion of the larynx,
and the first ring of the trachea.
◉ Cricothyroid Membrane.
Answer: Site for emergency surgical and nonsurgical access to the
airway. Between the thyroid and cricoid cartilage.
◉ Vellecula.
Answer: Anatomic space or "pocket" located between the base of the
tongue and the epiglottis. Where the MAC blade goes.
◉ Laryngospasm.
Answer: When the airway is stimulated (such as during aspiration of
foreign material or submersion incident), defensive reflexes cause a
spasmodic closure of the vocal cords, which seals off the airway.
◉ Trachea.
Answer: AKA Windpipe, is the conduit for air entry into the lungs.
Approx 10-12 cm long, & consists of C-Shaped Cartilaginous rings.
Begins immediately below the cricoid cartilage. Divides into the
right and left mainstem bronchi at the level of the Carina.
◉ Mediastinum.
, Answer: The space between the lungs that contains, in addition to
the trachea, the heart, great vessels, and a portion of the esophagus.
Main thing to know- the heart is housed there.
◉ Carina.
Answer: Where the right and left mainstem bronchi branch off.
◉ Goblet Cells.
Answer: Mucous producing cells, that are lined in the trachea and
bronchi. They trap small particles and other potential contaminants.
◉ Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptors.
Answer: Stimulate bronchodilation.
◉ # of Lobes in each Lung.
Answer: Right lung- 3, Left lung- 2.
◉ Visceral pleura.
Answer: Thin, slippery, outer membrane covering the lungs.
◉ Parietal Pluera.
Answer: Lines the inside of the thoracic cavity.
