RTE 1503 TEST 1 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ The diaphragm separates what two cavities?.
Answer: The thoracic and abdominal cavities
◍ What does the thoracic cavity contain?.
Answer: Lungs, heart, great vessels, inferior esophagus, and thymus
◍ What does the mediastinum contain?.
Answer: The trachea, main bronchi, heart, great vessels, esophagus, and
thymus (NOT lungs)
◍ The _______ is common to respiratory and digestive systems..
Answer: Pharynx
◍ The gallbladder is located in the ____ margin of the liver.
Answer: Posterior inferior
◍ The ____________ is continuous with the esophagus..
Answer: Laryngopharynx
◍ What is considered the "organ of voice" and is suspended by the hyoid
bone?.
Answer: The larynx
◍ which of the following is not a recognized lobe of the liver.
Answer: inferior
◍ In which quadrant is the liver located in the sthenic patient?.
Answer: right upper quadrant
◍ Where does the trachea extend from?.
, Answer: C6 to T4-T5
◍ what is the name of the soft tissue structure that divides the liver into left
and right lobes?.
Answer: falciform ligament
◍ what is the primary function of the bile?.
Answer: to break down or emulsify fats
◍ On what side are the cartilage rings of the trachea open?.
Answer: Posteriorly
◍ The bifurcation of the trachea (where the trachea splits into the right and left
main bronchi) is called the __________..
Answer: Carina
◍ the union of the left and right hepatic ducts form which duct?.
Answer: common hepatic duct
◍ which of the duct carries bile from the cystic duct to the duodenum.
Answer: common bile duct (CBD)
◍ Which bronchus is shorter, wider, and more vertical, and more likely for
foreign objects to be received?.
Answer: The right bronchus
◍ what is the average capacity of the adult gallbladder?.
Answer: 30-40mL
◍ Where does gas exchange occur?.
Answer: In the alveoli
◍ How many lobes does each lung have?.
Answer: The left lung has 2 lobes and the right lung has 3 lobes
◍ What are the costophrenic angles?.
Answer: The lateral inferior corners of the lungs
◍ What is the hilum made up of?.
Answer: The bronchi, pulmonary vessels, and lymphatics
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ The diaphragm separates what two cavities?.
Answer: The thoracic and abdominal cavities
◍ What does the thoracic cavity contain?.
Answer: Lungs, heart, great vessels, inferior esophagus, and thymus
◍ What does the mediastinum contain?.
Answer: The trachea, main bronchi, heart, great vessels, esophagus, and
thymus (NOT lungs)
◍ The _______ is common to respiratory and digestive systems..
Answer: Pharynx
◍ The gallbladder is located in the ____ margin of the liver.
Answer: Posterior inferior
◍ The ____________ is continuous with the esophagus..
Answer: Laryngopharynx
◍ What is considered the "organ of voice" and is suspended by the hyoid
bone?.
Answer: The larynx
◍ which of the following is not a recognized lobe of the liver.
Answer: inferior
◍ In which quadrant is the liver located in the sthenic patient?.
Answer: right upper quadrant
◍ Where does the trachea extend from?.
, Answer: C6 to T4-T5
◍ what is the name of the soft tissue structure that divides the liver into left
and right lobes?.
Answer: falciform ligament
◍ what is the primary function of the bile?.
Answer: to break down or emulsify fats
◍ On what side are the cartilage rings of the trachea open?.
Answer: Posteriorly
◍ The bifurcation of the trachea (where the trachea splits into the right and left
main bronchi) is called the __________..
Answer: Carina
◍ the union of the left and right hepatic ducts form which duct?.
Answer: common hepatic duct
◍ which of the duct carries bile from the cystic duct to the duodenum.
Answer: common bile duct (CBD)
◍ Which bronchus is shorter, wider, and more vertical, and more likely for
foreign objects to be received?.
Answer: The right bronchus
◍ what is the average capacity of the adult gallbladder?.
Answer: 30-40mL
◍ Where does gas exchange occur?.
Answer: In the alveoli
◍ How many lobes does each lung have?.
Answer: The left lung has 2 lobes and the right lung has 3 lobes
◍ What are the costophrenic angles?.
Answer: The lateral inferior corners of the lungs
◍ What is the hilum made up of?.
Answer: The bronchi, pulmonary vessels, and lymphatics
