NUR 120 (MED/SURG - TEST 5) Study Notes Questions with
Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: T/F: All the cells in the body need oxygen to preform
Answer: TRUE
Question 2: What is external respiration (breathing)?
Answer: Exchange of CO2 and Oxygen between the lungs and the environment
Question 3: What is internal respiration?
Answer: Exchange of CO2 and Oxygen on a cellular level **O2 enters the cells as CO2 is leaving
Question 4: T/F: The respiratory system and the cardiovascular system work together to deliver oxygen
to cells where it provides energy to carry out metabolism
Answer: TRUE
Question 5: What does the nose do?
Answer: Warms, moistens, and filters air
Question 6: Where are the receptors for smell located at?
Answer: Mucosa
Question 7: What is the pharynx (throat)?
Answer: Passage for air and food
Question 8: What are the 3 subdivisions of the pharynx?
Answer: 1. Nasopharynx 2. Oropharynx 3. Larngopharynx
Question 9: What is the larynx?
Answer: Voice box; contains vocal cords
Question 10: What is the larynx supported by?
Answer: Cartilage
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, Question 11: The larynx connects what two things?
Answer: 1. Pharynx 2. Trachea
Question 12: What protects the larynx when swallowing to prevent food from entering the trachea?
Answer: Epiglottis
Question 13: What is the trachea?
Answer: Windpipe
Question 14: What is the trachea lined with?
Answer: 1. Mucus membranes 2. Cilia
Question 15: The trachea extends to the midchest and divides into what?
Answer: Left and right bronchi
Question 16: What does the thoracic cavity contain?
Answer: Heart and lungs
Question 17: How many lobes does the right lung have?
Answer: 3
Question 18: How many lobes does the left lung have?
Answer: 2
Question 19: What is the visceral pleura?
Answer: Serous membrane that covers lungs
Question 20: What is pleural effusion?
Answer: Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
Question 21: If a patient has pleural effusion the pressure on the lungs can cause what?
Answer: Dyspnea
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Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: T/F: All the cells in the body need oxygen to preform
Answer: TRUE
Question 2: What is external respiration (breathing)?
Answer: Exchange of CO2 and Oxygen between the lungs and the environment
Question 3: What is internal respiration?
Answer: Exchange of CO2 and Oxygen on a cellular level **O2 enters the cells as CO2 is leaving
Question 4: T/F: The respiratory system and the cardiovascular system work together to deliver oxygen
to cells where it provides energy to carry out metabolism
Answer: TRUE
Question 5: What does the nose do?
Answer: Warms, moistens, and filters air
Question 6: Where are the receptors for smell located at?
Answer: Mucosa
Question 7: What is the pharynx (throat)?
Answer: Passage for air and food
Question 8: What are the 3 subdivisions of the pharynx?
Answer: 1. Nasopharynx 2. Oropharynx 3. Larngopharynx
Question 9: What is the larynx?
Answer: Voice box; contains vocal cords
Question 10: What is the larynx supported by?
Answer: Cartilage
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, Question 11: The larynx connects what two things?
Answer: 1. Pharynx 2. Trachea
Question 12: What protects the larynx when swallowing to prevent food from entering the trachea?
Answer: Epiglottis
Question 13: What is the trachea?
Answer: Windpipe
Question 14: What is the trachea lined with?
Answer: 1. Mucus membranes 2. Cilia
Question 15: The trachea extends to the midchest and divides into what?
Answer: Left and right bronchi
Question 16: What does the thoracic cavity contain?
Answer: Heart and lungs
Question 17: How many lobes does the right lung have?
Answer: 3
Question 18: How many lobes does the left lung have?
Answer: 2
Question 19: What is the visceral pleura?
Answer: Serous membrane that covers lungs
Question 20: What is pleural effusion?
Answer: Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
Question 21: If a patient has pleural effusion the pressure on the lungs can cause what?
Answer: Dyspnea
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