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PAAM 1-1 Study Guide Exam Questions
With Correct And Revised Answers.
What is the difference between ventilation versus respiration?
a) Ventilation is the cellular utilization of oxygen and respiration is the amount of times you
breathe in one minute
b) Ventilation is the mechanical process of moving air and respiration is the amount of times you
breathe in one minute
c) Ventilation is the mechanical process of moving air and respiration is the cellular utilization of
oxygen
d) Ventilation is the cellular utilization of oxygen and respiration is the mechanical process of
moving air
e) None of the above - answer✔✔c) Ventilation is the mechanical process of moving air and
respiration is the cellular utilization of oxygen. Think about a ventilator, it just pushes air in and
out. A machine can ventilate but only a human can respirate.
Which of the following are the functions of the airway? Select all that apply.
a) Warms
b) Exchange of CO2 and O2
c) Humidifies
d) Conducts - answer✔✔The four functions of the airway are a) warms, c) humidifies, d)
conducts, and it filters. b) is incorrect because McDonald would count it wrong and technically
it's arleady fit in to the "conduction" phase.
The upper airway-
a) Is located directly above the glottic opening and has protected, independent structures
b) Is located directly above the trachea and has protected, independent structures
c) Is located directly above the glottic opening and has unprotected, shared structures
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d) Is located directly above the trachea and has unprotected, shared structures - answer✔✔c) Is
located directly above the glottic opening and has unprotected, shared structures. Think of your
lower airway as a house, with the glottic opening, or flap, as the door. Consider the upper airway
your front yard- unprotected from disease and pests. Remember that structures are shared,
because food and air both pass through, two different systems.
What is a turbinate?
a) A secretory gland located directly bellow the tongue
b) A soft, "shield shaped" tissue superior to the hyoid bone
c) A part of the nasal floor
d) One of four structures that work together within the labyrinth of the ear - answer✔✔c) A part
of the nasal floor. Keep in mind that the three nasal turbinates work to create the same effect as
airplane turbulence. They swirl the air around in the airway to increase filtration.
The oropharynx is-
a) From the nasocavity to the soft palette
b) From the soft palette to the hyoid bone
c) From the soft palette to the larynx
d) From the hyoid bone to the larynx - answer✔✔b) From the soft palette to the hyoid bone.
Your nasopharynx is your nasocavitiy to your soft-palette. Your hypopharynx is your hyoid bone
to your larynx. To remember this, keep in mind your nose is high, your bones are low, and your
LArynx is LAst.
Which of the following is true regarding thyroid cartilage?
a) It is the first tracheal cartilage, "horseshoe-shaped", and has a smooth muscle anterior.
b) It is the first tracheal cartilage, "shield-shaped", and has a smooth muscle posterior
c) It is a "horseshoe-shaped" cartilage between the chin and mandibular angle
d) It is a "shield-shaped" cartilage between the chin and mandibular angle. - answer✔✔b) It is
the first tracheal cartilage, "shield-shaped", and has a smooth muscle posterior. Remember this is
our landmark for a surgical airway. We would not feel "smooth muscle", so it cannot have a
smooth muscle anterior. It's shield shaped in the sense that it's the only thing standing between
your wind pipe and a spork should you anger the wrong person (so, not necessarily the shape of a
shield).
The first tracheal ring that's completely cartilaginous and occludes the esophagus in the event of
airway intervention is called:
a) The thyroid cartilage
PAAM 1-1 Study Guide Exam Questions
With Correct And Revised Answers.
What is the difference between ventilation versus respiration?
a) Ventilation is the cellular utilization of oxygen and respiration is the amount of times you
breathe in one minute
b) Ventilation is the mechanical process of moving air and respiration is the amount of times you
breathe in one minute
c) Ventilation is the mechanical process of moving air and respiration is the cellular utilization of
oxygen
d) Ventilation is the cellular utilization of oxygen and respiration is the mechanical process of
moving air
e) None of the above - answer✔✔c) Ventilation is the mechanical process of moving air and
respiration is the cellular utilization of oxygen. Think about a ventilator, it just pushes air in and
out. A machine can ventilate but only a human can respirate.
Which of the following are the functions of the airway? Select all that apply.
a) Warms
b) Exchange of CO2 and O2
c) Humidifies
d) Conducts - answer✔✔The four functions of the airway are a) warms, c) humidifies, d)
conducts, and it filters. b) is incorrect because McDonald would count it wrong and technically
it's arleady fit in to the "conduction" phase.
The upper airway-
a) Is located directly above the glottic opening and has protected, independent structures
b) Is located directly above the trachea and has protected, independent structures
c) Is located directly above the glottic opening and has unprotected, shared structures
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d) Is located directly above the trachea and has unprotected, shared structures - answer✔✔c) Is
located directly above the glottic opening and has unprotected, shared structures. Think of your
lower airway as a house, with the glottic opening, or flap, as the door. Consider the upper airway
your front yard- unprotected from disease and pests. Remember that structures are shared,
because food and air both pass through, two different systems.
What is a turbinate?
a) A secretory gland located directly bellow the tongue
b) A soft, "shield shaped" tissue superior to the hyoid bone
c) A part of the nasal floor
d) One of four structures that work together within the labyrinth of the ear - answer✔✔c) A part
of the nasal floor. Keep in mind that the three nasal turbinates work to create the same effect as
airplane turbulence. They swirl the air around in the airway to increase filtration.
The oropharynx is-
a) From the nasocavity to the soft palette
b) From the soft palette to the hyoid bone
c) From the soft palette to the larynx
d) From the hyoid bone to the larynx - answer✔✔b) From the soft palette to the hyoid bone.
Your nasopharynx is your nasocavitiy to your soft-palette. Your hypopharynx is your hyoid bone
to your larynx. To remember this, keep in mind your nose is high, your bones are low, and your
LArynx is LAst.
Which of the following is true regarding thyroid cartilage?
a) It is the first tracheal cartilage, "horseshoe-shaped", and has a smooth muscle anterior.
b) It is the first tracheal cartilage, "shield-shaped", and has a smooth muscle posterior
c) It is a "horseshoe-shaped" cartilage between the chin and mandibular angle
d) It is a "shield-shaped" cartilage between the chin and mandibular angle. - answer✔✔b) It is
the first tracheal cartilage, "shield-shaped", and has a smooth muscle posterior. Remember this is
our landmark for a surgical airway. We would not feel "smooth muscle", so it cannot have a
smooth muscle anterior. It's shield shaped in the sense that it's the only thing standing between
your wind pipe and a spork should you anger the wrong person (so, not necessarily the shape of a
shield).
The first tracheal ring that's completely cartilaginous and occludes the esophagus in the event of
airway intervention is called:
a) The thyroid cartilage
