NUR 143 Module G Test With Complete Solution

NUR 143 Module G Test With
Complete Solution

Oxygenation - ANSWER -the ability of the lungs to draw air from the
atmosphere, filter it, and provide oxygen as the end product to the blood
while removing carbon dioxide as the air passes through the lungs

What are some Signs & Symptoms we look for with Oxygenation? - ANSWER
-Color of Skin

-Capillary Refill

-Fingernails (Clubbing)

-Shortness of Breath (Gasping for air, inc. resp. rate, accessory muscle use,
etc.)

-Not being able to finish a complete sentence

Upper Airway Function & Components - ANSWER Function:

-Warm, Filter, Humidify Inspired air

Components:

-Nose

-Pharynx

-Larynx

-Epiglottis

, Lower Airway Function & Components - ANSWER Function:

-Conduction of Air, Mucociliary Clearance, Production of Pulmonary
Surfactant

Components:

-Trachea

-Right & Left Mainstem Bronchi

-Segmental Bronchi

-Terminal Bronchioles

Anatomy of the Lungs - ANSWER -Main Organs of Respiration

-Extend from base of Diaphragm to the Apex above the first rib

-Right Lung= 3 Lobes

-Left Lung= 2 Lobes

-Lungs are composed of Elastic Tissue (Alveoli, Surfactant, Pluera)

-Visceral Pleura: Covers the Lungs

-Parietal Pleura: Covers the Thoracic Cavity

Alveoli - ANSWER -Clusters of Small Air Sacs

-Located at the End of Terminal Brochioles

-Made up of Squamos Epithelium

**Site for Gas Exchange

Surfactant - ANSWER -Detergent-like Phospholipid, reduces the surface