Nursing 306 Crash Course
questions and answers 2025-
2026
what are the anterior landmarks? - answer suprasternal notch
sternum
costal angle
sternal angle (angle of louis)
what are the posterior landmarks? - answer inferior scapula borders
spinous processes
vertebral prominens
12th rib
anterior reference lines - answer mid clavicular line
midsternal line
ant axillary line
Posterior Reference Lines - answer scapular line
vertebral line
lateral reference lines - answer anterior axillary line
midaxillary line
posterior axillary line
function of pleura - answer reduce friction, made of serous membranes
, visceral pleura - answer lines outside of lungs
parietal pleura - answer lines chest wall
pleural cavity - answer space between visceral and parietal pleura, neg
pressure, holds lungs in place, and filled with lfuid
Costadiaphragmatic recess - answer extra space at body of pleural cavity
so lungs have room to expand, can comprise lung function if filled with air
or fluid
if a patient inhales a foreign body which lung would you check first and
why - answer right lung, bc right main bronchitis is shorter, wider, and
more vertical than left
function of bronchial tree - answer transports gases from environment and
lung parenchyna
protects alveoli from small particls in the air
function of goblet cells in bronchi - answer secrete mucus to trap foreign
particles
function of cilia in bronchi - answer sweeps particles upward where they
are either swallow or expelled
what is an acinus - answer functional respiratory unit that consists of the
bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and the alveoli.
what are the four functions of the respiratory system - answer supply
oxygen, remove carbon dioxide, homeostasis (acid-base balance in blood),
temp (less important in humans)
what is the main purpose that we breath - answer to remove CO2
questions and answers 2025-
2026
what are the anterior landmarks? - answer suprasternal notch
sternum
costal angle
sternal angle (angle of louis)
what are the posterior landmarks? - answer inferior scapula borders
spinous processes
vertebral prominens
12th rib
anterior reference lines - answer mid clavicular line
midsternal line
ant axillary line
Posterior Reference Lines - answer scapular line
vertebral line
lateral reference lines - answer anterior axillary line
midaxillary line
posterior axillary line
function of pleura - answer reduce friction, made of serous membranes
, visceral pleura - answer lines outside of lungs
parietal pleura - answer lines chest wall
pleural cavity - answer space between visceral and parietal pleura, neg
pressure, holds lungs in place, and filled with lfuid
Costadiaphragmatic recess - answer extra space at body of pleural cavity
so lungs have room to expand, can comprise lung function if filled with air
or fluid
if a patient inhales a foreign body which lung would you check first and
why - answer right lung, bc right main bronchitis is shorter, wider, and
more vertical than left
function of bronchial tree - answer transports gases from environment and
lung parenchyna
protects alveoli from small particls in the air
function of goblet cells in bronchi - answer secrete mucus to trap foreign
particles
function of cilia in bronchi - answer sweeps particles upward where they
are either swallow or expelled
what is an acinus - answer functional respiratory unit that consists of the
bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and the alveoli.
what are the four functions of the respiratory system - answer supply
oxygen, remove carbon dioxide, homeostasis (acid-base balance in blood),
temp (less important in humans)
what is the main purpose that we breath - answer to remove CO2
