UCLA EMT-(9) AIRWAY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
AEROBIC METABOLISM CORRECT ANSWERS METABOLISM THAT CAN
PROCEED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCTS ARE WATER
AND CARBON DIXOIDE)
AGONAL RESPIRATIONS CORRECT ANSWERS OCCASIONAL, GASPING
BREATHS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE HEART HAS STOPPED.
AIRWAY CORRECT ANSWERS THE UPPER AIRWAY TRACT OR THE PASSAGE
ABOVE THE LARYNX WHICH INCLUDES THE NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT.
ALVEOLAR VENTILATION CORRECT ANSWERS THE VOLUME OF AIR THAT
REACHES THE ALVEOLI. IT IS DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE AMOUNT OF
DEAD SPACE AIR FROM THE TIDAL VOLUME.
VENTILATION CORRECT ANSWERS EXCHANGE OF AIR BETWEEN THE LUNGS
AND THE ENVIRONMENT, SPONTANEOUSLY BY THE PATIENT OR WITH
ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER PERSON, SUCH AS AN EMT.
VISCERAL PLEURA CORRECT ANSWERS THIN MEMBRANE THAT COVERS THE
LUNGS
VITAL CAPACITY CORRECT ANSWERS THE AMOUNT OF AIR THAT CAN BE
FORCIBLY EXPELLED FROM THE LUNGS AFTER BREATHING IN AS DEEPLY AS
POSSIBLE.
AMERICAN STANDARD SYSTEM CORRECT ANSWERS A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR
LARGE OXYGEN CYLINDERS, DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL
ATTACHMENT OF A REGULATOR TO A CYLINDER CONTAINING THE WRONG
TYPE OF GAS
ANAEROBIC METABOLISM CORRECT ANSWERS THE METABOLISM THAT
TAKES PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCT IS LACTIC ACID)
APNEA CORRECT ANSWERS ABSCENCE OF SPONTANEOUS BREATHING.
, ASPIRATION CORRECT ANSWERS THE INTRODUCTION OF VOMITUS OR
OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS.
ATAXIC RESPIRATIONS CORRECT ANSWERS IRREGULAR, INEFFECTIVE
RESPIRATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN.
AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT VENTILATOR (ATV) CORRECT ANSWERS A
VENTILATION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A CONTROL BOX THAT ALLOWS THE
VARIABLES OF VENTILATION TO BE SET. IT FRES THE EMT TO PERFORM
OTHER TASKS WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING VENTILATED.
BAG-MASK DEVICE CORRECT ANSWERS A DEVICE WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE
AND A FACE MASK ATTACHED TO A VENTILATION BAG; WHEN ATTACHED TO A
RESERVOIR AND CONNECTED TO OXYGEN, DELIVERS MORE THAN 90%
SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN.
BARRIER DEVICE CORRECT ANSWERS A PROTECTIVE ITEM, SUCH AS A
POCKET MASK WITH A VALVE, THAT LIMITES EXPOSURE TO A PATIENT'S BODY
FLUIDS.
BILATERAL CORRECT ANSWERS A BODY PART OR CONDITION THAT
APPEARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MIDLINE.
BRONCHIOLES CORRECT ANSWERS SUBDIVISION OF THE SMALLER
BRONCHI IN THE LUNGS; MADE SMOOTH MUSCLE AND DILATE OR CONSTRICT
IN RESPONSE TO VARIOUS STIMULI.
CARINA CORRECT ANSWERS POINT AT WHICH THE TRACHEA BIFURCATES
(DIVIDES) INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINSTEM BRONCHI.
CHEMORECEPTORS CORRECT ANSWERS MONITOR THE LEVELS OF 02, C02
AND THE pH OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AND THEN PROVIDE FEEDBACK
TO THE RESPIRATORY CENTERS TO MODIFY THE RATE AND DEPTH OF
BREATHING BASED ON THE BODY'S NEEDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
COMPLIANCE CORRECT ANSWERS THE ABILITY OF THE ALVEOLI TO EXPAND
WHEN AIR IS DRAWN IN DURING INHALATION.
CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP) CORRECT ANSWERS A
METHOD OF VENTILATION USED PRIMARILY IN THE TREATMENT OF
CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; CAN PREVENT THE
NEED FOR ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION.
CRICOID PRESSURE CORRECT ANSWERS PRESSURE ON THE CRICOID
CARTILAGE; APPLIED TO OCCLUDE THE ESOPHAGUS TO INHIBIT GASTRIC
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
AEROBIC METABOLISM CORRECT ANSWERS METABOLISM THAT CAN
PROCEED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCTS ARE WATER
AND CARBON DIXOIDE)
AGONAL RESPIRATIONS CORRECT ANSWERS OCCASIONAL, GASPING
BREATHS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE HEART HAS STOPPED.
AIRWAY CORRECT ANSWERS THE UPPER AIRWAY TRACT OR THE PASSAGE
ABOVE THE LARYNX WHICH INCLUDES THE NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT.
ALVEOLAR VENTILATION CORRECT ANSWERS THE VOLUME OF AIR THAT
REACHES THE ALVEOLI. IT IS DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE AMOUNT OF
DEAD SPACE AIR FROM THE TIDAL VOLUME.
VENTILATION CORRECT ANSWERS EXCHANGE OF AIR BETWEEN THE LUNGS
AND THE ENVIRONMENT, SPONTANEOUSLY BY THE PATIENT OR WITH
ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER PERSON, SUCH AS AN EMT.
VISCERAL PLEURA CORRECT ANSWERS THIN MEMBRANE THAT COVERS THE
LUNGS
VITAL CAPACITY CORRECT ANSWERS THE AMOUNT OF AIR THAT CAN BE
FORCIBLY EXPELLED FROM THE LUNGS AFTER BREATHING IN AS DEEPLY AS
POSSIBLE.
AMERICAN STANDARD SYSTEM CORRECT ANSWERS A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR
LARGE OXYGEN CYLINDERS, DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL
ATTACHMENT OF A REGULATOR TO A CYLINDER CONTAINING THE WRONG
TYPE OF GAS
ANAEROBIC METABOLISM CORRECT ANSWERS THE METABOLISM THAT
TAKES PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCT IS LACTIC ACID)
APNEA CORRECT ANSWERS ABSCENCE OF SPONTANEOUS BREATHING.
, ASPIRATION CORRECT ANSWERS THE INTRODUCTION OF VOMITUS OR
OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS.
ATAXIC RESPIRATIONS CORRECT ANSWERS IRREGULAR, INEFFECTIVE
RESPIRATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN.
AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT VENTILATOR (ATV) CORRECT ANSWERS A
VENTILATION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A CONTROL BOX THAT ALLOWS THE
VARIABLES OF VENTILATION TO BE SET. IT FRES THE EMT TO PERFORM
OTHER TASKS WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING VENTILATED.
BAG-MASK DEVICE CORRECT ANSWERS A DEVICE WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE
AND A FACE MASK ATTACHED TO A VENTILATION BAG; WHEN ATTACHED TO A
RESERVOIR AND CONNECTED TO OXYGEN, DELIVERS MORE THAN 90%
SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN.
BARRIER DEVICE CORRECT ANSWERS A PROTECTIVE ITEM, SUCH AS A
POCKET MASK WITH A VALVE, THAT LIMITES EXPOSURE TO A PATIENT'S BODY
FLUIDS.
BILATERAL CORRECT ANSWERS A BODY PART OR CONDITION THAT
APPEARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MIDLINE.
BRONCHIOLES CORRECT ANSWERS SUBDIVISION OF THE SMALLER
BRONCHI IN THE LUNGS; MADE SMOOTH MUSCLE AND DILATE OR CONSTRICT
IN RESPONSE TO VARIOUS STIMULI.
CARINA CORRECT ANSWERS POINT AT WHICH THE TRACHEA BIFURCATES
(DIVIDES) INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINSTEM BRONCHI.
CHEMORECEPTORS CORRECT ANSWERS MONITOR THE LEVELS OF 02, C02
AND THE pH OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AND THEN PROVIDE FEEDBACK
TO THE RESPIRATORY CENTERS TO MODIFY THE RATE AND DEPTH OF
BREATHING BASED ON THE BODY'S NEEDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
COMPLIANCE CORRECT ANSWERS THE ABILITY OF THE ALVEOLI TO EXPAND
WHEN AIR IS DRAWN IN DURING INHALATION.
CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP) CORRECT ANSWERS A
METHOD OF VENTILATION USED PRIMARILY IN THE TREATMENT OF
CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; CAN PREVENT THE
NEED FOR ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION.
CRICOID PRESSURE CORRECT ANSWERS PRESSURE ON THE CRICOID
CARTILAGE; APPLIED TO OCCLUDE THE ESOPHAGUS TO INHIBIT GASTRIC
