Thorax and Lungs Quiz / Verified Questions with
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Which of these statements is a. The spinous process of C7.
true regarding the vertebra
prominens? The vertebra
prominens is:
a. The spinous process
ofC7.
b. Usually nonpalpable
inmost individuals.
c. Opposite the
interiorborder of the scapula.
d. Located next to the
manubrium of the sternum.
,When performing a c. A normal finding in a healthy adult.
respiratory assessment on a
patient, the nurse notices a
costal angle of
approximately 90 degrees.
This characteristic is:
a. Observed in
patientswith kyphosis.
b. Indicative of
pectusexcavatum.
c. A normal finding in
ahealthy adult.
d. An expected finding
ina patient with a barrel
chest.
a. Consists of two lobes.
When assessing a patient's
lungs, the nurse recalls that
the left lung:
a. Consists of two lobes.
b. Is divided by
thehorizontal fissure.
c. Primarily consists of
anupper lobe on the
posterior chest.
d. Is shorter than the
rightlung because of the
underlying stomach.
, Which statement about the b. Extend 3 to 4 cm above the inner third of the clavicles.
apices of the lungs is true?
The apices of the lungs:
a. Are at the level of
thesecond rib anteriorly.
b. Extend 3 to 4 cm
abovethe inner third of the
clavicles.
c. Are located at the
sixthrib anteriorly and the
eighth rib laterally.
d. Rest on the
diaphragmat the fifth
intercostal space in the
midclavicular line (MCL).
During an examination of b. Sternal angle.
the anterior thorax, the
nurse is aware that the
trachea bifurcates
anteriorly at the: a. Costal
angle.
b. Sternal angle.
c. Xiphoid process.
d. Suprasternal notch.
Correct Answers.
Terms in this set (40)
Which of these statements is a. The spinous process of C7.
true regarding the vertebra
prominens? The vertebra
prominens is:
a. The spinous process
ofC7.
b. Usually nonpalpable
inmost individuals.
c. Opposite the
interiorborder of the scapula.
d. Located next to the
manubrium of the sternum.
,When performing a c. A normal finding in a healthy adult.
respiratory assessment on a
patient, the nurse notices a
costal angle of
approximately 90 degrees.
This characteristic is:
a. Observed in
patientswith kyphosis.
b. Indicative of
pectusexcavatum.
c. A normal finding in
ahealthy adult.
d. An expected finding
ina patient with a barrel
chest.
a. Consists of two lobes.
When assessing a patient's
lungs, the nurse recalls that
the left lung:
a. Consists of two lobes.
b. Is divided by
thehorizontal fissure.
c. Primarily consists of
anupper lobe on the
posterior chest.
d. Is shorter than the
rightlung because of the
underlying stomach.
, Which statement about the b. Extend 3 to 4 cm above the inner third of the clavicles.
apices of the lungs is true?
The apices of the lungs:
a. Are at the level of
thesecond rib anteriorly.
b. Extend 3 to 4 cm
abovethe inner third of the
clavicles.
c. Are located at the
sixthrib anteriorly and the
eighth rib laterally.
d. Rest on the
diaphragmat the fifth
intercostal space in the
midclavicular line (MCL).
During an examination of b. Sternal angle.
the anterior thorax, the
nurse is aware that the
trachea bifurcates
anteriorly at the: a. Costal
angle.
b. Sternal angle.
c. Xiphoid process.
d. Suprasternal notch.
