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Exam 1 RTE 1503 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Peritoneum - CORRECT ANSWER - A large, serous, double-walled, saclike membrane
that covers most of the abdominal structures and organs as well as the wall of the abdomen.
Mesentery - CORRECT ANSWER - A double fold of peritoneum that loosely connects
the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall.
Omentum - CORRECT ANSWER - A double fold of peritoneum that extends from the
stomach to another organ.
Lesser omentum - CORRECT ANSWER - Extends superiorly from the lesser curvature of
the stomach to portions of the liver.
Greater omentum - CORRECT ANSWER - Connects the transverse colon to the greater
curvature of the stomach inferiorly.
Mesocolon - CORRECT ANSWER - The peritoneum that attaches the colon to the
posterior wall.
alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER - Terminal bronchioles end in small air sacs called?
mediastinum - CORRECT ANSWER - That portion of the chest that contains the heart,
trachea, and esophagus is called the _____________.
pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER - Three parts of the upper airway are the larynx, trachea,
and ___________.
larynx - CORRECT ANSWER - The ___________ is responsible for voice production.
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3 - CORRECT ANSWER - The right lung has ____________ lobes.
alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER - Gas exchange occurs in the_______________.
False - CORRECT ANSWER - True/False: Both food and air pass through the
nasopharynx.
False - CORRECT ANSWER - True/False: The left primary bronchus is shorter, wider,
and more vertical than the right primary bronchus.
oblique fissure - CORRECT ANSWER - The lobes of the left lung are separated by the:
epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which structure is not located in the mediastinum?
T5 - CORRECT ANSWER - The trachea bifurcates into the primary bronchi at the level
of:
oropharynx - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of the upper airway extending from the soft
palate to the epiglottis is called the:
alveolus - CORRECT ANSWER - The dilated, saclike, terminal portion of the respiratory
tree is called the:
has enlarged lungs with destruction of lung tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - A patient with
pulmonary emphysema:
the area of bifurcation of the trachea - CORRECT ANSWER - The carina is:
Exam 1 RTE 1503 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Peritoneum - CORRECT ANSWER - A large, serous, double-walled, saclike membrane
that covers most of the abdominal structures and organs as well as the wall of the abdomen.
Mesentery - CORRECT ANSWER - A double fold of peritoneum that loosely connects
the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall.
Omentum - CORRECT ANSWER - A double fold of peritoneum that extends from the
stomach to another organ.
Lesser omentum - CORRECT ANSWER - Extends superiorly from the lesser curvature of
the stomach to portions of the liver.
Greater omentum - CORRECT ANSWER - Connects the transverse colon to the greater
curvature of the stomach inferiorly.
Mesocolon - CORRECT ANSWER - The peritoneum that attaches the colon to the
posterior wall.
alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER - Terminal bronchioles end in small air sacs called?
mediastinum - CORRECT ANSWER - That portion of the chest that contains the heart,
trachea, and esophagus is called the _____________.
pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER - Three parts of the upper airway are the larynx, trachea,
and ___________.
larynx - CORRECT ANSWER - The ___________ is responsible for voice production.
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3 - CORRECT ANSWER - The right lung has ____________ lobes.
alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER - Gas exchange occurs in the_______________.
False - CORRECT ANSWER - True/False: Both food and air pass through the
nasopharynx.
False - CORRECT ANSWER - True/False: The left primary bronchus is shorter, wider,
and more vertical than the right primary bronchus.
oblique fissure - CORRECT ANSWER - The lobes of the left lung are separated by the:
epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which structure is not located in the mediastinum?
T5 - CORRECT ANSWER - The trachea bifurcates into the primary bronchi at the level
of:
oropharynx - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of the upper airway extending from the soft
palate to the epiglottis is called the:
alveolus - CORRECT ANSWER - The dilated, saclike, terminal portion of the respiratory
tree is called the:
has enlarged lungs with destruction of lung tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - A patient with
pulmonary emphysema:
the area of bifurcation of the trachea - CORRECT ANSWER - The carina is:
