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HCB RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Apnea - ....ANSWER ...-No breathing


Cyanosis - ....ANSWER ...-Bluish discoloration of the skin


Diffusion - ....ANSWER ...-When molecules move from an area of high

concentration to an area of low concentration


Dyspnea - ....ANSWER ...-Difficult and labored breathing


Hypoxia - ....ANSWER ...-Deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the

body


Intercostal - ....ANSWER ...-Extending between the ribs


Respiratory distress - ....ANSWER ...-Increased work of breathing


Respiratory failure - ....ANSWER ...-the reduction of breathing to the point

where oxygen intake is not sufficient to support life




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, Retractions - ....ANSWER ...-Pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the

ribs when breathing


Air - ....ANSWER ...-Enters through the mouth and nose


Epiglottis - ....ANSWER ...-Closes over the glottis to prevent food and

foreign objects from entering the trachea


Larynx (Voice box) - ....ANSWER ...-Connects the pharynx to the trachea.

Contains thyroid cartilage


Cricoid cartilage - ....ANSWER ...-Forms the lower portion of the larynx


Trachea - ....ANSWER ...-Tube that carries inhaled air from the larynx to the

lungs


Bronchi - ....ANSWER ...-The passages that direct air into the lungs


Bronchial tree - ....ANSWER ...-Consists of the trachea, primary bronchi,

secondary bronchi, tertiary bronchi, bronchioles and terminal bronchioles


Alveoli - ....ANSWER ...-Small sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs


Diaphragm - ....ANSWER ...-Divides the chest cavity from the abdominal

cavity, helps a person inhale and exhale




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