SHADOW HEALTH RESPIRATORY CONCEPT UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

SHADOW HEALTH RESPIRATORY
CONCEPT UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

●● True ribs
Answer: First 7 pairs of ribs attached directly to the sternum


●● False ribs
Answer: Ribs 8-10 attached to the costal cartilage above


●● Floating ribs
Answer: Ribs 11 and 12 with free palpable ends


●● Costochondral junction
Answer: Point where ribs join cartilage; normally not palpable


●● Anterior chest reference lines
Answer: Midsternum and midclavicular lines


●● Posterior chest reference lines
Answer: Vertebral (midspinal) and scapular lines

, ●● Lateral chest reference lines
Answer: Anterior axillary, midaxillary, and posterior axillary lines


●● Mediastinum
Answer: Middle section of thoracic cavity containing the heart, trachea,
esophagus, and great vessels


●● Right lung
Answer: Has three lobes and is shorter because of the liver


●● Left lung
Answer: Has two lobes and is narrower because of the heart


●● Pleura
Answer: Thin membranes lining the lungs and chest wall


●● Visceral pleura
Answer: Covers the lungs


●● Parietal pleura
Answer: Lines the chest wall