NUFT 204 - Respiratory Assessment
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
What body systems work together to supply oxygen to the
body? - Correct Answers ✅Cardiovascular and respiratory
What is the major function of the lungs? - Correct Answers
✅Continuous gas exchange between inspired air and blood
in the pulmonary circulation
What are the 3 steps of respiration? - Correct Answers ✅1.
Ventilation
2. Perfusion
3. Diffusion
What is ventilation? - Correct Answers ✅When oxygen
comes into the lungs
What is perfusion? - Correct Answers ✅The blood flow that
goes to the lungs and the tissues
What is diffusion? - Correct Answers ✅The exchange of
gases that occurs in the alveoli
Where does the respiratory tract begin and end? - Correct
Answers ✅1. Begins at the mouth/nose
2. Ends at the alveoli of the lungs
,NUFT 204 - Respiratory Assessment
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
What is the function of the upper airway? - Correct Answers
✅.1. Filters airborne particles
2. Humidifies and warms inspired gases
What is the function of the lower airway? - Correct Answers
✅Serves as location for gas exchange
Which respiratory structures are part of the upper airway? -
Correct Answers ✅1. nose/nasal passages
2. Pharynx
3. Larynx
Which respiratory structures are part of the lower airway? -
Correct Answers ✅1. Trachea
2. Bronchi
3. Bronchioles
4. Alveoli
Where is respiration controlled? - Correct Answers ✅In the
brainstem
,NUFT 204 - Respiratory Assessment
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
How many lobes does the right lung have? How many does
the left lung have? - Correct Answers ✅1. Right has 3
2. Left has 2
What type of process is expiration? - Correct Answers
✅Passive
What muscles mediate respiration? - Correct Answers ✅1.
Diaphragm
2. SCM
3. Scalenes
4. Intercostal
5. Obliques
What is the primary muscle of inspiration? - Correct
Answers ✅diaphragm
What occurs to the diaphragm and thorax during inspiration?
- Correct Answers ✅1. Diaphragm contracts
, NUFT 204 - Respiratory Assessment
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
2. Thorax expands (increases in size)
What occurs to the diaphragm and thorax during expiration? -
Correct Answers ✅1. Diaphragm relaxes
2. Thorax deflates (decreases in size)
*note: decreased size in thorax space assists with pushing air
out*
Describe the technique for doing a respiratory exam. -
Correct Answers ✅1. Ensure a quiet environment
2. Properly position patient
-when listening posteriorly should be seated
-when listening anteriorly can be supine or seated
3. Ensure patient comfort
-make sure hands and stethoscope are warm
-use drape sheet to cover women's chest
4. Inspect then palpate then percuss then auscultate lungs
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
What body systems work together to supply oxygen to the
body? - Correct Answers ✅Cardiovascular and respiratory
What is the major function of the lungs? - Correct Answers
✅Continuous gas exchange between inspired air and blood
in the pulmonary circulation
What are the 3 steps of respiration? - Correct Answers ✅1.
Ventilation
2. Perfusion
3. Diffusion
What is ventilation? - Correct Answers ✅When oxygen
comes into the lungs
What is perfusion? - Correct Answers ✅The blood flow that
goes to the lungs and the tissues
What is diffusion? - Correct Answers ✅The exchange of
gases that occurs in the alveoli
Where does the respiratory tract begin and end? - Correct
Answers ✅1. Begins at the mouth/nose
2. Ends at the alveoli of the lungs
,NUFT 204 - Respiratory Assessment
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
What is the function of the upper airway? - Correct Answers
✅.1. Filters airborne particles
2. Humidifies and warms inspired gases
What is the function of the lower airway? - Correct Answers
✅Serves as location for gas exchange
Which respiratory structures are part of the upper airway? -
Correct Answers ✅1. nose/nasal passages
2. Pharynx
3. Larynx
Which respiratory structures are part of the lower airway? -
Correct Answers ✅1. Trachea
2. Bronchi
3. Bronchioles
4. Alveoli
Where is respiration controlled? - Correct Answers ✅In the
brainstem
,NUFT 204 - Respiratory Assessment
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
How many lobes does the right lung have? How many does
the left lung have? - Correct Answers ✅1. Right has 3
2. Left has 2
What type of process is expiration? - Correct Answers
✅Passive
What muscles mediate respiration? - Correct Answers ✅1.
Diaphragm
2. SCM
3. Scalenes
4. Intercostal
5. Obliques
What is the primary muscle of inspiration? - Correct
Answers ✅diaphragm
What occurs to the diaphragm and thorax during inspiration?
- Correct Answers ✅1. Diaphragm contracts
, NUFT 204 - Respiratory Assessment
Questions and Answers 2026 Update
2. Thorax expands (increases in size)
What occurs to the diaphragm and thorax during expiration? -
Correct Answers ✅1. Diaphragm relaxes
2. Thorax deflates (decreases in size)
*note: decreased size in thorax space assists with pushing air
out*
Describe the technique for doing a respiratory exam. -
Correct Answers ✅1. Ensure a quiet environment
2. Properly position patient
-when listening posteriorly should be seated
-when listening anteriorly can be supine or seated
3. Ensure patient comfort
-make sure hands and stethoscope are warm
-use drape sheet to cover women's chest
4. Inspect then palpate then percuss then auscultate lungs
