NURS 681 Week 3 Quiz Questions and
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sternal angle - ANSWERS Ridge between manubrium and body at second rib
chest inspection - ANSWERS deformities, muscle retraction, lag
chest palpation - ANSWERS tenderness, bruising, sinus tracts, respiratory
expansion, fremitus
chest percussion - ANSWERS flat, dull, resonant, hyperresonant or tympanitic
accessory muscles - ANSWERS scalene muscles or SCM
where does the trachea bifurcate into its mainstem bronchi - ANSWERS
sternal angle anteriorly and T4 posteriorly
aspiration pneumonia - ANSWERS more common in right middle and lower
lobes
Alveoli - ANSWERS air sacs in the lungs
, pleura - ANSWERS double-layered membrane surrounding each lung
common or concerning symptoms - ANSWERS wheezing
SOB
cough
blood-streaked sputum
chest pain
daytime sleepiness, snoring, and disordered sleep
location for needle insertion for decompression of a tension pneumothorax -
ANSWERS 2nd intercostal space
chest tube insertion location - ANSWERS ICS between 4th and 5th ribs
What ribs articulate with the sternum? - ANSWERS 1-7
Where do ribs 8-10 articulate? - ANSWERS 7th costal cartilage
parietal pleura - ANSWERS lines the thoracic cavity
visceral pleura - ANSWERS covers the lungs
lower border of lung - ANSWERS Crosses the 6th rib at the midclavicular line
and the 8th rib at the midaxillary line
Correct Answers (verified answers) | New
Update 2026
sternal angle - ANSWERS Ridge between manubrium and body at second rib
chest inspection - ANSWERS deformities, muscle retraction, lag
chest palpation - ANSWERS tenderness, bruising, sinus tracts, respiratory
expansion, fremitus
chest percussion - ANSWERS flat, dull, resonant, hyperresonant or tympanitic
accessory muscles - ANSWERS scalene muscles or SCM
where does the trachea bifurcate into its mainstem bronchi - ANSWERS
sternal angle anteriorly and T4 posteriorly
aspiration pneumonia - ANSWERS more common in right middle and lower
lobes
Alveoli - ANSWERS air sacs in the lungs
, pleura - ANSWERS double-layered membrane surrounding each lung
common or concerning symptoms - ANSWERS wheezing
SOB
cough
blood-streaked sputum
chest pain
daytime sleepiness, snoring, and disordered sleep
location for needle insertion for decompression of a tension pneumothorax -
ANSWERS 2nd intercostal space
chest tube insertion location - ANSWERS ICS between 4th and 5th ribs
What ribs articulate with the sternum? - ANSWERS 1-7
Where do ribs 8-10 articulate? - ANSWERS 7th costal cartilage
parietal pleura - ANSWERS lines the thoracic cavity
visceral pleura - ANSWERS covers the lungs
lower border of lung - ANSWERS Crosses the 6th rib at the midclavicular line
and the 8th rib at the midaxillary line
