RTE 1503 Midterm Question and Answer
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• Bony throax consist of? -✓✓ sternum, clavicles, scapulae, ribs, thoracic
vertebrae.
• Parts of the Sternum (breastbone)? -✓✓ manubrium, body, xiphoid process.
• jugular notch located? -✓✓ T2-T3
• Xiphoid process location? -✓✓ T9-T10
• Vertebra prominens location? -✓✓ C7
• How many pairs of ribs? -✓✓ 12
• How many thoracic vertebrea? -✓✓ 12
• Respiratory System consist of? -✓✓ pharynx, trachea, bronchi, & lungs.
• Respiratory system purpose? -✓✓ exchange of gaseous substances between air &
blood.
• Diaphragm -✓✓ each half called hemidiaphragm
, • Pharynx -✓✓ upper airway; serves as passageway for food, fluids, and air.
• Divisions of the pharynx? -✓✓ nasopharynx, oropharynx, & laryngopharynx
• Esophagus -✓✓ connects the pharynx with the stomach; is posterior to the larynx
& trachea.
• Amount of lobes in Left Lung ? -✓✓ 2
• Amount of lobes in right lung? -✓✓ 3
• Location of Hyoid bone & epiglottis? -✓✓ C3
• Location of larynx (voicebox)? -✓✓ Between C3-C6.
• Location of laryngeal prominence? -✓✓ C5
• location of trachea? -✓✓ C6-T4/T5
• Right bronchus -✓✓ is 2.5 cm long, 1.3 cm in diameter. Starts at T5
• Left bronchus -✓✓ 1.1 cm diameter, 5 cm long. Starts at T5
[2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | A+
Verified
• Bony throax consist of? -✓✓ sternum, clavicles, scapulae, ribs, thoracic
vertebrae.
• Parts of the Sternum (breastbone)? -✓✓ manubrium, body, xiphoid process.
• jugular notch located? -✓✓ T2-T3
• Xiphoid process location? -✓✓ T9-T10
• Vertebra prominens location? -✓✓ C7
• How many pairs of ribs? -✓✓ 12
• How many thoracic vertebrea? -✓✓ 12
• Respiratory System consist of? -✓✓ pharynx, trachea, bronchi, & lungs.
• Respiratory system purpose? -✓✓ exchange of gaseous substances between air &
blood.
• Diaphragm -✓✓ each half called hemidiaphragm
, • Pharynx -✓✓ upper airway; serves as passageway for food, fluids, and air.
• Divisions of the pharynx? -✓✓ nasopharynx, oropharynx, & laryngopharynx
• Esophagus -✓✓ connects the pharynx with the stomach; is posterior to the larynx
& trachea.
• Amount of lobes in Left Lung ? -✓✓ 2
• Amount of lobes in right lung? -✓✓ 3
• Location of Hyoid bone & epiglottis? -✓✓ C3
• Location of larynx (voicebox)? -✓✓ Between C3-C6.
• Location of laryngeal prominence? -✓✓ C5
• location of trachea? -✓✓ C6-T4/T5
• Right bronchus -✓✓ is 2.5 cm long, 1.3 cm in diameter. Starts at T5
• Left bronchus -✓✓ 1.1 cm diameter, 5 cm long. Starts at T5