NSG 6020 WEEK 3 QUIZ STUDY GUIDE: 200 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ON RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT & PRACTICUM POLICIES | (NEWEST)

NSG 6020 WEEK 3 QUIZ STUDY GUIDE:
200 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ON
RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT &
PRACTICUM POLICIES | (NEWEST)
SECTION 1: RESPIRATORY ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY


Question 1: Functional unit of the lung is known as:


• Answer: Alveoli


Question 2: The other name for thorax is:


• Answer: Chest. It is a closed cavity containing structures for respiration.


Question 3: What are the 3 sections of the thoracic cavity?


• Answer: Mediastinum, the left pleural cavity, the right pleural cavity


Question 4: The left lung has how many lobes? The right lung has how many lobes?


• Answer: Left: 2 lobes (slender and longer because of heart); Right: 3 lobes

(wider and shorter)


Question 5: The middle section of the thoracic cavity containing the esophagus,

trachea, heart, and great vessels is the:

, • Answer: Mediastinum


Question 6: The hilar region of the lungs describes:


• Answer: The area around the heart


Question 7: The line that extends through the inferior angle of the scapula when the

arms are at the sides of the body is the:


• Answer: Scapular line


Question 8: The angle of Louis is a useful place to start counting ribs. This landmark

is located:


• Answer: On the manubrium and body of the sternum


Question 9: To locate the twelfth rib, palpate:


• Answer: Between the spine and the lateral chest


Question 10: What is external respiration?


• Answer: The exchange of O2 and carbon dioxide at the alveoli level of the

lungs


Question 11: What is internal respiration?


• Answer: The exchange of O2 and carbon dioxide at the cellular level of the

lungs

,SECTION 2: BREATH SOUNDS & AUSCULTATION


Question 12: Breath sounds heard over the periphery of the lung fields are:


• Answer: Vesicular


Question 13: Breath sounds auscultated over the periphery of the lung fields are

quiet and wispy during the inspiratory phase followed by a short, almost silent

expiratory phase. These breath sounds are considered:


• Answer: Vesicular


Question 14: Breath sounds consisting of a full inspiratory phase and a shortened

and softer expiratory phase normally audible over the hilar region of the chest are

termed:


• Answer: Bronchovesicular


Question 15: When auscultating breath sounds, use the diaphragm of the

stethoscope by placing it initially on the:


• Answer: Posterior chest at the cervical 7 level


Question 16: What are the 2 phases of respiration?


• Answer: Inspiration (the active phase)

, Question 17: Stridor heard louder in the neck than over the chest wall indicates:


• Answer: A partial obstruction in the larynx


Question 18: On auscultation of the chest, if the patient says "ninety-nine" and it is

clearly heard, this is indicative of:


• Answer: Lung density in the area


Question 19: What is rhonchi sibilant or wheezing?


• Answer: High-pitched continuous squeaking breathing, usually found in

patients with asthma on auscultation (or infection, foreign body obstruction) -

Expiration/inspiration when severe


Question 20: Ronchus sonorous is:


• Answer: Low pitched continuous snoring, rattling, adventitious sound -

Expiration/inspiration, changed/disappeared with cough - Cause: fluid blocked

airway


Question 21: Adventitious breath sounds, such as crackles, are:


• Answer: Popping, frying sounds, may be low or high-pitched and usually

heard on inspiration