RESPIRATORY CONCEPT LAB NOTES (DIRECTLY FROM SHADOW
HEALTH) UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
Bronchial Sounds
Correct Answer: Heard above the manubrium over the trachea. Usually harsh,
high-pitched and loud.
Question 2.
Bronchovesicular Sounds
Correct Answer: Heard over the main bronchi and are usually of medium
loudness, and deeper pitch than bronchial sounds.
Question 3.
Vesicular Sounds
Correct Answer: Heard over the lower bronchi, bronchioles, and lobes.
Question 4.
How many lobes does the left lung have?
Correct Answer: 2 lobes
Question 5.
How many lobes does the right lung have?
Correct Answer: 3 lobes
Question 6.
Decreased Breath Sounds
Correct Answer: These sounds occur with airway disease or obstruction,
diaphragm paralysis, or impairment of sound transmission through the chest
wall. No sounds usually mean that no air is moving.
Question 7.
Increased Breath Sounds
Correct Answer: These are common abnormal findings with bronchial or
bronchovesicular sounds which are louder or harsher and in peripheral lung
tissue where vesicular sounds normally are. This can occur when the underlying
HEALTH) UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
Bronchial Sounds
Correct Answer: Heard above the manubrium over the trachea. Usually harsh,
high-pitched and loud.
Question 2.
Bronchovesicular Sounds
Correct Answer: Heard over the main bronchi and are usually of medium
loudness, and deeper pitch than bronchial sounds.
Question 3.
Vesicular Sounds
Correct Answer: Heard over the lower bronchi, bronchioles, and lobes.
Question 4.
How many lobes does the left lung have?
Correct Answer: 2 lobes
Question 5.
How many lobes does the right lung have?
Correct Answer: 3 lobes
Question 6.
Decreased Breath Sounds
Correct Answer: These sounds occur with airway disease or obstruction,
diaphragm paralysis, or impairment of sound transmission through the chest
wall. No sounds usually mean that no air is moving.
Question 7.
Increased Breath Sounds
Correct Answer: These are common abnormal findings with bronchial or
bronchovesicular sounds which are louder or harsher and in peripheral lung
tissue where vesicular sounds normally are. This can occur when the underlying