FISDAP (AIRWAY) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST
2023-2024 GRADE A +
From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass
through during ventilation? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Starts in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal
space/oropharyngeal space (if mouth breather), then
pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
What is the purpose of the nasal passages and
nasopharynx? - CORRECT ANSWER >>To
warm/humidify air as it passes through
What is the difference between respiration and ventilation?
- CORRECT ANSWER >>Respiration refers to the
exchange of gases in the alveoli, ventilation refers to the
movement of air into the lungs. Respiration is needed to
provide O2 to cells and remove waste products. Also
regulates pH of blood.
,What are the structures of the upper airway? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>nose, mouth, tongue, jaw, pharynx and
larynx
What structure is considered a landmark that divides the
upper airway from lower? - CORRECT ANSWER >>The
larynx, anything above is upper. The larynx and below are
lower.
What are the structures of the lower airways? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>larynx (includes adam's
apple/thyroid cartilage, cricothyroid membrane, cricoid
cartilage), trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Describe the anatomy of the larynx. - CORRECT
ANSWER >>From superior to inferior. Thyroid cartilage,
cricothyroid membrane, and cricoid membrane. The
thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage are anterior to the
larynx, and the cricothyroid membrane is posterior to both
structures.
,True or false: the lungs are completely equal in the
midsaggital plane. - CORRECT ANSWER >>False, right
lungs has 3 lobes, left lung only has 2 lobes. Together
they have 5 total. Also, the right bronchi is inferior to the
left bronchi.
What are the structures of the lungs in order of ventilation?
- CORRECT ANSWER >>bronchioles, and alveoli
True or false: the lungs use muscles found in the lateral
lobes to expand and contract? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>False: the lungs are hollow organs and contain no
muscles. When the diaphragm contracts it expands the
thoracic cavity. The pleural space has a negative pressure
and the lungs expand. This results in a slightly negative
pressure (compared to the atmosphere) and air rushes in.
True or false: Air rushes into the lungs because of
negative pressure. - CORRECT ANSWER >>True, when
the lungs expand, they are creating a vacuum because
, they are expanding the volume of the container. This
increase in volume causes influx of air into the container
until the pressure is equalized with the atmosphere.
True or false: The parietal pleura lines the lungs and the
visceral pleura lines the lungs. The space between is
called the anterior pleura. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>False: the visceral pleura lines the lungs, the parietal
pleura lines the body cavity and the pleural space is the
space in between both where body fluid allows for both to
smoothly glide.
What muscles are involved in inhalation? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>The diaphragm, cervical muscles (neck),
intercostals, abdominal muscles, and pectoral muscles.
What muscles are involved in expiration? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>none, expiration (if done passively) is
achieved by the relaxation of the diaphragm.
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST
2023-2024 GRADE A +
From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass
through during ventilation? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Starts in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal
space/oropharyngeal space (if mouth breather), then
pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
What is the purpose of the nasal passages and
nasopharynx? - CORRECT ANSWER >>To
warm/humidify air as it passes through
What is the difference between respiration and ventilation?
- CORRECT ANSWER >>Respiration refers to the
exchange of gases in the alveoli, ventilation refers to the
movement of air into the lungs. Respiration is needed to
provide O2 to cells and remove waste products. Also
regulates pH of blood.
,What are the structures of the upper airway? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>nose, mouth, tongue, jaw, pharynx and
larynx
What structure is considered a landmark that divides the
upper airway from lower? - CORRECT ANSWER >>The
larynx, anything above is upper. The larynx and below are
lower.
What are the structures of the lower airways? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>larynx (includes adam's
apple/thyroid cartilage, cricothyroid membrane, cricoid
cartilage), trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Describe the anatomy of the larynx. - CORRECT
ANSWER >>From superior to inferior. Thyroid cartilage,
cricothyroid membrane, and cricoid membrane. The
thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage are anterior to the
larynx, and the cricothyroid membrane is posterior to both
structures.
,True or false: the lungs are completely equal in the
midsaggital plane. - CORRECT ANSWER >>False, right
lungs has 3 lobes, left lung only has 2 lobes. Together
they have 5 total. Also, the right bronchi is inferior to the
left bronchi.
What are the structures of the lungs in order of ventilation?
- CORRECT ANSWER >>bronchioles, and alveoli
True or false: the lungs use muscles found in the lateral
lobes to expand and contract? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>False: the lungs are hollow organs and contain no
muscles. When the diaphragm contracts it expands the
thoracic cavity. The pleural space has a negative pressure
and the lungs expand. This results in a slightly negative
pressure (compared to the atmosphere) and air rushes in.
True or false: Air rushes into the lungs because of
negative pressure. - CORRECT ANSWER >>True, when
the lungs expand, they are creating a vacuum because
, they are expanding the volume of the container. This
increase in volume causes influx of air into the container
until the pressure is equalized with the atmosphere.
True or false: The parietal pleura lines the lungs and the
visceral pleura lines the lungs. The space between is
called the anterior pleura. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>False: the visceral pleura lines the lungs, the parietal
pleura lines the body cavity and the pleural space is the
space in between both where body fluid allows for both to
smoothly glide.
What muscles are involved in inhalation? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>The diaphragm, cervical muscles (neck),
intercostals, abdominal muscles, and pectoral muscles.
What muscles are involved in expiration? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>none, expiration (if done passively) is
achieved by the relaxation of the diaphragm.
