Airway Module Exam Questions and
Answers
upper airway - Answer-nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
Larynx - Answer-(voice box) demarcation between upper and lower airway
lower airway - Answer-trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
inspiration - Answer-breathing in (inhalation)
expiration - Answer-breathing out (exhalation)
Hypoxia - Answer-lack of oxygen
hypoxic drive - Answer-backup system to control respirations when oxygen levels fall
ventilation - Answer-movement of air in and out of the lungs
, Oxygenation - Answer-the process of delivering oxygen to the blood
Respiration - Answer-exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in alveoli and body tissues
agonal respirations - Answer-Slow, shallow, irregular respirations or occasional gasping breaths;
sometimes seen in dying patients.
cheyne-stokes respirations - Answer-deep, rapid breathing followed by a period of apnea; can indicate
stroke or head injury
ataxic respirations - Answer-Irregular or ineffective pattern
May follow serious head injuries
Kussmaul respirations - Answer-rapid/shallow to deep/labored/gasping breaths, can indicate metabolic
issues
Airway assessment - Answer-Look (for the rise and fall of the chest), Listen (for the movement of air),
Feel (for the air on cheek)
How to open the airway: - Answer-head tilt chin lift
How to open the airway when a spinal injury is suspected. - Answer-jaw thrust
airway adjuncts - Answer-devices that aid in maintaining an open airway
nasopharyngeal airway - Answer-a flexible breathing tube inserted through the patient's nostril into the
pharynx to help maintain an open airway
Answers
upper airway - Answer-nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
Larynx - Answer-(voice box) demarcation between upper and lower airway
lower airway - Answer-trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
inspiration - Answer-breathing in (inhalation)
expiration - Answer-breathing out (exhalation)
Hypoxia - Answer-lack of oxygen
hypoxic drive - Answer-backup system to control respirations when oxygen levels fall
ventilation - Answer-movement of air in and out of the lungs
, Oxygenation - Answer-the process of delivering oxygen to the blood
Respiration - Answer-exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in alveoli and body tissues
agonal respirations - Answer-Slow, shallow, irregular respirations or occasional gasping breaths;
sometimes seen in dying patients.
cheyne-stokes respirations - Answer-deep, rapid breathing followed by a period of apnea; can indicate
stroke or head injury
ataxic respirations - Answer-Irregular or ineffective pattern
May follow serious head injuries
Kussmaul respirations - Answer-rapid/shallow to deep/labored/gasping breaths, can indicate metabolic
issues
Airway assessment - Answer-Look (for the rise and fall of the chest), Listen (for the movement of air),
Feel (for the air on cheek)
How to open the airway: - Answer-head tilt chin lift
How to open the airway when a spinal injury is suspected. - Answer-jaw thrust
airway adjuncts - Answer-devices that aid in maintaining an open airway
nasopharyngeal airway - Answer-a flexible breathing tube inserted through the patient's nostril into the
pharynx to help maintain an open airway
