EMT Unit 1 Exam Questions and
Answers [Airway Management]
What are the structures that help us breath? - Answer-Diaphragm, the muscles of the chest wall, the
accessory muscles of breathing, and the nerves from the brain & spinal cord.
What does the upper airway consist of? - Answer-Nose, Mouth, Jaw, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx
What does the upper airway do? - Answer-warm, filter and humidify air as it w tees the body
Pharynx - Answer-throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
nasopharynx - Answer-Filter out dust and small particles. Warms and humidifies the air.
oropharynx - Answer-posterior to oral cavity, entrance for respiratory and digestive system, epiglottis is
superior to the larnynx
larnyx - Answer-Complex structure formed by many cartilaginous structures, marks where upper airway
ends and lower airway begins
, thyroid cartilage - Answer-A firm prominence of cartilage that forms the upper part of the larynx; the
Adam's apple. Forms a v shape anteriorly.
cricord cartilage - Answer-One of the cartilages of the larynx. It is a ring shaped structure that sits
immediately above the first tracheal ring and directly below the thyroid cartilage.
glottis - Answer-Opening between vocal cords
Trachea - Answer-a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx
to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
What is the function of lower airway? - Answer-deliver oxygen to the alveoli
What does the lower airway include? - Answer-Trachea, bronchi, lungs
Bronchi - Answer-two short branches located at the lower end of the trachea that carry air into the
lungs.
Where does trachea divide? - Answer-carina
What is bronchi supported by? - Answer-Cartilage
Respiration - Answer-The actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli as well as tissue
of the body
Ventilation - Answer-The physical act of moving air into and out of the lungs
Answers [Airway Management]
What are the structures that help us breath? - Answer-Diaphragm, the muscles of the chest wall, the
accessory muscles of breathing, and the nerves from the brain & spinal cord.
What does the upper airway consist of? - Answer-Nose, Mouth, Jaw, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx
What does the upper airway do? - Answer-warm, filter and humidify air as it w tees the body
Pharynx - Answer-throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
nasopharynx - Answer-Filter out dust and small particles. Warms and humidifies the air.
oropharynx - Answer-posterior to oral cavity, entrance for respiratory and digestive system, epiglottis is
superior to the larnynx
larnyx - Answer-Complex structure formed by many cartilaginous structures, marks where upper airway
ends and lower airway begins
, thyroid cartilage - Answer-A firm prominence of cartilage that forms the upper part of the larynx; the
Adam's apple. Forms a v shape anteriorly.
cricord cartilage - Answer-One of the cartilages of the larynx. It is a ring shaped structure that sits
immediately above the first tracheal ring and directly below the thyroid cartilage.
glottis - Answer-Opening between vocal cords
Trachea - Answer-a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx
to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
What is the function of lower airway? - Answer-deliver oxygen to the alveoli
What does the lower airway include? - Answer-Trachea, bronchi, lungs
Bronchi - Answer-two short branches located at the lower end of the trachea that carry air into the
lungs.
Where does trachea divide? - Answer-carina
What is bronchi supported by? - Answer-Cartilage
Respiration - Answer-The actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli as well as tissue
of the body
Ventilation - Answer-The physical act of moving air into and out of the lungs
