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UCLA EMT AIRWAY STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS What are the primary muscles of ventilation? - diaphragm and intercostal muscles What are the accessory muscles of ventilation? - sternocleidomastoid, pectorals, trapezius and abdominal What is ventilation? - The movement of air between the lungs and environment What is respiration? - The gas exchange and cellular diffusion in the lungs What is tidal volume? - The amount of air in each breath usually 500mL What is minute volume? - The Respiratory Rate x Tidal Volume 2 Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 What is Tachypnea? - It is rapid breathing What is Bradypnea? - It is slow breathing What is dead space? - The area not affected by gas exchange What is Vital Capacity? - The Maximum amount of gas that can be expired after a maximum inspiration What is residual volume? - The amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced expiration What are we looking for in a respiratory assessment? - The Rate, The Rhythm, The Quality and the Lung Sounds

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UCLA EMT AIRWAY STUDY GUIDE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS


What are the primary muscles of ventilation? - ✔✔diaphragm and

intercostal muscles


What are the accessory muscles of ventilation? - ✔✔sternocleidomastoid,

pectorals, trapezius and abdominal


What is ventilation? - ✔✔The movement of air between the lungs and

environment


What is respiration? - ✔✔The gas exchange and cellular diffusion in the

lungs


What is tidal volume? - ✔✔The amount of air in each breath usually 500mL


What is minute volume? - ✔✔The Respiratory Rate x Tidal Volume



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, What is Tachypnea? - ✔✔It is rapid breathing


What is Bradypnea? - ✔✔It is slow breathing


What is dead space? - ✔✔The area not affected by gas exchange


What is Vital Capacity? - ✔✔The Maximum amount of gas that can be

expired after a maximum inspiration


What is residual volume? - ✔✔The amount of air remaining in the lungs

after a forced expiration


What are we looking for in a respiratory assessment? - ✔✔The Rate, The

Rhythm, The Quality and the Lung Sounds




Rate: 10-12 breaths per minute


Rhythym- Consistent Rise and Fall of the chest


Quality- The Depth of breathing


Lung Sounds- Clear and equal bilaterally




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