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FISDAP-AIRWAY Questions and Correct
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Upper Airway
Ans: Consists of all structures above the level of the vocal
cords. The nose, mouth, jaw, oral cavity and pharynx.
Lower Airway
Ans: Function is to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. Starts
at the larynx. Spans from the glottis to the pulmonary capillary
membrane.
Turbinates
Ans: Increase the surface area of the nasal mucosa, thereby
improving the processes of warming, filtering and
humidification of inhaled air.
Hyoid Bone
Ans: Small, horseshoe shaped bone that attaches to the
tongue.
Thyroid Cartilage
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Ans: Adams apple. Directly anterior to the glottic opening.
Cricoid Cartilage
Ans: AKA Cricoid Ring, forms the lowest portion of the larynx,
and the first ring of the trachea.
Cricothyroid Membrane
Ans: Site for emergency surgical and nonsurgical access to the
airway. Between the thyroid and cricoid cartilage.
Vellecula
Ans: Anatomic space or "pocket" located between the base of
the tongue and the epiglottis. Where the MAC blade goes.
Laryngospasm
Ans: When the airway is stimulated (such as during aspiration
of foreign material or submersion incident), defensive reflexes
cause a spasmodic closure of the vocal cords, which seals off
the airway.
Trachea
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Ans: AKA Windpipe, is the conduit for air entry into the l ungs.
Approx 10-12 cm long, & consists of C-Shaped Cartilaginous
rings. Begins immediately below the cricoid cartilage. Divides
into the right and left mainstem bronchi at the level of the
Carina.
Mediastinum
Ans: The space between the lungs that contains, in addition to
the trachea, the heart, great vessels, and a portion of the
esophagus. Main thing to know- the heart is housed there.
Carina
Ans: Where the right and left mainstem bronchi branch off.
Goblet Cells
Ans: Mucous producing cells, that are lined in the trachea and
bronchi. They trap small particles and other potential
contaminants.
Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptors
Ans: Stimulate bronchodilation.
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FISDAP-AIRWAY Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Upper Airway
Ans: Consists of all structures above the level of the vocal
cords. The nose, mouth, jaw, oral cavity and pharynx.
Lower Airway
Ans: Function is to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. Starts
at the larynx. Spans from the glottis to the pulmonary capillary
membrane.
Turbinates
Ans: Increase the surface area of the nasal mucosa, thereby
improving the processes of warming, filtering and
humidification of inhaled air.
Hyoid Bone
Ans: Small, horseshoe shaped bone that attaches to the
tongue.
Thyroid Cartilage
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Ans: Adams apple. Directly anterior to the glottic opening.
Cricoid Cartilage
Ans: AKA Cricoid Ring, forms the lowest portion of the larynx,
and the first ring of the trachea.
Cricothyroid Membrane
Ans: Site for emergency surgical and nonsurgical access to the
airway. Between the thyroid and cricoid cartilage.
Vellecula
Ans: Anatomic space or "pocket" located between the base of
the tongue and the epiglottis. Where the MAC blade goes.
Laryngospasm
Ans: When the airway is stimulated (such as during aspiration
of foreign material or submersion incident), defensive reflexes
cause a spasmodic closure of the vocal cords, which seals off
the airway.
Trachea
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Ans: AKA Windpipe, is the conduit for air entry into the l ungs.
Approx 10-12 cm long, & consists of C-Shaped Cartilaginous
rings. Begins immediately below the cricoid cartilage. Divides
into the right and left mainstem bronchi at the level of the
Carina.
Mediastinum
Ans: The space between the lungs that contains, in addition to
the trachea, the heart, great vessels, and a portion of the
esophagus. Main thing to know- the heart is housed there.
Carina
Ans: Where the right and left mainstem bronchi branch off.
Goblet Cells
Ans: Mucous producing cells, that are lined in the trachea and
bronchi. They trap small particles and other potential
contaminants.
Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptors
Ans: Stimulate bronchodilation.
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