EMT CHAPTER 11 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A+ LATEST VERSION
EMT CHAPTER 11 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A+ LATEST VERSION Describe the major structures of the respiratory system - correct answers-UPPER airway: naso/oro/laryngopharynx, nasal passage, mouth, epiglottis; LOWER airway: trachea, bronchioles, main bronchus; apex of lung (top), base of lung, carina (branch of trachea, pulmonary capillaries, alveoli Discuss the physiology of breathing - correct answers-diaphragm contracts and intercostal muscles pull chest out, entire chest cavity expands creating negative pressure and pulling air into lungs. Partial pressure of oxygen in new air is greater than partial pressure of oxygen in blood, so blood pulls in oxygen by diffusion. Reverse happens for CO2.
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