Kinn's Chapter 40 Pulmonology Test
Bank Questions and Complete Correct
Answers 2025\2026 Updated.
The process of oxygen moving from the atmosphere into the alveoli is called: - Answer
inspiration. Correct
exhalation.
olfaction.
respiration
This structure connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx. - Answer Pharynx
Eustachian tube Correct
Pharyngeal tonsils
Adenoids
An exchange of gases between the cells in the body and the blood. - Answer Internal
respiration Correct
External respiration
Olfaction
Atelectasis
The __________ closes off the trachea during swallowing so that food goes into the esophagus.
- Answer oropharynx
sinus
epiglottis Correct
tonsils
he term for the part of the throat that is posterior to the mouth. - Answer Sinus
Oropharynx Correct
Nasopharynx
Laryngopharynx
,carina.
The term for the structure that separates the nostrils is: - Answer carina.
septum. Correct
alveolus.
nares.
Which is not a paranasal sinus? - Answer Frontal
Ethmoid
Mandibular Correct
Maxillary
Sphenoid
This substance coats the alveolus to prevent it from collapsing. - Answer Mucus
Cilia
Surfactant Correct
Pleura
An air sac at the end of a bronchiole is a(n): - Answer carina.
alveolus. Correct
pleura.
cilia.
Aspiration of fluid from the pleural space is: - Answer pulmonary resection.
thoracentesis. Correct
pleural effusion.
pleural abscess.
A noninvasive test used to measure the oxygen saturation of the blood. - Answer A pulmonary
function test
Pulse oximetry Correct
, What is an abnormal enlargement of the distal phalanges as a result of diminished oxygen in the
blood? - Answer Epistaxis
Rhonchi
Stridor
Clubbing Correct
A condition of abnormally slow breathing is: - Answer eupnea.
wheezing.
stridor.
bradypnea. Correct
The term for a nosebleed is: - Answer epistaxis. Correct
eupnea.
hemoptysis.
rhinorrhea.
What is the term for an abnormal pattern of varying shallow and deep breathing? - Answer
Bradypnea
Rhonchi
Cheyne-Stokes respiration Correct
Wheezing
What is the bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane? - Answer Hypoxemia
Clubbing
Cyanosis Correct
Hypercapnia
Expectoration of blood is: - Answer epistaxis.
hemoptysis. Correct
hematemesis.
hemothorax.
Bank Questions and Complete Correct
Answers 2025\2026 Updated.
The process of oxygen moving from the atmosphere into the alveoli is called: - Answer
inspiration. Correct
exhalation.
olfaction.
respiration
This structure connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx. - Answer Pharynx
Eustachian tube Correct
Pharyngeal tonsils
Adenoids
An exchange of gases between the cells in the body and the blood. - Answer Internal
respiration Correct
External respiration
Olfaction
Atelectasis
The __________ closes off the trachea during swallowing so that food goes into the esophagus.
- Answer oropharynx
sinus
epiglottis Correct
tonsils
he term for the part of the throat that is posterior to the mouth. - Answer Sinus
Oropharynx Correct
Nasopharynx
Laryngopharynx
,carina.
The term for the structure that separates the nostrils is: - Answer carina.
septum. Correct
alveolus.
nares.
Which is not a paranasal sinus? - Answer Frontal
Ethmoid
Mandibular Correct
Maxillary
Sphenoid
This substance coats the alveolus to prevent it from collapsing. - Answer Mucus
Cilia
Surfactant Correct
Pleura
An air sac at the end of a bronchiole is a(n): - Answer carina.
alveolus. Correct
pleura.
cilia.
Aspiration of fluid from the pleural space is: - Answer pulmonary resection.
thoracentesis. Correct
pleural effusion.
pleural abscess.
A noninvasive test used to measure the oxygen saturation of the blood. - Answer A pulmonary
function test
Pulse oximetry Correct
, What is an abnormal enlargement of the distal phalanges as a result of diminished oxygen in the
blood? - Answer Epistaxis
Rhonchi
Stridor
Clubbing Correct
A condition of abnormally slow breathing is: - Answer eupnea.
wheezing.
stridor.
bradypnea. Correct
The term for a nosebleed is: - Answer epistaxis. Correct
eupnea.
hemoptysis.
rhinorrhea.
What is the term for an abnormal pattern of varying shallow and deep breathing? - Answer
Bradypnea
Rhonchi
Cheyne-Stokes respiration Correct
Wheezing
What is the bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane? - Answer Hypoxemia
Clubbing
Cyanosis Correct
Hypercapnia
Expectoration of blood is: - Answer epistaxis.
hemoptysis. Correct
hematemesis.
hemothorax.
