LRA 213 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Pleurisy may be demonstrated radiographically by associated: - Answers pleural effusion
The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of: - Answers C7
The extreme outermost lower portion of the lung is called: - Answers Costophrenic angle
The lower concave area of the lung is termed the: - Answers base
The heart is located in the anterior chest at the level of: - Answers T5-T8
A narrow thorax that is shallow from the front to back but very long in the vertical dimension is
characteristic of a(n) _____ body habitus - Answers asthenic
The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the: - Answers vertebra prominens
The correct term for the seventh cervical vertebrae is - Answers vertebra prominens
Air of gas that escapes into the pleural cavity results in a condition known as: - Answers
pneumothorax
A condition in which excess fluids builds in the lungs as a result of obstruction of the pulmonary
circulation is termed: - Answers pulmonary edema
Which of the following is not a form of occupational lung disease? - Answers Tuberculosis
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: Adam's apple - Answers
thyroid cartilage
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: voice box - Answers
larynx
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: breastbone - Answers
sternum
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: collar bone - Answers
clavicle
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: shoulder blade - Answers
scapula
The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right and left bronchi is
termed the: - Answers carina
Which of the following structures is considered to be the most inferior? - Answers carina
The central area in which bronchi and blood vessels enter the lung is called: - Answers hilum
, a well-inspired average adult chest pa projection will have a minimum of ___ posterior ribs seen
above the diaphragm - Answers 10
The bony thorax consists of (A) the single ___ anteriorly, (B) two ___, (C) two ___, (D) twelve pairs
of ___, and (E) twelve ___ posteriorly - Answers (A) Sternum
(B) Clavicles
(C) Scapulae
(D) Ribs
(E) Thoracic vertebrae
The two important bony landmarks of the thorax that are used for locating the central ray on a
posteroanterior (PA) and anteroposterior (AP) chest projections are the (A) ____ and the (B)
_____, respectively - Answers (A) Vertebra prominens
(B) Juglular notch
The four divisions of the respiratory system are: - Answers Pharynx, Trachea, Bronchi and Lungs
List the three divisions of the structure located proximally to the larynx that serve as a common
passageway for both food and air - Answers Alasopharynx, Oropharynx, and Laryngopharynx
What is the name of the structure that acts as a lid over the larynx to prevent foreign objects
such as food particles from entering the respiratory system? - Answers Epiglottis
The trachea is located ___ to the esophagus. - Answers Anteriorly
The ___ bone is seen in the anterior portion of the neck and is found just below the tongue or
floor of the mouth - Answers hyoid
If a person accidentally inhales a food particle, which bronchus is it most likely to enter, and why?
A. The ___ bronchus B. Why? ____ - Answers (A) Right
(B) it's larger in diameter and more vertical
A. What is the name of the prominence, or ridge, seen when looking down into the bronchus
where it divides into the right and left bronchi? ____
B. this prominence, or ridge, is approximately at the level of the ___ vertebra. - Answers Carina,
T5
What is the term for the small air sacs located at the distal ends of the bronchioles, in which
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the blood? - Answers Alveoli
The delicate, double-walled sac or membrane that contains the lungs is called the - Answers
Pleurisy may be demonstrated radiographically by associated: - Answers pleural effusion
The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of: - Answers C7
The extreme outermost lower portion of the lung is called: - Answers Costophrenic angle
The lower concave area of the lung is termed the: - Answers base
The heart is located in the anterior chest at the level of: - Answers T5-T8
A narrow thorax that is shallow from the front to back but very long in the vertical dimension is
characteristic of a(n) _____ body habitus - Answers asthenic
The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the: - Answers vertebra prominens
The correct term for the seventh cervical vertebrae is - Answers vertebra prominens
Air of gas that escapes into the pleural cavity results in a condition known as: - Answers
pneumothorax
A condition in which excess fluids builds in the lungs as a result of obstruction of the pulmonary
circulation is termed: - Answers pulmonary edema
Which of the following is not a form of occupational lung disease? - Answers Tuberculosis
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: Adam's apple - Answers
thyroid cartilage
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: voice box - Answers
larynx
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: breastbone - Answers
sternum
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: collar bone - Answers
clavicle
Match each of the following structures with its correct anatomic term: shoulder blade - Answers
scapula
The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right and left bronchi is
termed the: - Answers carina
Which of the following structures is considered to be the most inferior? - Answers carina
The central area in which bronchi and blood vessels enter the lung is called: - Answers hilum
, a well-inspired average adult chest pa projection will have a minimum of ___ posterior ribs seen
above the diaphragm - Answers 10
The bony thorax consists of (A) the single ___ anteriorly, (B) two ___, (C) two ___, (D) twelve pairs
of ___, and (E) twelve ___ posteriorly - Answers (A) Sternum
(B) Clavicles
(C) Scapulae
(D) Ribs
(E) Thoracic vertebrae
The two important bony landmarks of the thorax that are used for locating the central ray on a
posteroanterior (PA) and anteroposterior (AP) chest projections are the (A) ____ and the (B)
_____, respectively - Answers (A) Vertebra prominens
(B) Juglular notch
The four divisions of the respiratory system are: - Answers Pharynx, Trachea, Bronchi and Lungs
List the three divisions of the structure located proximally to the larynx that serve as a common
passageway for both food and air - Answers Alasopharynx, Oropharynx, and Laryngopharynx
What is the name of the structure that acts as a lid over the larynx to prevent foreign objects
such as food particles from entering the respiratory system? - Answers Epiglottis
The trachea is located ___ to the esophagus. - Answers Anteriorly
The ___ bone is seen in the anterior portion of the neck and is found just below the tongue or
floor of the mouth - Answers hyoid
If a person accidentally inhales a food particle, which bronchus is it most likely to enter, and why?
A. The ___ bronchus B. Why? ____ - Answers (A) Right
(B) it's larger in diameter and more vertical
A. What is the name of the prominence, or ridge, seen when looking down into the bronchus
where it divides into the right and left bronchi? ____
B. this prominence, or ridge, is approximately at the level of the ___ vertebra. - Answers Carina,
T5
What is the term for the small air sacs located at the distal ends of the bronchioles, in which
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the blood? - Answers Alveoli
The delicate, double-walled sac or membrane that contains the lungs is called the - Answers
