ATI Health Assessment: Respiratory
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Tools for skin assessment r/t Respiratory -
correct answer ✅- Watch or clock with a second hand (respiratory
rate)
- Stethoscope
- Pulse oximeter
- Incentive spirometer
Use landmarks on the outside of the body to help identify body's
internal structures -
Rib Identification -
correct answer ✅- angle of louis
- located at the manubriosternal junction before the body of the
sternum
,ATI Health Assessment: Respiratory
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Midsternal line -
correct answer ✅down the center of the sternum
midclavicular line -
correct answer ✅vertical line from the middle of the clavicle
- over the nipple and down to the lower ribs on the left and right
chest wall
The anterior, midaxillary, and posterior axillary lines -
correct answer ✅- located down the axilla to the lower rib cage
Posterior lines include -
correct answer ✅- the scapular line
- drawn down through the inferior angle of the scapula, and the
vertebral line, located down the spinous process of the spine
Lobes of the chest -
correct answer ✅- Right upper lobe
, ATI Health Assessment: Respiratory
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
- Right middle lobe
- Right lower lobe
- Left upper lobe
- Left lower lobe
right upper lobe (of lung) -
correct answer ✅Begins slightly above the clavicle and extends to
the fourth rib
Right middle lobe -
correct answer ✅Extends to the sixth rib
right lower lobe -
correct answer ✅- lies more laterally and extends to the eight rib,
which is visible from a lateral view because it angles posteriorly
- The liver sits just under the lower lobe of the right lung
- the lobes on the right are smaller than the left lobes
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Tools for skin assessment r/t Respiratory -
correct answer ✅- Watch or clock with a second hand (respiratory
rate)
- Stethoscope
- Pulse oximeter
- Incentive spirometer
Use landmarks on the outside of the body to help identify body's
internal structures -
Rib Identification -
correct answer ✅- angle of louis
- located at the manubriosternal junction before the body of the
sternum
,ATI Health Assessment: Respiratory
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Midsternal line -
correct answer ✅down the center of the sternum
midclavicular line -
correct answer ✅vertical line from the middle of the clavicle
- over the nipple and down to the lower ribs on the left and right
chest wall
The anterior, midaxillary, and posterior axillary lines -
correct answer ✅- located down the axilla to the lower rib cage
Posterior lines include -
correct answer ✅- the scapular line
- drawn down through the inferior angle of the scapula, and the
vertebral line, located down the spinous process of the spine
Lobes of the chest -
correct answer ✅- Right upper lobe
, ATI Health Assessment: Respiratory
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
- Right middle lobe
- Right lower lobe
- Left upper lobe
- Left lower lobe
right upper lobe (of lung) -
correct answer ✅Begins slightly above the clavicle and extends to
the fourth rib
Right middle lobe -
correct answer ✅Extends to the sixth rib
right lower lobe -
correct answer ✅- lies more laterally and extends to the eight rib,
which is visible from a lateral view because it angles posteriorly
- The liver sits just under the lower lobe of the right lung
- the lobes on the right are smaller than the left lobes
