OFA LEVEL 3 LATEST EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FIRM A+
✔✔Extended head position - ✔✔Head tilted upwards, away from the torso.
✔✔Neutral head position - ✔✔Head is positioned so that the gaze extends
perpendicular to the axis of the body.
✔✔Flexed head position - ✔✔Head is tilted downwards, towards the toes.
✔✔Which system delivers the body with air? - ✔✔The respiratory system
✔✔Components of the respiratory system - ✔✔Airway
Lungs
Thoracic muscles
Thoracic bones
✔✔Components of the airway - ✔✔Nose
Mouth
Pharynx
Trachea
Bronchi
✔✔Components of the lungs - ✔✔Bronchioles
Alveoli
Pleura
✔✔Components of the thoracic muscles - ✔✔Intercostal muscles
Diaphragm
✔✔Components of the thoracic bones - ✔✔Ribs
Sternum
✔✔Pharynx - ✔✔The region between the nasal passage, mouth, and the
trachea/esophagus
✔✔Trachea - ✔✔The largest tube that directs air to the lungs.
✔✔Bronchi - ✔✔The name for the branches of the trachea
✔✔Bronchioles - ✔✔The name for the smallest branch of the bronchi.
✔✔Alveoli - ✔✔The name for the sac which contains an alveolus
, ✔✔Pleura - ✔✔A pair of membranes which line the thorax and the lungs.
✔✔Intercostal muscles - ✔✔The muscles between the ribs - people eat this part on ribs.
✔✔Oropharynx - ✔✔The region between the nasal passage and the mouth.
✔✔Nasopharynx - ✔✔The space at the back of the nose.
✔✔Epiglottis - ✔✔An oval flap which prevents foreign material from entering the trachea
✔✔Hemothorax - ✔✔A collection of blood in the pleural space
✔✔Pneumothorax - ✔✔Air collected within the pleural space
✔✔Pleural effusion - ✔✔A collection of fluid within the pleural space
✔✔Accessory muscles of breathing - ✔✔The muscles of the chest, shoulders, and neck
which are primarily used for voluntary movement. In extreme cases, they are used to
assist breathing.
✔✔Larynx - ✔✔The voice box, this is located below the epiglottis
✔✔Three signs of cardiac arrest - ✔✔Unresponsive
Not breathing
No carotid pulse
✔✔Occluded - ✔✔Completely closed
✔✔A signs of a partially obstructed airway - ✔✔Stridor
Noisy, congested, or gurgling breaths
Hoarseness
Possible cyanosis
✔✔A sign of damage to the vocal cords - ✔✔Hoarseness
✔✔Cyanotic - ✔✔Ashen grey in appearance
✔✔Signs of a complete obstruction - ✔✔Cyanosis
No movement of air in or out of the mouth
Chest wall does not rise with ventilation
If conscious, unable to vocalize
✔✔Hemorrhage - ✔✔Bleeding, this is the escape of blood from arteries, veins, or
capillaries.
ANSWERS FIRM A+
✔✔Extended head position - ✔✔Head tilted upwards, away from the torso.
✔✔Neutral head position - ✔✔Head is positioned so that the gaze extends
perpendicular to the axis of the body.
✔✔Flexed head position - ✔✔Head is tilted downwards, towards the toes.
✔✔Which system delivers the body with air? - ✔✔The respiratory system
✔✔Components of the respiratory system - ✔✔Airway
Lungs
Thoracic muscles
Thoracic bones
✔✔Components of the airway - ✔✔Nose
Mouth
Pharynx
Trachea
Bronchi
✔✔Components of the lungs - ✔✔Bronchioles
Alveoli
Pleura
✔✔Components of the thoracic muscles - ✔✔Intercostal muscles
Diaphragm
✔✔Components of the thoracic bones - ✔✔Ribs
Sternum
✔✔Pharynx - ✔✔The region between the nasal passage, mouth, and the
trachea/esophagus
✔✔Trachea - ✔✔The largest tube that directs air to the lungs.
✔✔Bronchi - ✔✔The name for the branches of the trachea
✔✔Bronchioles - ✔✔The name for the smallest branch of the bronchi.
✔✔Alveoli - ✔✔The name for the sac which contains an alveolus
, ✔✔Pleura - ✔✔A pair of membranes which line the thorax and the lungs.
✔✔Intercostal muscles - ✔✔The muscles between the ribs - people eat this part on ribs.
✔✔Oropharynx - ✔✔The region between the nasal passage and the mouth.
✔✔Nasopharynx - ✔✔The space at the back of the nose.
✔✔Epiglottis - ✔✔An oval flap which prevents foreign material from entering the trachea
✔✔Hemothorax - ✔✔A collection of blood in the pleural space
✔✔Pneumothorax - ✔✔Air collected within the pleural space
✔✔Pleural effusion - ✔✔A collection of fluid within the pleural space
✔✔Accessory muscles of breathing - ✔✔The muscles of the chest, shoulders, and neck
which are primarily used for voluntary movement. In extreme cases, they are used to
assist breathing.
✔✔Larynx - ✔✔The voice box, this is located below the epiglottis
✔✔Three signs of cardiac arrest - ✔✔Unresponsive
Not breathing
No carotid pulse
✔✔Occluded - ✔✔Completely closed
✔✔A signs of a partially obstructed airway - ✔✔Stridor
Noisy, congested, or gurgling breaths
Hoarseness
Possible cyanosis
✔✔A sign of damage to the vocal cords - ✔✔Hoarseness
✔✔Cyanotic - ✔✔Ashen grey in appearance
✔✔Signs of a complete obstruction - ✔✔Cyanosis
No movement of air in or out of the mouth
Chest wall does not rise with ventilation
If conscious, unable to vocalize
✔✔Hemorrhage - ✔✔Bleeding, this is the escape of blood from arteries, veins, or
capillaries.
