RTE 1503 Midterm Question and Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | A+ Verified

RTE 1503 Midterm Question and Answer
[2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | A+
Verified
• Bony throax consist of? -✓✓ sternum, clavicles, scapulae, ribs, thoracic
vertebrae.


• Parts of the Sternum (breastbone)? -✓✓ manubrium, body, xiphoid process.


• jugular notch located? -✓✓ T2-T3


• Xiphoid process location? -✓✓ T9-T10


• Vertebra prominens location? -✓✓ C7


• How many pairs of ribs? -✓✓ 12


• How many thoracic vertebrea? -✓✓ 12


• Respiratory System consist of? -✓✓ pharynx, trachea, bronchi, & lungs.


• Respiratory system purpose? -✓✓ exchange of gaseous substances between air &
blood.


• Diaphragm -✓✓ each half called hemidiaphragm

, • Pharynx -✓✓ upper airway; serves as passageway for food, fluids, and air.


• Divisions of the pharynx? -✓✓ nasopharynx, oropharynx, & laryngopharynx


• Esophagus -✓✓ connects the pharynx with the stomach; is posterior to the larynx
& trachea.


• Amount of lobes in Left Lung ? -✓✓ 2


• Amount of lobes in right lung? -✓✓ 3


• Location of Hyoid bone & epiglottis? -✓✓ C3


• Location of larynx (voicebox)? -✓✓ Between C3-C6.


• Location of laryngeal prominence? -✓✓ C5


• location of trachea? -✓✓ C6-T4/T5


• Right bronchus -✓✓ is 2.5 cm long, 1.3 cm in diameter. Starts at T5


• Left bronchus -✓✓ 1.1 cm diameter, 5 cm long. Starts at T5