PCSD 313 Exam 1-4 Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: The lungs
Answer: rest in an airtight cavity called the thoracic cavity
Question 2: relationship of lungs to the rib cage
Answer: the lungs lie deep to the rib cage and are protected by them
Question 3: thoracic cavity
Answer: rib cage- houses and protects the lungs and heart
Question 4: how do the lungs connect to the outside world
Answer: via the trachea, larynx, pharynx, oral & nasal cavities
Question 5: T or F? if someone has poor/diminished respiration it will effect their ability to
communicate to some degree
Answer: True
Question 6: the larynx
Answer: the division between upper and lower respiratory tract
Question 7: What does the upper respiratory tract consist of?
Answer: oral cavity, nasal cavity, and pharyngeal cavity
Question 8: What does the lower respiratory tract consist of?
Answer: the larynx, trachea, and lungs
Question 9: What does the bony thorax consist of?
Answer: vertebrae & vertebral column, ribs and their attachments to the vertebral column, pectoral glide,
and pelvic girdle
Question 10: How is the thorax bound superiorly?
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, Answer: by the 1st rib and clavicle
Question 11: how is the thorax bound inferiorly?
Answer: the 12th rib
Question 12: how is the entire thorax suspended
Answer: by the vertebral column
Question 13: What are the 5 divisions of the vertebral column?
Answer: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal vertebrae
Question 14: what three divisions of the vertebral column are important for speech clinical
Answer: cervical (7), thoracic(12), and lumbar(5)
Question 15: C1 or atlas
Answer: most superior portion of vertebral column and provides support for the skull during rotation
Question 16: C2 or axis
Answer: inferior to C1 and allows the skull to pivot
Question 17: what does the pelvic girdle include?
Answer: ilium, sacrum, pubic bone, ischium
Question 18: the pectoral glide
Answer: formed by the scapula and clavicle
Question 19: true ribs
Answer: first 7 pairs of ribs; attach directly to sternum by costal cartilage
Question 20: false ribs
Answer: ribs 8-10; connect to sternum via costal cartilage
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Question 1: The lungs
Answer: rest in an airtight cavity called the thoracic cavity
Question 2: relationship of lungs to the rib cage
Answer: the lungs lie deep to the rib cage and are protected by them
Question 3: thoracic cavity
Answer: rib cage- houses and protects the lungs and heart
Question 4: how do the lungs connect to the outside world
Answer: via the trachea, larynx, pharynx, oral & nasal cavities
Question 5: T or F? if someone has poor/diminished respiration it will effect their ability to
communicate to some degree
Answer: True
Question 6: the larynx
Answer: the division between upper and lower respiratory tract
Question 7: What does the upper respiratory tract consist of?
Answer: oral cavity, nasal cavity, and pharyngeal cavity
Question 8: What does the lower respiratory tract consist of?
Answer: the larynx, trachea, and lungs
Question 9: What does the bony thorax consist of?
Answer: vertebrae & vertebral column, ribs and their attachments to the vertebral column, pectoral glide,
and pelvic girdle
Question 10: How is the thorax bound superiorly?
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, Answer: by the 1st rib and clavicle
Question 11: how is the thorax bound inferiorly?
Answer: the 12th rib
Question 12: how is the entire thorax suspended
Answer: by the vertebral column
Question 13: What are the 5 divisions of the vertebral column?
Answer: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal vertebrae
Question 14: what three divisions of the vertebral column are important for speech clinical
Answer: cervical (7), thoracic(12), and lumbar(5)
Question 15: C1 or atlas
Answer: most superior portion of vertebral column and provides support for the skull during rotation
Question 16: C2 or axis
Answer: inferior to C1 and allows the skull to pivot
Question 17: what does the pelvic girdle include?
Answer: ilium, sacrum, pubic bone, ischium
Question 18: the pectoral glide
Answer: formed by the scapula and clavicle
Question 19: true ribs
Answer: first 7 pairs of ribs; attach directly to sternum by costal cartilage
Question 20: false ribs
Answer: ribs 8-10; connect to sternum via costal cartilage
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