Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs (by Jarvis) / Exam
Questions & Detailed Solutions.
When performing C
respiratory assessment on
a patient, the nurse
notices a costal angle of
approximately 90
degrees. This
characteristic is:
a. Observed in patients
with kyphosis. b. Indicative
of pectus excavatum.
c. A normal finding in a
healthy adult.
d. An expected finding in
a patient with a barrel
chest.
When assessing a patients A
lungs, the nurse recalls
that the left lung:
a. Consists of two lobes.
b. Is divided by the
horizontal fissure.
c. Primarily consists of an
upper lobe on the
posterior chest
d. Is shorter than the right
lung because of
underlying stomach.
,Which statement about B
apices of the lungs is true?
The apices of the lungs:
а. Are at the level of the
second rib anteriorly
b. Extend 3 to 4 cm above
the inner third of the
clavicles.
с. Are located at the sixth
rib anteriorly and the
eighth rib laterally
d. Rest on the diaphragm
at the fifth intercostal
space in the midclavicular
line (MCL).
During an examination of B
the anterior thorax, the
nurse is aware that the
trachea bifurcates
anteriorly at the:
а. Costal angle
b. Sternal angle.
с. Xiphoid process.
d. Suprasternal notch.
, 8/11/25, 4:42 AM Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs (by Jarvis) / Exam Questions & Detailed Solutions.
During an assessment, the C
nurse knows that
expected assessment
findings in the normal
adult lung include the
presence of
a. Adventitious sounds
and limited chest
expansion.
b. Increased tactile
fremitus and dull
percussion tones.
c. Muffled voice sounds
and symmetric tactile
fremitus.
d. Absent voice sounds
and hyperresonant
percussion tones.
Which of these statements A
is true regarding the
vertebra prominens? The
vertebra prominens is:
a. The spinous process of
C7.
b. Usually nonpalpable in
most individuals
с. Opposite the interior
border of the scapula.
d. Located next to the
manubrium of the
sternum.
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Questions & Detailed Solutions.
When performing C
respiratory assessment on
a patient, the nurse
notices a costal angle of
approximately 90
degrees. This
characteristic is:
a. Observed in patients
with kyphosis. b. Indicative
of pectus excavatum.
c. A normal finding in a
healthy adult.
d. An expected finding in
a patient with a barrel
chest.
When assessing a patients A
lungs, the nurse recalls
that the left lung:
a. Consists of two lobes.
b. Is divided by the
horizontal fissure.
c. Primarily consists of an
upper lobe on the
posterior chest
d. Is shorter than the right
lung because of
underlying stomach.
,Which statement about B
apices of the lungs is true?
The apices of the lungs:
а. Are at the level of the
second rib anteriorly
b. Extend 3 to 4 cm above
the inner third of the
clavicles.
с. Are located at the sixth
rib anteriorly and the
eighth rib laterally
d. Rest on the diaphragm
at the fifth intercostal
space in the midclavicular
line (MCL).
During an examination of B
the anterior thorax, the
nurse is aware that the
trachea bifurcates
anteriorly at the:
а. Costal angle
b. Sternal angle.
с. Xiphoid process.
d. Suprasternal notch.
, 8/11/25, 4:42 AM Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs (by Jarvis) / Exam Questions & Detailed Solutions.
During an assessment, the C
nurse knows that
expected assessment
findings in the normal
adult lung include the
presence of
a. Adventitious sounds
and limited chest
expansion.
b. Increased tactile
fremitus and dull
percussion tones.
c. Muffled voice sounds
and symmetric tactile
fremitus.
d. Absent voice sounds
and hyperresonant
percussion tones.
Which of these statements A
is true regarding the
vertebra prominens? The
vertebra prominens is:
a. The spinous process of
C7.
b. Usually nonpalpable in
most individuals
с. Opposite the interior
border of the scapula.
d. Located next to the
manubrium of the
sternum.
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