EMT FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 GUARANTEED A+
⩥ Anatomy of lower airway. Answer: Trachea, bronchioles, main
bronchi, and alveoli
⩥ Hypercarbia. Answer: Increased carbon dioxide level in the
bloodstream.
⩥ Hypoxia. Answer: Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough
oxygen in the blood
⩥ apnea. Answer: absence of breathing
⩥ minute volume. Answer: The volume of air that moves in and out of
the lungs per minute; calculated by multiplying the tidal volume and
respiratory rate; also called minute ventilation.
⩥ agonal gasps. Answer: abnormal breathing pattern characterized by
slow, gasping breaths, sometimes seen in patients in cardiac arrest
⩥ anaerobic metabolism. Answer: The metabolism that takes place in the
absence of oxygen; the principle product is lactic acid.
,⩥ ataxic respirations. Answer: Irregular, ineffective respirations that may
or may not have an identifiable pattern.
⩥ Alveoli. Answer: tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement
of gases between air and blood (where Oxygen and CO2 exchange)
⩥ Bronchioles. Answer: smallest branches of the bronchi
⩥ bronchi. Answer: The passages that direct air into the lungs (larger
airways)
⩥ Cheyne-Stokes respiration. Answer: pattern of breathing characterized
by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level,
followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea
⩥ Dyspnea. Answer: difficulty breathing
⩥ dead space. Answer: The portion of the tidal volume that does not
reach the alveoli and thus does not participate in gas exchange.
⩥ carina. Answer: Point at which the trachea bifurcates (divides) into the
left and right mainstem bronchi.
, ⩥ Trachea. Answer: Allows air to pass to and from lungs
⩥ Epiglottis. Answer: A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and
prevents food from entering.
⩥ inhalation. Answer: the act of taking in air as the diaphragm contracts
and pulls downward
⩥ internal respiration. Answer: Exchange of gases between cells of the
body and the blood
⩥ hypoxic drive. Answer: A "backup system" to control respiration;
senses drops in the oxygen level in the blood.
⩥ gastric distention. Answer: A condition in which air fills the stomach,
often as a result of high volume and pressure during artificial ventilation.
⩥ intrapulmonary shunting. Answer: Bypassing of oxygen-poor blood
past nonfunctional alveoli to the left side of the heart.
⩥ head tilt-chin lift maneuver. Answer: A combination of two
movements to open the airway by tilting the forehead back and lifting
the chin; not used for trauma patients.
AND ANSWERS 2026 GUARANTEED A+
⩥ Anatomy of lower airway. Answer: Trachea, bronchioles, main
bronchi, and alveoli
⩥ Hypercarbia. Answer: Increased carbon dioxide level in the
bloodstream.
⩥ Hypoxia. Answer: Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough
oxygen in the blood
⩥ apnea. Answer: absence of breathing
⩥ minute volume. Answer: The volume of air that moves in and out of
the lungs per minute; calculated by multiplying the tidal volume and
respiratory rate; also called minute ventilation.
⩥ agonal gasps. Answer: abnormal breathing pattern characterized by
slow, gasping breaths, sometimes seen in patients in cardiac arrest
⩥ anaerobic metabolism. Answer: The metabolism that takes place in the
absence of oxygen; the principle product is lactic acid.
,⩥ ataxic respirations. Answer: Irregular, ineffective respirations that may
or may not have an identifiable pattern.
⩥ Alveoli. Answer: tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement
of gases between air and blood (where Oxygen and CO2 exchange)
⩥ Bronchioles. Answer: smallest branches of the bronchi
⩥ bronchi. Answer: The passages that direct air into the lungs (larger
airways)
⩥ Cheyne-Stokes respiration. Answer: pattern of breathing characterized
by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level,
followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea
⩥ Dyspnea. Answer: difficulty breathing
⩥ dead space. Answer: The portion of the tidal volume that does not
reach the alveoli and thus does not participate in gas exchange.
⩥ carina. Answer: Point at which the trachea bifurcates (divides) into the
left and right mainstem bronchi.
, ⩥ Trachea. Answer: Allows air to pass to and from lungs
⩥ Epiglottis. Answer: A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and
prevents food from entering.
⩥ inhalation. Answer: the act of taking in air as the diaphragm contracts
and pulls downward
⩥ internal respiration. Answer: Exchange of gases between cells of the
body and the blood
⩥ hypoxic drive. Answer: A "backup system" to control respiration;
senses drops in the oxygen level in the blood.
⩥ gastric distention. Answer: A condition in which air fills the stomach,
often as a result of high volume and pressure during artificial ventilation.
⩥ intrapulmonary shunting. Answer: Bypassing of oxygen-poor blood
past nonfunctional alveoli to the left side of the heart.
⩥ head tilt-chin lift maneuver. Answer: A combination of two
movements to open the airway by tilting the forehead back and lifting
the chin; not used for trauma patients.
