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What is the bifurcation between the right and left mainstem bronchi called? correct answers Carina (page 183) What are the primary muscles of ventilation? correct answers Diaphragm and intercostals (page 175) What valve lies between the right atrium and the right ventricle? correct answers Tricuspid valve (page 210) What is the main cation of the intracellular compartment? correct answers Potassium (K+) (page 282) What are the openings that link the upper airway with the middle ear called? correct answers Eustachian tubes (page 192) What term describes the ability of the cardiac muscle to initiate a spontaneous electrical impulse? correct answers Automaticity (page 213) Depression of the sternum is called: correct answers Pectus excavatum (page 333) Which type of diagnostic imaging relies on radio waves within a magnetic field? correct answers Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (page 435) What does an elevated or depressed ST segment on an EKG indicate? correct answers Myocardial infarction (MI) or cardiac ischemia (page 360) On a chest X-ray, blunting of the costophrenic angle and meniscus sign indicate which disease process? correct answers Pleural effusion (page 438) Which medication is commonly used to help diagnose hyperreactive airways during bronchoprovocation testing? correct answers Methacholine (page 413 - 414) What does the acronym JVD stand for? correct answers Jugular venous distention (page 332) Repeated episodes of complete cessation of airflow for 10 seconds or longer is called: correct answers Sleep apnea (page 670) Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is called: correct answers Pleural effusion (page 556) The abnormal irreversible dilation of the bronchi caused by destructive and inflammatory changes is known as: correct answers Bronchiectasis (page 535)