Ch 11 Airway Management

Question 1

Internal v External respiration

Answer 1

Internal - Blood and body tissue exchange
External - Alveoli and blood exchange

Question 2

What divides upper and lower airway

Answer 2

larynx - does not tolerate food/water, will cause spasms (coughing)

Question 3

Alveoli

Answer 3

area of lungs w/ gas exchange
surrounded by capillaries

Question 4

Upper airway

Answer 4

nose, mouth, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx

fxn - filter, warm, humidify air

Question 5

Lower airway

Answer 5

trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs

fxn - deliver O2 to alveoli