Respiratory Flashcards

1
Q

Which conchae are independent facial bones?

A

inferior

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2
Q

What substances pass throught he nasopharynx?

A

just air

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3
Q

What blocks food and drink form entering the nasopharynx?

A

the uvula

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4
Q

What connects the nasopharynx to the middle ear?

A

eustachian tubes

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5
Q

What tonsils are located int he oropharynx?

A

palantine, lingual

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6
Q

What area is usually blocked by food when choking?

A

laryngopharynx

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7
Q

What is the medical name for adam’s apple?

A

larangeal prominance

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8
Q

What procedures are used for an upper respiratory obsruction?

A

tracheotomy or cricothyrotomy

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9
Q

What nerve innervates the vocal cords?

A

vagus

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10
Q

What muscle aids in swallowing?

A

trachealis

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11
Q

Which lobe is more likely to be infected by foreign objectes?

A

right, because less acute

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12
Q

What area is responsible for tickle cough?

A

carina

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13
Q

Do bronchioles contain cartilage?

A

no

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14
Q

What are “dust cells”

A

phagocytes (alveolar macrophages)

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15
Q

What cavity are the lungs in?

A

pulmonary

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16
Q

What happens if the partial vacuum between parietal and visceral pleura collapse?

A

lungs collapse

17
Q

What condition results in hole in lungs that is a one way valve and suffocates you every time you breath?

A

tension pneumothorax

18
Q

Why does the left lung only have 2 lobes?

A

the heart duh

19
Q

Where does the lymph of the right lung drain and where does the lymph of the left lung drain?

A

right lymphatic duct, thoracic duct

20
Q

What costal muscles are involved in inhalation?

A

external intercostals

21
Q

What structure of the lungs is infected in emphysema?

A

terminal bronchioles

22
Q

What brain structures regulate breathing?

A

pons, medulla

23
Q

What is the most common type of lung cancer?

A

squamous cell carcinom

24
Q

What is crib death?

A

sids

25
Q

What 2 diseases compose COPD?

A

emphysema and chronic bronchitis

26
Q

What is the best way to give child blood?

A

intraosseous infusion

27
Q

What was discovered in the ultrasound of baby Hoff?

A

cystic hygroma