HCB TEST 4 EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
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HCB TEST 4 EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
What is the purpose of the respiratory system? - accurate answerventilate and oxygenate the remaining body systems and tissues
Airway - accurate answerpassageway by which air enters and leaves the body.
Alveolar ventilation - accur...
HCB TEST 4 EXAM WITH GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
What is the purpose of the respiratory system? - accurate answer✅✅ventilate and
oxygenate the remaining body systems and tissues
Airway - accurate answer✅✅passageway by which air enters and leaves the body.
Alveolar ventilation - accurate answer✅✅the amount of air that reaches the
alveoli
Artificial ventilation - accurate answer✅✅forcing air or oxygen into the lungs
when a patient has stopped breathing or has inadequate breathing (positive pressure
ventilation)
Apnea - accurate answer✅✅no breathing
Cellular respiration - accurate answer✅✅exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
between cells and circulating blood
Contraction of smooth muscle that lines the bronchial passages that results in a
decreased internal diameter of the airway and increased resistance to airflow -
accurate answer✅✅bronchoconstriction
Cyanosis - accurate answer✅✅blush color of the skin due to insufficient oxygen
levels in the blood
,Diffusion - accurate answer✅✅process by which molecules move from an area of
high concentration to an area of low concentration
Dyspnea - accurate answer✅✅difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath
Flail chest - accurate answer✅✅fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or
more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment
Flowmeter - accurate answer✅✅valve that indicated the flow of oxygen reaching
the tissues of the body
Hypoxia - accurate answer✅✅deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the
body
Intercostal - accurate answer✅✅situated or extending between the ribs
Nasopharyngeal airway - accurate answer✅✅flexible breathing tube inserted
through the patient's nostril into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway
Oropharyngeal airway - accurate answer✅✅curved device inserted through the
patient's mouth into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway
Paradoxical motion - accurate answer✅✅movement of ribs in flail segment that is
opposite to the direction of movement of the rest of the chest cavity
Pressure regulator - accurate answer✅✅device connected to an oxygen cylinder to
reduce pressure, so it is safe for delivery of oxygen to a patient
, Pulmonary respiration - accurate answer✅✅exchange of oxygen and carbon
dioxide between the alveoli and circulating blood in the pulmonary capillaries
Patent airway - accurate answer✅✅airway that is open and clear and will remain
open and clear without interference
Respiratory arrest - accurate answer✅✅when breathing stops completely
Respiratory distress - accurate answer✅✅increased work of breathing; a sensation
of shortness of breath (doesn't need ventilation)
Respiratory failure - accurate answer✅✅reduction of breathing to the point where
oxygen intake is not sufficient enough to support life (needs ventilation)
Retractions - accurate answer✅✅pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the
ribs when breathing
What are the three regions of the pharynx? - accurate answer✅✅oropharynx,
nasopharynx, laryngopharynx
Oropharynx - accurate answer✅✅where the oral cavity joins the pharynx
Nasopharynx - accurate answer✅✅where the nasal passages empty into the
pharynx
What is the movement of air in the upper airway? - accurate answer✅✅air enters
the body through the mouth and nose. Posterior and inferior to the mouth and nasal
passages, air enters the pharynx
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