NU 545 - Unit 5 Practice Questions and Answers | Latest Update
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Course
NU 545
Institution
NU 545
Which statement is true regarding the pulmonary system?
The larynx connects the upper and lower airways
Which statement is true regarding the lower airways?
The right and left main bronchi enter the lungs at the hila.
What process describes the exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2) for oxygen?
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Breathing is usually involuntary because changes in the rate and volume are adjusted
automatically by the nervous system to maintain normal gas exchange. The respiratory
system in the brain that becomes active when increased ventilatory effort is required is the?
✓ Dorsal respiratory group
Which illness is a type of liquefactive necrosis?
✓ Abscess
Which statement is true regarding bronchiolitis?
✓ Respiratory distress develops within 24 -72 hours
What is the appropriate term for inadequate alveolar ventilation in relation to metabolic
demands?
✓ Hypoventilation
A person has respirations that are characterized by alternating periods of deep and shallow
breathing and apnea. What is the appropriate term for this breathing?
✓ Cheyne-Stokes
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