Respiratory System Quiz
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Emphysematous lung produce which sound when auscultating the lung
A. Tymphany
B. Resonance
C. Hyperresonance
Sarah has a chest x-ray that shows she has tubercles in her lungs. What does that mean?
A. She had tuberculosis in the past but has recovered.
B. She has a dormant form of tuberculosis that could become active if her resistance is lower.
C. She has an active case of tuberculosis and is being treated with antibiotics.
D. She has a history of an infection that is similar to tuberculosis and therefore is immune to TB.
A 60-year-old smoker complains of a chronic productive cough with yellow sputum. Physical examination shows use of accessory muscles of ventilation. Which type of COPD is most likely?
A. Chronic Bronchitis
B. Emphysema
C. Asthma
D. Bronchiectasis
Does tuberculosis bacteria spread to many different parts of the body?
A. Always
B. Never
C. Sometimes
Where are your lungs located?
A. Inside your heart
B. Inside the rib cage
C. In your feet
D. In your skull
What does the pleura allow the lungs to do?
A. Expand during breathing
B. Trap dust and other particles
C. Keep the alevoli distended
D. Cough
the windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system.
A. trachea
B. lungs
C. larynx
D. bronchi
Which of the following breath sounds would you expect to hear in a patient with obstructive lung disease?
A. Inspiratory crackles
B. Expiratory wheezing
C. Inspiratory stridor
D. Expiratory rhonchi
Oxygen moves from the lungs into the bloodstream through:
A. small blood vessels in lungs
B. nerve fibers
C. aorta
D. jugular vein
The most superior region of the pharynx is the
A. Oropharynx
B. Tracheopharynx
C. Laryngopharynx
D. Nasopharynx
Which part of the human respiratory system is correctly paired with a description of its structure?
A. alveolus – microscopic sac containing rings of cartilage and ciliated membranes
B. pharynx – cavity lined with flagellated mucous membranes
C. bronchiole – small branching tubule lacking cartilaginous rings
D. trachea – thin, moist membrane surrounded by capillaries
What is the correct name for the voice box?
A. Trachea
B. Bronchus
C. Bronchiole
D. Larynx
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation.
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 2,3,1,4
C. 2,1,3,4
D. 4,2,3,1
When the gasses are exchanged between the alveoli in the lungs and the capillaries, oxygen enters the blood stream. What happens with this oxygen?
A. Oxygen in the blood is delivered to the lungs to be exhaled.
B. Oxygen in the blood is delivered to the nose to be exhaled.
C. Oxygen in the blood is delivered to the tissues and cells of the body to help make energy.
D. Oxygen in the blood is a waste that needs to be removed from the boyd.
How long is the trachea?
A. 6 to 8 inches long
B. 4 to 5 inches long
C. 9 to 11 inches long
D. 1 to 3 inches long
Label D is…
A. Trachea
B. Diagphragm
C. Bronchus
D. Alveolus
Hyperventilation is the state of ventilation in which the lungs remove carbon dioxide faster than it is produced by cellular metabolism
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What is the most common cause of CAP?
A. Staphylococcus Aureus
B. Haemophilus Influenzae
C. Streptococcus pneumonia
D. Mycoplasma pneumonia
The two narrower tubes branching from the trachea that leads into the lungs
A. nose
B. bronchi
C. lungs
D. alveoli
What is the dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that helps us breathe.
A. diagram
B. dialysis
C. diaghragm
D. diorama
Tuberculosis is a contagious disease. How can someone catch tuberculosis?
A. through someone who sneezed near them
B. through someone who spoke near them
C. through someone who sang near them
D. All above is true
Treatable with antibiotics, characterized by painful sinuses, fever, and pus in the mucus.
A. cystic fibrosis
B. lung cancer
C. laryngitis
D. upper respiratory infection
Which of the following is a noninfectious disease that affects the respiratory system?
A. Influenza
B. Parkinson’s disease
C. Cold
D. Asthma
What pathology is characterized by the destruction of alveoli and pulmonary capillary bed?
A. Pneumonia
B. Bronchitis
C. Emphysema
D. Tuberculosis
The trachea is the:
A. esophagus
B. throat
C. windpipe
D. voicebox
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