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The nose is divided into external and internal portions. The external entrances are the nostrils, or ____.

Nares

Which paranasal sinus cavity is above the eyebrows?

Frontal Paranasal Sinus Cavity

Which paranasal sinus cavity is right behind the eyes?

Sphenoid paranasal sinus cavity

Which paranasal sinus cavity is between the eyes and behind the bridge of the nose?

Ethmoid Sinus

What is the paranasal sinus cavity on your upper jaw bone? It is on either side of the nose.

Maxillary Sinus

Which are the largest paranasal sinus?

Maxillary sinus (15-20mL)

Which is the most common sinus site that gets infected?

Maxillary Sinus

With peak flow meter testing, the fastest rate at which the patient exhales after taking a maximum breath is known as the:

Peak expiratory flow rate

When instructing the patient during peak flow meter testing, the medical assistant should instruct the patient to:

Put the mouth around the mouthpiece and blow forcibly into the meter

When measuring the peak expiratory flow rate, increased flow rates indicate:

A desirable response to medication

____ measure the amount of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH of the blood.

Arterial blood gasses

Which special care must be taken with arterial blood drawn to measure arterial blood gases?

It must be kept on ice and tested immediately

A(n) ____ delivers medication directly to deeper areas in the lungs through a fine aerosol mist that is inhaled

Nebulizer

A(n) ____ delivers a desired amount of medication into the respiratory tract to dilate the airways

inhaler

Once the nebulizer machine is turned on and the mist is created, the patient is asked to put the nebulizer treatment in the mouth and breathe deeply for:

8 to 10 minutes

When administering a nebulizer treatment to a patient, the medical assistant should position the patient in a ____ position.

Semi-Fowler’s

Oxygen in a ____ form is stored under pressure in a _____.

Compressed gas; metal or aluminum cylinder

What is true of an oxygen concentrator?

Powered by electricity and can be portable

Which of the following is not a type of oxygen delivery system?

Gaseous oxygen systems

In the liquid oxygen system, oxygen is converted to a liquid by:

Super cooling oxygen in its gas form.

What is the ideal position for a patient undergoing spirometry testing?

Sitting upright with feet flat on floor

When using an automated computerized spirometry machine, all of the following data must be entered except:

Patient diagnosis

When measuring forced vital capacity, at least _____ efforts must be demonstrated to be considered an acceptable spirometry test.

Three

Which of the following measures the fastest rate at which the patient exhales after taking a maximum breath?

Peak flow meter

Which of the following is used quite often for patients who have asthma in the day to day management of their condition when their physician wants them to assess their own ability to move air?

Peak flow meter

What is the volume of air that is forcefully exhaled in the first second of exhalation?

FEV1

When measuring _____, the patient must exhale as much air as possible and continue to exhale it for 6 seconds to be considered a satisfactory test

Forced vital capacity (FVC)

Which of the following is a noninvasive test that measures the ability of the lungs to exhale?

Spirometry

The amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled after a normal exhale is:

Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)

The amount of air exhaled or inhaled during normal breathing (about 500mL) is:

Tidal Volume (Vt)

The maximum amount of air that can fill lungs that is equal to the sum of the four volumes (tidal, expiratory, reserve, inspiratory reserve and residual volume) is:

Total Lung Capacity (TLC)

A medical assistant may perform several different pulmonary function tests to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Listen to the respiratory sounds of a patient with a pulmonary condition

Which of the following is considered a chronic obstructive condition?

Asthma

Patients with pulmonary conditions may present with all of the following symptoms, EXCEPT

Purpura

All of the following are chronic obstructive conditions except:

Acute rhinitis

What is the volume of air you can exhale with force after you inhale as deeply as possible?

Forced vital capacity (FVC)

What is another term for the Larynx?

Voice box

What is the term that refers to any lack of oxygen in the body?

Hypoxia

When a patient experiences an active asthma attack, or episode, which of the following is the PREFERRED treatment?

Bronchodilators

The ____ is a wedge shaped area on the central portion of each lung.

Hilum

The structure of the pharynx that connects with mouth is known as the ___.

Oropharynx

When we breathe, an exchange of gases occurs between the ____ of the lungs and the capillaries that surround them

Alveoli

The mouth, nose, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and lungs constitute the respiratory tract, the pathway for ____.

Respiration

The most important function of the ____ is to serve as an open passageway through which air reaches the lungs

Trachea

What is the function of the larynx?

Production of vocal sounds

The typical respiratory rate of a 15 yr old is what?

15-20 per minute

In an older adult, what is most likely to cause the baseline respiratory rate to rise?

Smoking

What kind of process is quiet exhalation

Passive

Which of the following is a collapse of the lung caused by buildup of air between the wall of the chest and the lungs that usually results when the pleura has been punctured, allowing air to escape?

Pneumothorax

____ is a respiratory disease marked by inflamed mucous membranes in the bronchial passage?

Bronchitis

The typical symptom of influenza is ____.

Fever

What is the most common cause of emphysema?

Tobacco smoking