Resp RLS 1-6

1. Choking Episode:

A patient suddenly begins choking while eating and cannot speak. This is likely due to a failure of which structure to cover the trachea?

→ Epiglottis

2. Cold Symptoms:

A person experiences a runny nose and congestion. Which structures are working to trap bacteria and move mucus out of the nasal cavity?

→ Mucous membranes and cilia

3. Cleft Palate Diagnosis:

An infant is born with difficulty feeding and abnormal mouth structure. A pediatrician diagnoses a congenital defect where bones of the palate didn't fuse. What condition is this?

→ Cleft palate

4. Oxygen Deprivation in Illness:

A person with severe pneumonia cannot properly exchange ox'en and carbon dioxide. This highlight the joint importance