22. The Respiratory System

What drives the air out of the lungs during quiet expiration?

Which medication would a nurse expect to be prescribed to a client experiencing acute bronchospasm?

What do drowning and choking have in common in terms of their impact on the human body?

Based on the client's respiratory assessment, which finding most likely indicates impaired gas exchange?

Which of the following prevents the alveoli from collapsing?

Which of the following conditions would produce a hyperresonant percussion note in the lungs?

What is the primary function of the two respiratory centers located in the medulla oblongata?

Which of the following best describes vital capacity in lung physiology?

Which of the following is not a function of the conducting zone in the respiratory system?

How do reptiles primarily breathe?

Which body system does the respiratory system work with to provide the body with oxygen?

Which structure conducts air from the larynx to the primary bronchi?

Which of the following is NOT true of all respiratory surfaces?

What happens to the diaphragm during inhalation?

How would paralysis of the diaphragm affect the process of inspiration?