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Assessment of Respiratory Patients Anatomy and Physiology

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What does 'patent' mean when referring to a patient's airway?

Free from obstruction (correct)

Restricted by secretions

Narrow and constricted

Filled with foreign bodies

Why is airway patency important for patient survival?

To prevent muscle spasms

To increase respiration rate

To regulate blood pressure

To maintain homeostasis (correct)

What is the difference between ventilation and respiration?

Ventilation is gas exchange, while respiration is moving air in and out of the body (correct)

Ventilation is a one-step process, while respiration is a two-step process

Ventilation involves oxygen intake only, while respiration involves carbon dioxide removal

Ventilation is at the cellular level, while respiration involves the lungs

What happens if a patient does not maintain a patent airway?

Body dysfunction Signup and view all the answers

How does airway patency contribute to maintaining homeostasis?

By facilitating gas transport Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the diaphragm in the process of breathing?

Flattening out and decreasing the pressure in the chest cavity Signup and view all the answers

What happens if a patient is unable to ventilate properly?

Gases cannot be exchanged in the lungs Signup and view all the answers

How does oxygen move from the alveoli to the blood in the capillaries?

By diffusion due to higher oxygen concentration in blood compared to alveoli Signup and view all the answers

How does a decrease in blood flow to the lungs impact oxygen absorption?

It prevents full saturation of oxygen in the lungs Signup and view all the answers

Why is it essential for the amount of air moving into the lungs to match the amount of blood circulating around the lungs?

To ensure proper exchange of gases between air and blood Signup and view all the answers