NUR 220 Respiratory

NUR 220 Respiratory
1. Modes of respiration
Answer
Thoracic (costal)
Diaphragmatic
Abdominal
Paradoxic
2. What is considered normal mode of respiration for adults?
Answer
Thoracic (costal)
Diaphragmatic
3. structure of lungs
Answer
- air enters trachea
- trachea splits into bronchi (one bronchus to each lung)
- bronchus branches off into bronchioles
- bronchioles end in alveoli
4. Difference between left and right lung
Answer
The right lung hasthree lobes while the left lung has two lobes with a cardiac notch.
5. trachea
Answer
air passageway
cleans, warms, and moistens incoming air
Transports air to and from the pharynx to the bronchi