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What is in the upper airway?
The nose, pharynx, and trachea are the parts of the upper airway. The tubes of the lungs comprise the lower airway.
What structures are not found in the upper airway?
Structures not found in the upper airway include the trachea, bronchi, and alveoli, which are part of the lower airway. The upper airway primarily consists of the nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx. Additionally, structures such as the lungs and diaphragmatic muscles are also absent from the upper airway.
What divides the upper and lower airway?
The glottis is dividing line between the upper and lower airway
Do frogs have cartilige?
The eardrum of frogs is surrounds by a cartilige ring .
What are the parts of the upper airway?
The upper airway is composed of the nasal passages, nasopharynx, mouth and oropharynx, and the hypopharynx. Basically, everything above the glottis is upper airway, everything below is lower airway.
What is a compromised neonate?
Compromised neonate is a medical term used to describe an airway that is restricted or blocked. This can either be in the upper airway or the lower airway.
Which adventitious sounds indicates swelling of the upper airway?
wheezing
Do babies have cartilige?
Yes.
One way to relieve an upper airway obstruction?
The Heimlich maneuver.
What is the common cause of upper airway obstruction in a trauma patient?
TONGUe
Obstruction in the upper airway would be indicated by?
laboured or no signs of breathing/Choking.
When someone has an upper airway obstruction you may hear sounds like?
rhonchi
