INSTRUCTIONS. The following exercises are to be answered by marking the lettered response that best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement or by writing the answer in the space provided.
The correct answers are provided at the bottom of the page.
1. The muscle or group of muscles that is responsible for most of the air movement into and out of the lungs is/are the:
a. Shoulder muscles.
b. Abdominal muscles.
c. Intercostal muscles.
d. Diaphragm.
e. Larynx.
2. Consider the following breathing patterns for an adult patient.
| Time | Patient Actions |
| 0 Seconds | Inhale-exhale |
| 4 Seconds | Inhale-exhale |
| 8 Seconds | Inhale-exhale |
| 12 Seconds | Inhale-exhale |
| 17 Seconds | Inhale-exhale |
| 21 Seconds | Inhale-exhale |
| 25 Seconds | Inhale-exhale |
| 30 Seconds |
3. How would you describe the patient’s breathing rate in exercise 2?
a. Deep.
b. Normal.
c. Productive.
d. Rapid.
e. Slow.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES 4 THRU 11. Match the term in Column I with its meaning in Column II by writing the letter of the meaning in the blank.
| Column I_____ 4. Sputum_____ 5. Viscous
_____ 6. Acute _____ 7. Depth _____ 8. Wheezing _____ 9. Chronic _____10. Normal adult breathing rate _____11. Labored breathing |
Column IIa. Breathing accompanied by whistling sounds.b. Cough that has existed for a long time.
c. 6-10 breaths per minute. d. Gasping for air. e. Bracing arms against knees in order to breathe more normally. f. Cough that came on suddenly. g. 12-20 breaths per minute. h. Amount of air breathed in and out. i. Thick. j. Mucus coughed up from lungs. k. Mucus produced in the mouth and used in digestion of food. |
12. Have a person lie down. Take his pulse. After taking his pulse, determine his breathing rate without letting him know that you are taking his breathing rate.
Lesson 4 Self-Test Answers
1. d (para 4-2a)
2. 14 breaths per minute (7 breathing cycles X 2) (para 4-5a (2))
3. b (para 4-4a)
4. j (para 4-4g)
5. i (para 4-4g(3)(b))
6. f (para 4-4f(1))
7. h (para 4-4b)
8. a (para 4-4d(2)(c))
9. b (para 4-4f(2))
10. g (para 4-4a)
11. d (para 4-4d(2)(b))
12. “Patient” should not know that you counted his breaths (para 4-5).