EXERCISES: LESSON 4
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. After you have completed all the
exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check your
answers.
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 sec
Inhale-exhale
4 sec
Inhale-exhale
8 sec
Inhale-exhale
12 sec
Inhale-exhale
17 sec
Inhale-exhale
21 sec
Inhale-exhale
25 sec
Inhale-exhale
30 sec
What is the patient's breathing rate? _____________
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