hen a little kid swallows a foreign object, many times it will enter one lung mo

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hen a little kid swallows a foreign object, many times it will enter one lung more often than the other. This is due to the entrance of the primary bronchi into each lung. One primary bronchus enters the lung more inferiorly than the other. Which lung is typically the one that gets the foreign material in it?

Select one:

a. left

b. right

The pylorus of the stomach is located at the ____.

Select one:

a. Distal end

b. Proximal end

The Heimlich maneuver will force air from the ____.

Select one:

a. alveoli to the bronchioles to the bronchi to the trachea

b. trachea to the bronchi to the bronchioles to the alveoli

c. bloodstream to the alveoli to the bronchioles to the bronchi to the trachea

d. alveoli to the trachea to the larynx to the pharynx

Explanation / Answer

1) Right side lung typically the lung that gets the foreign materials inside it, because the right mainstem bronchus is more vertically oriented and it allows easy aspiration of particles.

2) The pylorus of the stomach is located at the A) Distal end.

3) The Heimlich maneuver will force air from the D) alveoli to the trachea to the larynx, as this maneuver is an abdominal thrust used to clear the upper airway and prevent choking.

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