Devices for Maintaining Airway Patency in a Five-Year-Old Patient Include

question 13

Multiple Choice

Devices for maintaining airway patency in a five-year-old patient include all of the following EXCEPT a(n) :

• A) endotracheal tube.
• B) oropharyngeal airway.
• C) suction unit.
• D) pharyngotracheal lumen airway.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nerves

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for "fight or flight" response, regulating heart rate, blood pressure, and energy mobilization.

Parasympathetic Nerves

Nerves of the autonomic nervous system that conserve energy by slowing the heart rate and increasing intestinal and gland activity.

Spinal Nerves

Nerves that originate from the spinal cord and branch out to various parts of the body to transmit sensory and motor signals.

Cranial Nerves

Cranial Nerves are twelve pairs of nerves that emerge directly from the brain, not the spinal cord, and are responsible for various functions including sensory and motor activities.