What Results in Partial or Total Obstruction of the Airway

question 12

Multiple Choice

What results in partial or total obstruction of the airway in an unconscious patient?

• A)closed mouth coexistent with nasal congestion
• B)epiglottis relaxes and occludes the laryngeal opening
• C)relaxation of tongue and hypopharyngeal muscles.
• D)the uvula occluding the airway

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