36th Exam (Jan 2024) Morning Q24 Kaigo Fukushishi
Question (original Japanese)
食物が入り誤嚥が生じる部位として、適切なものを1つ選びなさい。
- 1扁桃
- 2食道
- 3耳管
- 4気管
- 5咽頭
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Correct answer 4
Key pointAspiration means food entering the trachea.
Explanation
Aspiration means that food, drink, or saliva enters the trachea (airway) instead of the esophagus, where it should go, so 4 is correct.
- 1: The tonsils are lymphatic tissue in the pharynx, not the site of aspiration, so it is wrong.
- 2: The esophagus is the normal passage for food, so it is wrong.
- 3: The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear and the pharynx, so it is wrong.
- 5: The pharynx is a shared passage for food and air, and it is normal for food to pass through it, so it is wrong.
Explanation in Japanese
誤嚥とは、飲食物や唾液が本来の食道ではなく気管（気道）に入ってしまうことなので4が正しい。
- 1：扁桃は咽頭にあるリンパ組織で、誤嚥の部位ではないので誤り。
- 2：食道は食物の本来の通り道なので誤り。
- 3：耳管は中耳と咽頭をつなぐ管なので誤り。
- 5：咽頭は食物と空気の共通の通り道で、ここを通るのは正常なので誤り。