The pediatric nurse explains to the parents of a 1-year-old patient with pneumonia that the differences between the adult and child respiratory system affect function and subsequent respiratory conditions
The nurse knows that these differences include:
A) the infant is an obligate nose breather until 6 months of age.
B) the epiglottis in the child under 8 is shorter and rigid.
C) the larynx and the glottis are higher in the younger child's neck.
D) there are more functional muscles in the neck and decreased soft tissue.
C
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