Question

for the majority of lung auscultation, your stethoscope is over lung parenchyma. as such, the predominant normal breath sound that is heard during lung auscultation is described as __________?
tracheal
bronchial
vesicular
resonant

Explanation:

Vesicular breath sounds are the predominant normal breath sounds heard over the lung parenchyma during lung auscultation. Tracheal breath sounds are heard over the trachea, bronchial breath sounds are heard over the main bronchi, and resonant is a characteristic related to percussion rather than a type of normal breath - sound.

Answer:

C. vesicular