ATI Science- Respiratory System

Question 1

Upper respiratory system includes

Answer 1

nose, nasal cavity, mouth, pharynx, larynx

Question 2

lower respiratory system includes

Answer 2

trachea, lungs and bronchial tree

Question 3

throat

Answer 3

pharynx

Question 4

voice box

Answer 4

larynx

Question 5

windpipe

Answer 5

trachea

Question 6

lines airways, and traps microbes/debris and sweeps them towards back of the mouth

Answer 6

cilia

Question 7

air sacs where the lungs and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide during the process of breathing in and breathing out

Answer 7

alveoli

Question 7

surrounds lungs and reduces friction bewteen surfaces when breathing

Answer 7

pleural membrane

Question 7

right lung has ____ lobes and left lung has ____ , leaving room for the ____

Answer 7

3; 2; the heart

Question 8

body system that supplies body with oxygen, and rids boy of carbon dioxide;

Answer 8

respiratory system

Question 9

Where does gas exchange occur?

Answer 9

Alveoli

Question 10

filters air via nasal passages; responsible for speech via larynx; sense of smell via nasal cavity

Answer 10

respiratory system

Question 11

What can increase blood pH during acidosis (low pH)?

Answer 11

Hyperventilation

Question 12

How can blood pH be lowered during alkalosis (high pH)?

Answer 12

Slow breathing

Question 13

inspiration aka

Answer 13

inhalation

Question 14

During ____ , diaphragm _______ & moves _______, _________ the size of chest cavity.

Answer 14

inhalation; contracts; downward; increasing

Question 15

Both of these contract in the breathing process to expand the lungs

Answer 15

diaphragm and intercostal muscles

Question 16

As volume inside of chest cavity ______, pressure inside the chest cavity ________ .

Answer 16

increases; decreases

Question 17

when diaphragm & intercostal muscles relax, chest cavity decreases forcing air out of lungs

Answer 17

expiration (exhalation)

Question 18

part of brain that breathing process is controlled by

Answer 18

medulla oblongata

Question 19

Medulla oblongata monitors level of _____ in blood, and signals breathing rate to ____ when these levels are too high

Answer 19

carbon dioxide; increase

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a product of respiration?

Answer 20

Oxygen

Question 21

the act of breathing

Answer 21

respiration

Question 22

In respiration, human inhales ____ ?? contains ________?

Answer 22

Air; Air contains oxygen

Question 23

Inhaling oxygen produces _____ and exhales __________?

Answer 23

ATP/energy; exhales nitrogen, CO2, and water (in form of vapor)

Question 24

_______ is a vital component in respiratory system, but is not produced by respiratory system

Answer 24

Oxygen

Question 25

In the lungs, how is oxygen from the air get to the blood?

Answer 25

via diffusion

Question 26

Which of the following choices best describes the location of the trachea in relation to the esophagus?

Answer 26

anterior