Chapter 18, 19, 21, & 23 Review

Question 1

large tube supported by c shaped rings of cartilage; often called the windpipe

Answer 1

trachea

Question 2

cartilaginous ridge at the end of the trachea

Answer 2

carina

Question 3

acts as a passageway between the pharynx & trachea; also produces sound

Answer 3

larynx

Question 4

large tubes (one for each lung) that serve as passageways for air

Answer 4

bronchi

Question 5

muscular tube commonly called the throat

Answer 5

pharynx

Question 6

where gas exchange takes place

Answer 6

alveoli

Question 7

small airways that lack supportive cartilage

Answer 7

bronchioles

Question 8

air is warmed & moistened in the __

Answer 8

nasal cavity

Question 9

what region of the pharynx contains openings for the Eustachian tubes?

Answer 9

nasopharynx

Question 10

which region of the pharynx contains the tonsils

Answer 10

oropharynx

Question 11

the inspiratory & expiratory centers are located in the __

Answer 11

medulla

Question 12

a piece of cartilage called the __ closes over the top of the larynx during swallowing to direct food & liquids into the esophagus

Answer 12

epiglottis

Question 13

the right lung contains __ lobes & the left lung contains __ lungs

Answer 13

3, 2

Question 14

what term is used to indicate abnormally slow breathing

Answer 14

bradypnea

Question 15

what term is used to indicate abnormally fast breathing?

Answer 15

tachypnea

Question 16

what is the filtration unit of the kidney?

Answer 16

nephron

Question 17

drugs called __ are administered to increase urine volume

Answer 17

diuretics

Question 18

what is the purpose of adipose tissue around the kidney?

Answer 18

protects the kidney

Question 19

what substance is filter by the kidney?

Answer 19

blood

Question 20

what is not normally found in urine?

Answer 20

glucose

Question 21

the amount of fluid filter by both kidneys is called the __

Answer 21

glomerular filtration rate

Question 22

what organ is considered to be an accessory organ to the digestive system?

Answer 22

gallbladder

Question 23

digestion begins in the __

Answer 23

mouth

Question 24

what is the major function of the large intestine?

Answer 24

remove waste from the body

Question 25

most of the process of digestion occurs in the __

Answer 25

small intestine

Question 26

what is the primary function of the stomach?

Answer 26

store food

Question 27

what is the function of the gallbladder?

Answer 27

store & concentration of bile

Question 28

a pair of tubules that pass through the prostate & empty into the urethra

Answer 28

ejaculatory duct

Question 29

structure that secretes fluid containing fructose into the ejaculatory duct

Answer 29

seminal vesicle

Question 30

where sperm mature & ultimately store

Answer 30

epididymis

Question 31

muscular chamber that houses a growing embryo

Answer 31

uterus

Question 32

a fold of mucous membrane that partially cover the entrance to the vagina

Answer 32

hymen

Question 33

the inferior end of the uterus

Answer 33

cervix

Question 34

how long can mature sperm remain fertile before they are ejaculated?

Answer 34

40-60 days

Question 35

where is the usual site of fertilization?

Answer 35

ampulla

Question 36

what are the female's primary reproductive organs?

Answer 36

ovaries

Question 37

primary sex organs are called __

Answer 37

gonads

Question 38

the primary sex organ of male individuals are the __

Answer 38

testicles

Question 39

a female's external genitals are collectively called the __

Answer 39

vulva