Chapter 28 - The Respiratory System

Question 1

Alveoll

Answer 1

Clusters of air sacs in which the exchange of gasses between air and blood take place located in the lungs.

Question 2

Bronchi

Answer 2

The two branches of the trachea that enter the lungs.

Question 3

Bronchioles

Answer 3

A part of the respitory tract that brances from the tertiary bronchi

Question 4

Dyspnea

Answer 4

Difficult or paininful breathing

Question 5

Epiglottis

Answer 5

The flap-like structure that closes off the larynx during swallowing

Question 6

Expiration

Answer 6

The process of breathing out; exhalation

Question 7

Glottis

Answer 7

The opening between the vocal cords.

Question 8

Inspiration

Answer 8

The act of breathing in; inhalation

Question 9

Laryngopharynx

Answer 9

The portion of the pharynx behind the larynx

Question 10

Larynx

Answer 10

The part of the respiatory tract between the pharynx and the trachea that is responsible for voice production; also known as the voice box

Question 11

Morbidity

Answer 11

The frequency of the appearance of complications following a surgical procedure or other treatment; a disease state.

Question 12

Morality

Answer 12

A fatal outcome

Question 13

Nares

Answer 13

The opening of the nose; also known as nostrils

Question 14

Nasal Conchae

Answer 14

Structures that extend from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity

Question 15

Nasopharynx

Answer 15

The portion of the pharynx behind the nasal cavity

Question 16

Orophanrynx

Answer 16

The portion of the pharynx behind the oral cavity.

Question 17

Paranasal sinuses

Answer 17

Air-filled pockets within the skull bones that open into the nasal cavity

Question 18

Pharynx

Answer 18

Structure below the mouth and nasal cavities that is an organ of the respiratory system as well as the digestive system

Question 19

Pleura

Answer 19

The membranes that surround the lungs

Question 20

Repository capacity

Answer 20

The amount of air that the lungs can hold, calculated by adding certain respiratory volumes together

Question 21

Respiratory volume

Answer 21

The different volumes of air that move into and out of the lungs during different breathing intensities. These volumes can be measured to assess the healthiness of the respiratory system

Question 22

Surfactant

Answer 22

Fatty substance secreted by some alreolar cells that helps maintain the inflation of the alveoli so that they do not collapse in on themselves between inspirations

Question 23

Thoracocentesis

Answer 23

Medical procedure in which a sterile needle is introduced into the chest to remove fluid and pus

Question 24

Thoracostomy

Answer 24

The surgical insertion of a chest tube to provide continuous drainage of the thoracic cavity

Question 25

Thorax/Thoratic

Answer 25

The chest cavity

Question 26

Trachea

Answer 26

The part of the respiratory tract between the larynx and the bronchial tree that is tubular and made of rings of cartilage and smooth muscle; also called the windpipe

Question 27

What is the function of the respiratory system?

Answer 27

It is to move air in and out of the lungs, also known as ventilation, respiration, or breathing

Question 28

What is external respiration?

Answer 28

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

Question 29

What is internal respiration?

Answer 29

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide that occurs in the hemoglobin of RBCs.

Question 30

What are the organs of the Respiratory system?

Answer 30

Nose, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchial tree, and lungs

Question 31

What is part of the bronchial tree?

Answer 31

1. bronchi 2. bronchioles

Question 32

Nares

Answer 32

The openings of the nose; also known as nostrils

Question 33

What is the nasal cavity?

Answer 33

The hollow space behind the nose. It is separated by the cartilaginous nasal septum