Components Of The Pulmonary Respiration

Question 0

What belongs to the lower respiratory tract?

Answer 0

Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveoli
Lungs

Question 1

What belongs to the upper respiratory tract?

Answer 1

Nose
Mouth
Larynx
Pharynx
Trachea

Question 2

What two groups are components divided into?

Answer 2

Conducting portion and respiratory portion

Question 3

What is the conductive portion?

Answer 3

A system of cavities and tubes conduct air into the lungs

Question 4

What happens in the respiratory portion?

Answer 4

Gaseous exchange

Question 5

What components make up the conducting portion ?

Answer 5

Nose
Mouth
Larynx
Pharynx
Trachea 
Bronchi

Question 6

What components make up the respiratory portion?

Answer 6

Bronchioles
Alveoli
Lungs

Question 7

What are the five main functions of the nose?

Answer 7

Primary pathway for air to enter the body
Moistens and warms air
Acts as a protective device as it filters the air
Expels objects
Smelling breathing and tasting begin here

Question 8

What is the structure of the nose?

Answer 8

External- bone and cartilage
Internal-2 narrow cavities
Nostril
Meatuses

Question 9

Describe the nasal fossae

Answer 9

Less than 2mm wide, divided by a partition, covered in a mucous membrane, continuous with the lining of the nostril

Question 10

Describe the nostril

Answer 10

Lined with stiff hairs the grow downwards to protect the entrance

Question 11

Describe the function of the mouth

Answer 11

Plan b for air entry
Secondary inhaler and exhaler
Allows food and air to enter the body

Question 12

What is the structure of the mouth

Answer 12

Air inhaled through the mouth passes through the pharynx

Used as a secondary entrance especially for those with obstruction of the nasal cavity