Respiratory System

Question 1

encloses the chamber for air inspiration

Answer 1

external nose

Question 2

cleaning, warming, and humidifying chamber for inspired air

Answer 2

nasal cavity

Question 3

passageway for food and airs

Answer 3

pharynx

Question 4

“voice box”; helps keep the airway constantly open, or patent.

Answer 4

larynx

Question 5

“windpipe”; air-cleaning tube to funnel inspired air to each lung

Answer 5

trachea

Question 6

are tubes that direct air into the lungs

Answer 6

bronchi

Question 7

site of gas exchange between the air and the blood

Answer 7

lungs

Question 8

Upper respiratory tract:

Answer 8

pharynx
external nose
nasal cavity
associated structures

Question 9

Lower respiratory tract:

Answer 9

trachea
larynx
bronchi

Question 10

nose consist of

Answer 10

nasal cavity
external nose

Question 11

identify the structure:
it is the only visible structure

Answer 11

external nose

Question 12

identify the parts if the nasal cavity:
external openings

Answer 12

nostrils (nares)

Question 13

identify the parts if the nasal cavity:
openings to pharynx

Answer 13

choanae

Question 14

identify the parts if the nasal cavity:
anterior portion of the nasal cavity

Answer 14

vestibule

Question 15

identify the parts if the nasal cavity:
separated the nasal cavity from the oral cavity

Answer 15

hard palate

Question 16

identify the parts if the nasal cavity:
divides nose into right and left parts

Answer 16

nasal septum

Question 17

identify the parts if the nasal cavity:
boney ridges in the nasal cavity

Answer 17

conchae

Question 18

identify the parts if the nasal cavity:
passageway beneath each conchae

Answer 18

meatus

Question 19

pathophysiology:
inflammation of the mucous membrane of a sinus and it is a viral infection

Answer 19

sinusitis

Question 20

pathophysiology:
Inflammation of bronchi impairs breathing

Answer 20

bronchitis

Question 21

pathophysiology:
Destruction of alveolar walls and Loss of alveoli decreases surface area for gas exchange

Answer 21

emphysema

Question 22

pathophysiology:
characterized by abnormally increased constriction of the trachea and bronchi

Answer 22

asthma

Question 23

pathophysiology:
rapid and shallow breathing, wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath

Answer 23

asthma

Question 24

it is the common passageway for air, food and drink

Answer 24

pharynx

Question 25

identify the regions of the pharynx: posterior to the choanae and superior to the soft palate

Answer 25

nasopharynx

Question 26

identify the regions of the pharynx: epiglottis to the esophagus

Answer 26

laryngophharynx

Question 27

identify the regions of the pharynx: soft palate to the epiglottis

Answer 27

oropharynx

Question 28

it separates the nasopharynx and oropharynx

Answer 28

soft palate

Question 29

functions of larynx

Answer 29

voice production provide airway acts as a switching mechanism to route air and food into proper channels (epiglottis)

Question 30

trachea descends from the larynx through the neck to the ________

Answer 30

fifth thoracic vertebra

Question 31

trachea is composed of ________ and smooth muscle reinforced with _____ C-shaped rings of ________ cartilage, which protect the trachea and keep the airway open

Answer 31

dense regular connective tissue 15-20 hyaline

Question 32

The mucous membrane lining the trachea is made up of _______ and __________

Answer 32

pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium goblet cells

Question 33

trachea ends by dividing into the two _____

Answer 33

pri bronchi / main bronchi

Question 34

which pri bronchus is wider, shorter and more vertical

Answer 34

right pri bronchus

Question 34

how many levels of branching occur from the trachea to the smallest air tubes

Answer 34

16

Question 35

tracheobronchial tree is supported by _____ and _______

Answer 35

cartilage and smooth muscles

Question 35

how any alveoli are there

Answer 35

approx. 300 million alveoli

Question 36

____ generations of branching occur from the terminal bronchioles to the alveolar ducts

Answer 36

7

Question 37

what are the types of alveolar walls

Answer 37

type I pneumocytes type II pneumocytes

Question 38

alveolar walls are composed of 90% ______

Answer 38

type I pneumocytes

Question 39

lungs are perfused by two circulation. what are they

Answer 39

pulmonary circulation bronchial circulation

Question 40

identify the type of blood vessels in the lungs: carry oxygenated blood from lungs back to the heart

Answer 40

pulmonary veins

Question 41

identify the type of blood vessels in the lungs: supply deoxygenated systemic blood to be oxygenated

Answer 41

pulmonary arteries

Question 42

identify the type of blood vessels in the lungs: provide systemic oxygenated blood to the lung tissue

Answer 42

bronchial arteries

Question 43

identify the type of blood vessels in the lungs: carry the deoxygenated blood back to the heart

Answer 43

bronchial veins

Question 44

what are the 2 lymphatic supply to the lungs

Answer 44

superficial lymphatic vessels deep lymphatic vessels

Question 45

Thin, double-layered serous membranes

Answer 45

pleura

Question 46

Covers the thoracic wall, diaphragm, and mediastinum

Answer 46

parietal pleura

Question 47

Covers the external lung surface

Answer 47

visceral pleura

Question 48

Negative pressure space between the parietal and visceral pleura

Answer 48

pleural cavity

Question 49

Fills the pleural cavity

Answer 49

pleural fluid

Question 50

Serves as a lubricant and holds pleural membranes together

Answer 50

pleural fluid

Question 51

identify the ventilation: movement of air into the lungs

Answer 51

inspiration

Question 52

identify the ventilation: movement of air out of the lungs

Answer 52

expiration

Question 53

inspiration is where muscles involved are the diaphragm and those that _____________the ribs and sternum

Answer 53

elevate

Question 54

expiration is where muscles actively involved are those that ___________ the ribs and sternum

Answer 54

depress

Question 55

muscles of inspiration (SPED)

Answer 55

scalene muscles (@neck) pectoralis major external intercoastal diaphragm

Question 56

muscles of expiration (IT)

Answer 56

internal intercoastal transverse thoracis

Question 57

it is the process of measuring volumes of air that move into and out of the respiratory system

Answer 57

spirometry

Question 58

a device used to measure these pulmonary volumes

Answer 58

spirometer

Question 59

what factors can cause variations in Pulmonary Volumes and Capacities

Answer 59

age sex body size physical condition