Respiratory System

Question 1

What are the organs in the Respiratory System?

Answer 1

Nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Lungs-alveoli

Question 2

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

Answer 2

Nose

Question 3

The interior of the nose consist of a____ divided by a_____

Answer 3

Nasal cavity, nasal septum

Question 4

Are located in the mucosa on the superior surface

Answer 4

Olfactory receptors

Question 5

Lateral walls have projections called____

Answer 5

Conchae

Question 6

The nasal cavity is separated from the oral cavity by the 2 palate

Answer 6

Anterior hard palate
Posterior soft palate

Question 7

What are the cavities within bones shrrounding the nasal cavity?

Answer 7

Frontal
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
Maxillary

Question 8

It lightens the skull, acts as resonance chambers for speech and produces mucus that drains into the nasal cavity.

Answer 8

Sinuses

Question 9

Three regions of the pharynx

Answer 9

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

Question 10

It’s superior behind the nasal cavity

Answer 10

Nasopharynx

Question 11

Located in the middle region of the mouth

Answer 11

Oropharynx

Question 12

The inferior region attatched to larynx

Answer 12

Laryngopharynx

Question 13

What are the tonsils of the pharynx

Answer 13

Pharyngeal tonsils
Palatine tonsils
Lingual tonisls

Question 14

Routes air and food into proper channels and plays a role in speech

Answer 14

Larynx

Question 15

Largest hyaline cartilage

Answer 15

Thyroid cartilage

Question 16

The superior opening if the larynx, and routes food to the larynx and air toward the trachea

Answer 16

Epiglottis

Question 17

Vibrate with expelled air to create sound

Answer 17

Vocal chords

Question 18

Opening between vocal chords

Answer 18

Glottis

Question 19

Formed by division of the trachea

Answer 19

Primary bronchi

Question 20

Occupy most of the thoracic cavity

Answer 20

Lungs

Question 21

Each lung is divided into lobes by ____

Answer 21

Fissures

Question 22

Covers the lung surface

Answer 22

Pulmonary (visceral) pleura

Question 23

Lines the walls of the thoracic cavity

Answer 23

Parietal pleura

Question 24

Fills the area between layers of pleura to allow gliding

Answer 24

Pleural fluid

Question 25

Divisions of respiratory tree

Answer 25

Primary bronchi Secondary bronchi Tertiary bronchi Bronchioli Terminal bronchioli

Question 26

Smalles branches of bronchi

Answer 26

Bronchioles

Question 27

Site of gas exchange

Answer 27

Respiratory Zone

Question 28

Gas echange takes place within the ____ in the respiratory membrane

Answer 28

Alveoli

Question 29

Thin squamous epithelial layer lining aveolar walls

Answer 29

Respiratory membrane (Air blood barrier)

Question 30

Moving air in and out of the lungs

Answer 30

Pulmonary ventilation

Question 31

Gas exhange between pulmonary blood and alveoli

Answer 31

External respiration

Question 32

Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide via the bloodstream

Answer 32

Respiratory gas transport

Question 33

Gas exhange between blood and tissue cells in systematic capillaries

Answer 33

Internal respiration

Question 34

Two phases of breathing

Answer 34

Inspiration Expiration

Question 35

Can be caused by reflexes or voluntary actions

Answer 35

Nonrespiratory air movements