Respiratory System

Question 1

The respiratory system is responsible for

Answer 1

supplying the body with oxygen
disposing of carbon dioxide

Question 2

what is the transporting fluid that transports gasses through the lungs?

Answer 2

blood

Question 3

if either system fails body cells begin to die from?

Answer 3

oxygen starvation
accumulation of carbon dioxide

Question 4

terminal air sacs are called

Answer 4

alveoli

Question 5

what’s the only visible part of the respiratory system

Answer 5

nose

Question 6

external nares are

Answer 6

nostrils

Question 7

the interior of the nose consists of

Answer 7

nasal cavity divided by a midline nasal septum

Question 8

what are the olfactory receptors?

Answer 8

sense of smell

Question 9

where are the olfactory receptors located?

Answer 9

in the mucosa in the slit
- superior part of the nasal cavity beneath the ethmoid bone

Question 10

the nasal mucosa creates a current that moves contaminated Mucous where?

Answer 10

posteriorly toward the throat (pharynx)
and swallowed and digested by the stomach juices

Question 11

what is the nose palette?

Answer 11

partition which separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity below

Question 12

hard palette is

Answer 12

anteriorly

Question 13

soft palette is

Answer 13

unsupported portion to the posterior

Question 14

what is the pharynx?

Answer 14

a muscular passageway about 5 inches long

Question 15

pharynx synonym

Answer 15

throat

Question 16

what does the pharynx do?

Answer 16

serves as a common passageway for food and airways
-it is continuous with the nasal cavity anteriorly via the internal nares

Question 17

pharynx process

Answer 17

1. air enters the superior portion of the nasal pharynx
2. descends through the oropharynx and laryngopharynx to enter the larynx below
3. lying posteriorly food enters the esophagus
4. clusters of lymphatic tissue called tonsils are found in the pharynx

Question 18

what is the larynx?

Answer 18

the voice box
-routes air and food into the proper channels
-plays a role in speech
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Question 19

where is larynx located?

Answer 19

inferior to the pharynx

Question 20

what is the epiglottis formed by?

Answer 20

8 rigid Hyaline Cartilages and a spoon shaped flap of elastic cartilage

Question 21

what is the shield shaped thyroid cartilage and is the largest Hyaline Cartilage

Answer 21

Adams apple

Question 22

what triggers a cough?

Answer 22

if anything other than air enters the larynx

Question 23

what are vocal folds?

Answer 23

part of the mucous membrane of the larynx

Question 24

what is the trachea lined with?

Answer 24

ciliated mucosa that beat continuously
- directed opposite to that of the incoming air

Question 25

when air reaches the bronchi it is ...

Answer 25

warm and humidified - the smaller subdivisions of the primary bronchi within the lungs are direct routes to the air sacs

Question 26

where is the apex of the lung is located ?

Answer 26

the narrow superior portion of each lung - located just deep to the clavicle - the base of the lungs which are the broad lower portion rest on the diaphragm

Question 27

what are fissures?

Answer 27

they divide each lung into lobes

Question 28

left lung has ( ) lobes and right lung has ( )

Answer 28

2, 3

Question 29

what is the smallest subdivision of the bronchi?

Answer 29

bronchioles

Question 30

alveoli "small cavity" is

Answer 30

air sacs surrounded by capillary blood vessels for the exchange of gases

Question 31

where does gas exchange happen?

Answer 31

respiratory bronchioles alveolar ducts alveolar sacs alveoli

Question 32

fancy name for breathing

Answer 32

pulmonary ventilation

Question 33

inspiration vs expiration

Answer 33

air in lungs air leaving lungs

Question 34

breathing muscles

Answer 34

diaphragm and external intercostals contract and increase size of thoracic cavity

Question 35

as the intra pulmonary volume increases the gases do what?

Answer 35

spread out to fill the larger space