Respiratory System

Question 1

Provides an area for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, protects the surfaces from dehyration, protects against pathogens, produces sounds, and permits speech.

Answer 1

Respiratory system

Question 2

Nostrils

Answer 2

External nares

Question 3

Lateral wall of nose

Answer 3

Ala

Question 4

Space contained within the flexible tissue of nose

Answer 4

Vestibule

Question 5

Hairs that remove particles from air

Answer 5

Vibrissae

Question 6

Incoming air flows between these mounds of tissue and is warmed and humidified.

Answer 6

Conchae (Concha)

Question 7

3 types of conchae

Answer 7

• Superior nasal conchae
• Middle nasal conchae
• Inferior nasal conchae

Question 8

Passageways between conchae

Answer 8

Meatuses

Question 9

3 types of meatuses

Answer 9

• Superior meatus
• Middle meatus
• Inferior meatus

Question 10

Opening between the nasal cavity and the pharynx

Answer 10

Internal nares

Question 11

Extends from the internal nares to the larynx

Answer 11

Pharynx

Question 12

The throat

Answer 12

Pharynx

Question 13

Superior portion which extends from the internal nares to the soft palate.

Answer 13

Nasopharynx

Question 14

Posterior part of the roof of the mouth.

Answer 14

Soft palate

Question 15

Passage between the pharynx and the middle ear.

Answer 15

Auditory tube

Question 16

Eustachian or pharyngotympanic tube.

Answer 16

Auditory Tube

Question 17

Single tonsil

Answer 17

Pharyngeal tonsil

Question 18

Middle section which extends from the soft palate to the base of the tongue.

Answer 18

Oropharynx

Question 19

Attachment site for many muscles that assist in speech.

Answer 19

Hyoid bone

Question 20

Opening from the mouth into the pharynx.

Answer 20

Fauces

Question 21

Projection that is attached to the posterior portion of the soft palate and assists in speech.

Answer 21

Uvula

Question 22

Inferior portion which extends between the hyoid and the entrances to the larynx and esophagus.

Answer 22

Laryngopharynx

Question 23

Extends from C4 to C6 and produces sounds.

Answer 23

Larynx

Question 24

Narrow opening through which air leaves the pharynx and enters the larynx.

Answer 24

Glottis

Question 25

3 types of large unpaired carilages.

Answer 25

- Epiglottis - Thyroid cartilage - Cricoid cartilage

Question 26

Covers the glottis during swallowing.

Answer 26

Epiglottis

Question 27

U shaped shield that forms the anterior wall for the larynx.

Answer 27

Thyroid cartilage

Question 28

Adams apple

Answer 28

Laryngeal prominence

Question 29

3 types of small, paired cartilages

Answer 29

- Arytenoid cartilages - Cuneiform cartilages - Corniculate cartilages

Question 30

Involved in opening and closing of the glottis and producing sound.

Answer 30

Arytenoid cartilages

Question 31

Consist of elastic fibers and are also called vocal cord

Answer 31

Vocal folds

Question 32

Prevent foreign object from entering the glottis and protect the vocal folds

Answer 32

Vestibular (ventricular) folds

Question 33

Extends from C6 to T5 and is also called the windpipe.

Answer 33

Trachea

Question 34

15-20 C shaped rings of cartilage that stiffen the walls of the trachea

Answer 34

Tracheal cartilage

Question 35

Network of bronchi and bronchioles that branch from the trachea

Answer 35

Bronchial Tree

Question 36

Right and left primary bronchi are branches from the trachea.

Answer 36

Primary bronchi

Question 37

Internal ridge that spearates the left and right bronchi

Answer 37

Carina

Question 38

Branches of the primary bronchi that are also called lobar bronchi

Answer 38

Secondary bronchi

Question 39

How many secondary bronchi are there?

Answer 39

One secondary bronchi for each lobe of the lungs

Question 40

Branches of the secondary bronchi that are also called segmental bronchi

Answer 40

Tertiary bronchi

Question 41

Branches of the tertiary bronchi that lack cartilage

Answer 41

Bronchioles

Question 42

Collections of alveoli

Answer 42

Alveolar sacs

Question 43

Small sacs where gas exchange occurs

Answer 43

Alveoli

Question 44

Serous membrane surrounding lungs

Answer 44

Pleura

Question 45

Covers inner surface of throacic wall

Answer 45

Parietal pleura

Question 46

Covers surface of the lungs

Answer 46

Visceral pleura

Question 47

Area between parietal and visceral pleura containing pleural fluid

Answer 47

Pleural cavities

Question 48

Area where the primary bronchi, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins and nerves enter the lung.

Answer 48

Hilum

Question 49

Borders of the lungs

Answer 49

- Anterior border - Posterior border - Inferior border

Question 50

Lobes of the right lung

Answer 50

- Superior lobe - Middle lobe - Inferior lobe

Question 51

Separates the inferior love from the other two lobes of the right lung.

Answer 51

Oblique fissure

Question 52

Separates the superior lobe from the middle lobe of the right lung.

Answer 52

Horizontal fissure

Question 53

Lobes of the left lung

Answer 53

- Superior lobe | - Inferior lobe

Question 54

Separates the two lobes of the left lung.

Answer 54

Oblique fissure