Respiratory System

Question 1

functions

Answer 1

▫provides extensive gas exchange surface
▫moves air to and from gas exchange surfaces
▫protects respiratory surfaces
▫produces sounds
▫participates in smell

Question 2

upper respiratory system

Answer 2

▫nose, nasal cavity, sinuses, pharynx

▫ anything above larynx

Question 3

lower respiratory system

Answer 3

▫larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs

▫everything below larynx

Question 4

nasal cavity

Answer 4

hollow space behind nose

Question 5

nasal septum

Answer 5

divides the nose into left and right

Question 6

nasal concha

Answer 6

▫bones that divide nasal cavity

Question 7

nasal concha functions

Answer 7

▫divide nasal cavity
▫support mucus membrane
▫increase surface area

Question 8

mucus membrane

Answer 8

▫warms and moistens air

▫traps dust

Question 9

paranasal sinuses found in what bones

Answer 9

maxillary, frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid

Question 10

paranasal sinus function

Answer 10

▫reduce weight of skull

▫resonance chamber for voice

Question 11

pharynx

Answer 11

space behind the oral cavity between nasal cavity and larynx

Question 12

divisions if the pharynx

Answer 12

▫nasopharynx
▫oropharynx
▫laryngopharynx (close to larynx)

Question 13

larynx

Answer 13

enlargement at the top of the trachea that houses the vocal chords

Question 14

Adams apple

Answer 14

thyroid cartilage

Question 15

glottis

Answer 15

part of larynx consisting of vocal cords and the opening between them

Question 16

false vocal folds

Answer 16

help close airway during swallowing

Question 17

true vocal folds

Answer 17

produce sound

Question 18

voice modulation affected by

Answer 18

expansion and contraction if glottis

Question 19

increased tension =

Answer 19

higher pitch

Question 20

epiglottis

Answer 20

flaplike structure that closes during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway

Question 21

which structure has cartilage rings for struxture

Answer 21

trachea

Question 22

trachea

Answer 22

“windpipe” that leads to bronchial tree within the lungs

Question 23

pathway of air into lungs

Answer 23

▫trachea
▫primary bronchi
▫secondary bronchi
▫tertiary bronchi
▫bronchioles

Question 24

bronchioles

Answer 24

contain air sacs called alveoli

Question 25

alveoli

Answer 25

area where gas exchange occurs between air and lungs

Question 26

lungs

Answer 26

spongy tissue that sits within the pleural cavities

Question 27

serous fluid

Answer 27

lubricated lungs to reduce friction during breathing

Question 28

right lung has how many lobes

Answer 28

3

Question 29

left lung has how many lobes

Answer 29

2

Question 30

which kung has the cardiac notch

Answer 30

left

Question 31

breathing (ventilation)

Answer 31

air in and out of lungs

Question 32

external respiration

Answer 32

gas exchange between air and blood

Question 33

internal respiration

Answer 33

gas exchange between blood and tissue

Question 34

cellular respiration

Answer 34

oxygen used to make atp

Question 35

what in alveoli keeps then from collapsing

Answer 35

surface tension

Question 36

what happens during inhalation

Answer 36

▫diaphragm moves down | ▫intercostal muscles contract

Question 37

what occurs during exhalation

Answer 37

▫diaphragm relaxes and elastic recoil forces air out of airways

Question 38

internal pressure of pleural cavity must be ______ atmospheric pressure for inhalation and ______ atmospheric pressure for exhalation

Answer 38

▫below | ▫above

Question 39

hiccup

Answer 39

spasm of the diaphragm

Question 40

example a of nonrespiratory movements

Answer 40

coughing, laughing, sneezing, crying

Question 41

spirometry

Answer 41

measures amount of air moving in and out of the lungs

Question 42

respiratory cycle

Answer 42

1 inhalation and 1 exhalation

Question 43

vital capacity

Answer 43

max amount if air that can be forcibly exhaled

Question 44

tidal volume

Answer 44

air inhaled/exhaled during normal respiration

Question 45

resting tidal volume

Answer 45

amount of air that enters the lungs during one normal cycle

Question 46

reserve volume

Answer 46

air that can be forced in or out (after a pause)

Question 47

residual volume

Answer 47

amount of air left in lung after max exhalation

Question 48

respiratory center is located where in the brain

Answer 48

medulla and pons

Question 49

medulla is responsible for

Answer 49

rhythmic breathing

Question 50

dorsal group controls

Answer 50

rythm

Question 51

ventral group controls

Answer 51

forced breathing

Question 52

pins is responsible for

Answer 52

slowing respirstion

Question 53

hyperventalation

Answer 53

▫overbreathing | ▫body expels more carbon dioxide than producing

Question 54

how to fix hypervantalation

Answer 54

breath into a brown paper bag

Question 55

hypoxia

Answer 55

lack of oxygen within tissues and organs

Question 56

asphyxia

Answer 56

deficient oxygen supply due to inability to breath normally