respiratory system part 1

Question 1

what are the 5 functions of the respiratory system

Answer 1

o2 in c02 out
regulate blood ph
smell
produce sound
elimination of some water and heat

Question 2

what is in the upper portion of the respiratory system

Answer 2

nose
pharynx

Question 3

what is in the lower portion of the respiratory system

Answer 3

larynx
trachea
bronchi/ lungs

Question 4

what are the two external portions of the nose called

Answer 4

nostrils

Question 5

what does the external portion of the nose conclude

Answer 5

cartilage covered in skin and lined with a mucous membrane

Question 6

what divides the nose

Answer 6

septum

Question 7

what are the functions of the nose

Answer 7

warms, filters moistens air
smell

Question 8

2 functions of the pharynx

Answer 8

passageway for air and food
resonating chamber for speech sounds

Question 9

where does the pharynx start

Answer 9

starts at the internal nares and extends part way down the neck

Question 10

what does the larynx connect

Answer 10

pharynx and trachea

Question 11

how many pieces of cartilage does the larynx have

Answer 11

9

Question 12

what is the epiglottis

Answer 12

leaf-shaped piece of cartilage that lies on top of larynx

Question 13

what does the epiglottis do

Answer 13

moves up and dow like trap door

Question 14

function of epiglottis

Answer 14

prevents food entering lungs

Question 15

what is the trachea a passage way for

Answer 15

air located in the front of the oesophagus

Question 16

what is the structure of the trachea

Answer 16

walls lines with mucous membrane supported by c-shaped rings of cartilage

Question 17

where does the lungs lie and attached to

Answer 17

in the thoracic cavity and diaphragm

Question 18

function of pleural cavity

Answer 18

contains lubricating fluid secreted by membranes

Question 19

what does the liquid in the pleural cavity do

Answer 19

reduces friction and allows them to move easily during breathing

Question 20

what is the branching of the bronchial tree

Answer 20

trachea
primary bronchus
secondary bronchi
tertiary bronchi
bronchioles
terminal bronchioles
alveoli

Question 21

what surrounds alveolar ducts

Answer 21

numerous alveoli and alveolar sacs

Question 22

what do alveolar macrophages do

Answer 22

remove debris from alveolar spaces

Question 23

what’s around the alveolus

Answer 23

primary arteriole and venal that form blood capillary network