Upper respiratory Tract

Question 1

• Air flows from vestibule to

Answer 1

internal nares through superior, middle, and inferior meatuses

Question 2

Meatuses are constricted

Answer 2

passageways that produce air turbulence
* Warm and humidify incoming air
* Trap particles

Question 3

Hard palate

Answer 3

• Forms floor of nasal cavity
• Separates nasal and oral cavities

Question 4

• Soft palate

Answer 4

• Extends posterior to hard palate
• Divides superior nasopharynx from lower pharynx

Question 5

Nasal cavity opens into nasopharynx through

Answer 5

internal nares

Question 6

The Nasal Mucosa function warms and

Answer 6

• Warms and humidifies inhaled air for arrival at
  lower respiratory organs
• Breathing through mouth bypasses this important
  step

Question 7

The Pharynx is a chamber shared by

Answer 7

shared by digestive and respiratory
system

Question 8

The pharynx extends from

Answer 8

internal nares to entrances to larynx
and esophagus

Question 9

The pharynx is divided into 3 parts

Answer 9

1. The nasopharynx
2. The oropharynx
3. The laryngopharynx

Question 10

The Nasopharynx is the and contains which tonsils?

Answer 10

• Superior portion of pharynx
• Contains pharyngeal tonsils and openings to left
  and right auditory tubes

Question 11

• The Oropharynx is the—and communicates with

Answer 11

• Middle portion of pharynx
• Communicates with oral cavitx

Question 12

The Laryngopharyn is the—and extends from

Answer 12

• Inferior portion of pharynx
• Extends from hyoid bone to entrance of larynx and esophagus

Question 13

• Air Flow,From the pharynx enters the

Answer 13

larynx

Question 14

the larynx is a

Answer 14

cartilaginous structure that surrounds the glottis,
which is a narrow opening

Question 15

• Cartilages of the Larynx

Answer 15

1. Thyroid cartilage
2. Cricoid cartilage
3. Epiglottis