Deck 13: Respiratory System

Question 1

Which of the following propels mucus toward the pharynx?

A) Flagella
B) Cilia
C) Goblet cells
D) Eustachian tubes

Answer 1

Cilia

Question 2

Describe the normal function of each body system

Answer 2

not answered

Question 3

What is the function of mucus in the respiratory tract?

A) Warms air entering from the outside
B) Destroys microorganisms
C) Traps foreign particles
D) Helps to equalize air pressure

Answer 3

Traps foreign particles

Question 4

Anatomy and Physiology

Question 5

The thyroid cartilage located in the larynx is commonly called the

A) True vocal cords
B) Adam's apple
C) False vocal cords
D) Uvula

Question 6

Medical Terminology

Question 7

Which of the following prevents food and water from entering the trachea?

A) Epiglottis
B) Glottis
C) Cricoid cartilage
D) Fauces

Question 8

After the bronchi enter the lungs, they branch into smaller passages that terminate in

A) Alveolar ducts
B) Bronchioles
C) Alveoli
D) Secondary bronchi

Question 9

Describe structural organization of the human of the human body

Question 10

Which of the following is supported by 15-20 C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage?

A) Larynx
B) Trachea
C) Bronchi
D) Esophagus

Question 11

Define both medical terms and abbreviations related to all body systems

Question 12

Which of the following receives air, food, and water from the oral cavity?

A) Nasopharynx
B) Oropharynx
C) Laryngopharynx
D) Trachea

Question 13

The Eustachian tubes open into the

A) Laryngopharynx
B) Larynx
C) Oropharynx
D) Nasopharynx

Question 14

Which of the following lines the paranasal sinuses?

A) Mucous membrane
B) Serous membrane
C) Connective tissue
D) Synovial membrane

Question 15

Identify body systems

Question 16

Compare body structure and function of the human body across the lifespan

Question 17

What makes up the vocal cords?

A) Tendons
B) Muscle
C) Ligaments
D) Simple squamous epithelium

Question 18

List major organs in each body system

Question 19

The exchange of gases between the blood and tissue cells is known as

A) Inhalation
B) External respiration
C) Exhalation
D) Internal respiration

Question 20

Which of the following make(s) up the lower respiratory tract?

A) Trachea
B) Bronchial tree
C) Lungs
D) All of the above

Question 21

Match the following nasal structure with its definition.

Paranasal sinuses

A)Air-filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
B)Bony ridges that project into the nasal cavity
C)Interior chamber of the nose
D)Divides the nose into two parts
E)Opening through which air enters the nasal cavity
F)Openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx
G)Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
H)Posterior portion of the soft palate that helps direct food into the oropharynx

Question 22

How does an increase in body temperature affect the respiratory rate?

A) Decreases it
B) Increases it
C) Has no effect

Question 23

The respiratory center is located in the

A) Pons and medulla of the brain stem
B) Cerebellum
C) Hypothalamus
D) Occipital lobe

Question 24

What is pulmonary ventilation?

A) Removing carbon dioxide from the lungs
B) Yawning
C) Breathing
D) The exchange of oxygen between the blood and tissues

Question 25

What is the double-layered serous membrane that encloses the lungs?

A) Pleura
B) Pericardium
C) Peritoneum
D) Mediastinum

Question 26

Match the following nasal structure with its definition.

Internal nares

A)Air-filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
B)Bony ridges that project into the nasal cavity
C)Interior chamber of the nose
D)Divides the nose into two parts
E)Opening through which air enters the nasal cavity
F)Openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx
G)Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
H)Posterior portion of the soft palate that helps direct food into the oropharynx

Question 27

Match the following nasal structure with its definition.

Palate

A)Air-filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
B)Bony ridges that project into the nasal cavity
C)Interior chamber of the nose
D)Divides the nose into two parts
E)Opening through which air enters the nasal cavity
F)Openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx
G)Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
H)Posterior portion of the soft palate that helps direct food into the oropharynx

Question 28

Which of the following occur to the respiratory system as an individual ages?

A) Loss of elasticity in the tissues of the respiratory system
B) Bronchioles are less able to stretch and contract
C) Decreased ability to acquire and deliver oxygen to the blood
D) Cartilage in the trachea undergoes progressive calcification
E) All of the above

Question 29

Match the following nasal structure with its definition.

Nostrils

A)Air-filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
B)Bony ridges that project into the nasal cavity
C)Interior chamber of the nose
D)Divides the nose into two parts
E)Opening through which air enters the nasal cavity
F)Openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx
G)Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
H)Posterior portion of the soft palate that helps direct food into the oropharynx

Question 30

Which of the following is a characteristic of the right lung?

A) Divided into two lobes
B) Contains the cardiac notch
C) Is long and narrow
D) Divided into three lobes

Question 31

Match the following nasal structure with its definition.

Nasal septum

A)Air-filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
B)Bony ridges that project into the nasal cavity
C)Interior chamber of the nose
D)Divides the nose into two parts
E)Opening through which air enters the nasal cavity
F)Openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx
G)Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
H)Posterior portion of the soft palate that helps direct food into the oropharynx

Question 32

Which of the following does NOT occur during exhalation?

A) The diaphragm relaxes.
B) The alveoli become smaller.
C) Lung volume decreases.
D) The size of the thoracic cavity increases.

Question 33

The process of taking air into the lungs is known as

A) Inhalation
B) Exhalation
C) Internal respiration
D) External respiration

Question 34

What happens when there is an increase of carbon dioxide in the blood?

A) Decrease in rate and depth of breathing
B) Nothing
C) Increase in rate and depth of breathing
D) Temporary cessation of breathing

Question 35

Match the following nasal structure with its definition.

Uvula

A)Air-filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
B)Bony ridges that project into the nasal cavity
C)Interior chamber of the nose
D)Divides the nose into two parts
E)Opening through which air enters the nasal cavity
F)Openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx
G)Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
H)Posterior portion of the soft palate that helps direct food into the oropharynx

Question 36

Match the following nasal structure with its definition.

Nasal cavity

A)Air-filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
B)Bony ridges that project into the nasal cavity
C)Interior chamber of the nose
D)Divides the nose into two parts
E)Opening through which air enters the nasal cavity
F)Openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx
G)Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
H)Posterior portion of the soft palate that helps direct food into the oropharynx

Question 37

Which of the following are examples of nonrespiratory air movements?

A) Sighing
B) Laughing
C) Crying
D) Sneezing
E) All of the above

Question 38

Match the following nasal structure with its definition.

Nasal conchae

A)Air-filled cavities that reduce the weight of the skull
B)Bony ridges that project into the nasal cavity
C)Interior chamber of the nose
D)Divides the nose into two parts
E)Opening through which air enters the nasal cavity
F)Openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx
G)Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
H)Posterior portion of the soft palate that helps direct food into the oropharynx