8 - Respiratory System

Question 1

What are the components of respiratory system?

Answer 1

Nasal passage
Olfactory system
Conducting airways
- nasopharynx
- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi
- bronchioles
- respiratory portions of the lung (alveoli)

Question 2

What are the function of respiratory system?

Answer 2

• cleaning of inhaled air
• warming and cooling of inhaled air
• moistening of inhaled air
• respiratory gas exchange
• facilitation of olfaction and sound production

Question 3

What is the function of airway?

Answer 3

• passage of inhaled gases
• protection against inhaled foreign material
• warming and humidification of inhaled gas