Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy Quiz

Question 1

T/F During exhalaiton, lung volume decreases, alveolar pressure increases and intrapleural pressure becomes more positive.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

How much subglottal pressure must there be to move the vocal folds?

Answer 2

3-5cm H2O

Question 3

Where does the cricoid cartilage sit?

Answer 3

immediately above the trachea

Question 4

What cartilage sits on top of the arytenoid cartilage?

Answer 4

Corniculate cartilage

Question 5

T/F The vocal folds sit between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilage

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the space between the tongue and the epiglottis called?

Answer 6

Vallecula

Question 7

What do the anterior thoracic muscles of inspiration consist of?

Answer 7

interchondral portion and external intercostals

Question 8

T/F Tidal volume refers to the amount of air exhanged during quiet respiration

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is largest laryngeal cavity?

Answer 9

Thyroid cartilage

Question 10

T/F the vocal folds are located between the thyroid and cricoid cartilage

Answer 10

False they are located between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilage

Question 11

The vocal folds are what during phonation?

Answer 11

aDDucted during phonation

Question 12

T/F the diaphragm expands vertically during inspiration

Answer 12

true

Question 13

T/F Speech breathing is active

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F alveolar pressure is at its lowest during the peak of inspiration

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is the Epiglottis?

Answer 15

an elastic cartilage that resembles a large spoon or leaf and is located above the glottis

Question 16

Contraction of the abdominal muscles__________ the volume of the thorcic cavity.

Answer 16

Decreases

Question 17

T/F conversational speech uses less lung volume than passive breathing

Answer 17

False

Question 18

T/F the biological function of the larynx is to create sound

Answer 18

false the biological function is to protect the lower airway by preventing food and foreign particles from entering the trachea

Question 19

What is the only bone in the body that is not connected to any other bones?

Answer 19

the hyoid bone

Question 20

What does the U-tube manomenter measure?

Answer 20

measures the respiration pressure

Question 21

What does the spirometer measure?

Answer 21

measures respiratory volume

Question 22

T/F the hyoid bone is a U shaped bone that sits above the thyroid cartilage

Answer 22

True

Question 23

How many layers of tissue do the vocal folds have?

Answer 23

5 layers

Question 24

T/F the hyoid bone loosely articulates with the thyroid cartilage

Answer 24

true

Question 25

What is the amount of air a person exhales after tidal respiration

Answer 25

expiratory reserve volume

Question 26

What is subglottal pressure?

Answer 26

the air pressure below the vocal folds, in the trachea

Question 27

T/F conversational speech uses 10-15% of vital capacity when speaking

Answer 27

False- conversational speech uses 35-60%

Question 28

What cartilage sits on the apex of each arytenoid cartilage

Answer 28

Corniculate

Question 29

What is the amount of air remaining in the lungs after maximum exhalation

Answer 29

residual volume

Question 30

T/F the larynx protects the lower respiratory tract

Answer 30

true

Question 31

What is the thyroid cartilage superior to?

Answer 31

the cricoid

Question 32

What does the circothyroid join together?

Answer 32

Cricoid and thyroid

Question 33

What is intraoral

Answer 33

the air pressure inside the oral cavity

Question 34

What does one cycle of respiration consists of?

Answer 34

1 inspiration and 1 expiration

Question 35

Where does phonation happen?

Answer 35

the larynx

Question 36

What does the epiglottis look like

Answer 36

a small, leaf-shaped flap of cartilage

Question 37

What does the cricoid cartilage look like?

Answer 37

a signet ring

Question 38

T/F we always talk during inhalation

Answer 38

false we always talk on exhalation

Question 39

What is the amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after a normal tidal volume exhalation?

Answer 39

Expiratory reserve volume

Question 40

T/F the larynx, is composed of cartilages, muscles, ligaments, and mucous membrane

Answer 40

True

Question 41

What is the average amount of respiratoin cycles per minute for adults?

Answer 41

12-18

Question 42

What is the amount of air remaining in the lungs after maximum exhalation

Answer 42

residual volume

Question 43

What is the name of the structure that is referred to as the "adam's apple"

Answer 43

the thyroid notch

Question 44

What are the two muscles of the neck?

Answer 44

sternocleidomastoid and scalenes

Question 45

For conversational speech, what does the subglottal pressure have to be?

Answer 45

7-10 cm H2O

Question 46

How many liters of air does a person process every minute?

Answer 46

6-8 liters

Question 47

T/F the deeper layers of the vocal folds are more elastic than the superficial layers.

Answer 47

False the deeper layers in the vocal folds are thicker and made from collagen or muscle

Question 48

T/F the primary expiratory muscle is the diaphragm

Answer 48

false the diaphragm is the primary muscle of inspiratory

Question 49

What does Inspiratory Capacity include

Answer 49

tidal volume and inspiratory reserve volume

Question 50

T/F the vital capacity is the amount of air you can breathe after max inhalation

Answer 50

True

Question 51

What is the larynx suspended by?

Answer 51

hyoid bone

Question 52

What is the space between the two vocal folds

Answer 52

the glottis

Question 53

What is the maximum inspiration after tidal expiration

Answer 53

inspiratory capacity

Question 54

What happens after moving the thyroid forward by the cricothyroid?

Answer 54

stretches/ lengthens the vocal folds

Question 55

What are the layers of the vocal folds?

Answer 55

epithelial, superficial lamina properia, intermediate lamina properia, deep lamina properia, and Thyroarytenoid muscle

Question 56

T/F a muscle of forced expiration is the internal intercostal muscle

Answer 56

true