Chapter 11 - Fill in the Blanks

Question 1

Name the 6 parts of the respiratory system:

1. ___________ 2. ____________
2. ___________ 4. ____________
3. ___________ 6. _____________

Answer 1

1. nose
2. larynx
3. pharynx
4. trachea
5. bronchi
6. lungs

Question 2

Name the 2 processes of respiration:

1. ______________ 2. ______________

Answer 2

1. external

2. internal

Question 3

List the 2 primary functions of the nose:

1. _______________
2. _______________

Answer 3

1. air passageway

2. contains smell receptors

Question 4

List 1 primary function of the pharynx:

1. __________________

Answer 4

1. passageway for air and fluid

Question 5

Another name for the larynx is the _____________.

Answer 5

voice box

Question 6

List 1 primary function of the larynx:

1. __________________

Answer 6

1. produces sound

Question 7

List the 1 primary function of the trachea:

1. ___________________

Answer 7

1. the passageway for air

Question 8

The ___________ provides passageway for air to go to, throughout, and from the lungs.

Answer 8

bronchi

Question 9

The _______ bring air into contact with blood so that oxygen and carbon dioxide can be exchanged

Answer 9

lungs

Question 10

The external entrance of the nose is known as the ________ or __________ ______.

Answer 10

nostrils /or/ anterior nares

Question 11

The nose is divided into two chambers by a partition called the _________

Answer 11

septum

Question 12

Smell receptors are located in the upper portion of the nasal cavity. These special nerve cells that _______ (hair-like processes), that send a message to the brain.

Answer 12

cilia

Question 13

Name the 3 portions of the pharynx:

1. _______________
2. _______________
3. ________________

Answer 13

1. nasopharynx
2. oropharynx
3. laryngopharynx

Question 14

Lymphoid tissues associated with the pharynx are the ________ and the __________.

Answer 14

tonsils and adenoids

Question 15

The __________ is a narrow slit at the opening between the vocal cords

Answer 15

glottis

Question 16

The ________ __________ is the largest cartilage in the larynx and forms the structure commonly called the Adam’s apple

Answer 16

thyroid cartilage

Question 17

The __________ covers the entrance of the larynx. During swallowing, it acts as a lid to prevent aspiration of food or liquid into the trachea.

Answer 17

epiglottis

Question 18

Another name for the trachea is the ___________.

Answer 18

windpipe

Question 19

Each bronchial tube enters the lung at a depression called the ________.

Answer 19

hilum

Question 20

The lungs occupy a large portion of the thoracic cavity and are enclosed in a membrane known as the _________.

Answer 20

pleura

Question 21

The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by a musculomembranous wall, known as the ___________.

Answer 21

diaphragm

Question 22

The central portion of the thoracic cavity, between the lungs, is a space called the _____________, which contains the heart.

Answer 22

mediastinum

Question 23

The RIGHT lung contains _ lobes.

The LEFT lung contains _ lobes

Answer 23

Right = 3

Left = 2

Question 24

The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung and has an indention called the ________ ___________, which allows room for the heart.

Answer 24

cardiac depression

Question 25

The lungs contain _________, which are the air cells where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide can take place.

Answer 25

alveoli

Question 26

_______ volume is a test to measure the amount of air in a single inspiration and expiration.

Answer 26

tidal

Question 27

___________ ___________ capacity is the volume of air that remains in the lungs at the end of a normal expiration.

Answer 27

functional residual

Question 28

_______ ________ capacity is the maximal volume of the air in the lungs after a maximal expiration.

Answer 28

total lung

Question 29

Name the 4 vital sign that are essential elements for determining an individual’s state of health:

1. ________________ 2. ________________
2. ________________ 4. _________________

Answer 29

1. temperature
2. pulse
3. respiration
4. blood pressure