Chapter 11.2

Question 1

what is included in the upper respiratory tract

Answer 1

sphenoidal sinus
frontal sinus
nasal cavity
pharynx
epiglottis
and larynx

Question 2

what is included in the lower respiratory tract

Answer 2

trachea, and right and left bronchi

Question 3

helps prevent infections by outcompeting invading pathogens through what process

Answer 3

microbial antagonism

Question 5

traps microbes and particulates larger than 2 units in a layer of mucus

Answer 5

mucociliary clearance

Question 6

move mucus to the pharynx where it is swallowed and sent to the stomach

Answer 6

ciliated epithelial cells

Question 7

some patients with strep throat develop scarlet fever, exhibiting a rash caused by what

Answer 7

erythrogenic exotoxins

Question 8

bacterial involved in diphtheria produce an exotoxin that inhibits what

Answer 8

translation in host cells

Question 9

what bacterial disease affect the upper respiratory tract

Answer 9

pharyngitis and diphtheria

Question 10

what bacterial diseases affect the lower respiratory tract

Answer 10

pertussis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and legionnaries