Chapter 13-Respiratory System

Question 0

What 2 gases are exchanged during respiration?

Answer 0

Carbon dioxide and oxygen

Question 1

The process of exchanging gases between the atmosphere and the body cells

Answer 1

Respiration

Question 2

What two systems play equal roles?

Answer 2

Circulatory and respiratory

Question 3

Name the 5 main functions of the respiratory system

Answer 3

1. Filter particles from incoming air
2. Help control temperature and water content of the air
3. Aids in producing the sounds used in speech
4. Aids in the sense of smell
5. Aids in regulation of the ph levels

Question 4

Body cells do what to oxygen to release energy?

Answer 4

Oxidize

Question 5

What is the result of oxidation

Answer 5

Carbon dioxide

Question 6

Carbon dioxide is the what of oxidation?

Answer 6

Waste product

Question 7

What is pulmonary ventilation

Answer 7

Movement of air in and out of the lungs

Question 8

What is cellular respiration

Answer 8

The utilization of oxygen and producing of carbon dioxide by the cells

Question 9

List the 8 organs of the respiratory system?

Answer 9

Nose
Nasal cavity
Sinuses
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchial tree
Lungs

Question 10

The nostrils provide what?

Answer 10

Entrances for air

Question 11

What serve as barriers in the nose?

Answer 11

Internal hairs

Question 12

The nasal cavity is what?

Answer 12

A hollow space behind the nose

Question 13

What divides the nasal cavity into left and right portions

Answer 13

Nasal sectum

Question 14

What is the nasal cavity lined with?

Answer 14

Mucus membrane

Question 15

What three things does the mucus membrane do?

Answer 15

Filters the incoming air
Warms the incoming air
Moistens the incoming air

Question 16

What are the 2 reasons that we have sinuses

Answer 16

Intensify voice

Decrease the weight of the skull

Question 17

The sinuses are what kind of spaces in the skull?

Answer 17

Air filled

Question 18

What are the sinuses lined with?

Answer 18

Mucus membrane

Question 19

What is the common name for the pharynx

Answer 19

Throat

Question 20

The pharynx is a common passage way for what

Answer 20

Air and food

Question 21

The pharynx aids in what

Answer 21

Creating sound

Question 22

The common name for the larynx is what

Answer 22

Voice box

Question 23

The larynx is a what at the top of the trachea

Answer 23

Enlargement

Question 24

What is the purpose of the larynx

Answer 24

Prevents foreign objects from entering the trachea

Question 25

What does the larynx house

Answer 25

Vocal cords

Question 26

Describe the false vocal cords

Answer 26

Help close larynx during swallowing and not involved in producing sound

Question 27

Describe the true vocal cords

Answer 27

Lower folds that contain elastic fibers and produce vocal sounds

Question 28

Describe the glottis

Answer 28

Opening between cords during normal breathing

Question 29

When is the glottis closed?

Answer 29

During swallowing

Question 30

What is the epiglottis

Answer 30

Flap like structure that allows air to enter larynx

Question 31

What is the common name for trachea

Answer 31

Wind pipe

Question 32

The trachea is what?

Answer 32

Flexible cylindrical tube

Question 33

How big is the trachea

Answer 33

7 inches long and 1 inch round

Question 34

Where does the trachea lie?

Answer 34

In front of esophagus

Question 35

What is the trachea lined with?

Answer 35

Ciliates mucous membrane

Question 36

What is the purpose of the coated mucous in the trachea

Answer 36

To filter and trap

Question 37

The trachea is made of how many c shaped particles

Answer 37

20

Question 38

What kind of particles is the trachea made of?

Answer 38

C shaped

Question 39

The c shaped pieces in the trachea are made of what kind of cartilage

Answer 39

Hyaline

Question 40

The rings in the trachea prevent what

Answer 40

Trachea from collapsing and blocking the airway

Question 41

Describe the bronchial tree

Answer 41

Branched tubed airways which filter incoming air and distribute it to alveoli

Question 42

Name the 4 tubes in the bronchial tree

Answer 42

Primary bronchi Secondary bronchi Bronchioles Alveolar ducts

Question 43

Which of the 4 tubes in the bronchial tree is the smallest

Answer 43

Alveolar ducts