Chapter 16 : Respiratory System Functions and Organs

Question 1

The Functions of the Respiratory System

Answer 1

Filter incoming air

Gas exchange

Question 2

How the Respiratory System filters incoming air

Answer 2

Removes dirt, viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other foreign bodies from the air

Question 3

How the Respiratory System exchanges gases

Answer 3

Takes in O2 and removes CO2

Question 4

Respiration

Answer 4

Gas exchange between the environment and the body

Question 5

Ventilation

Answer 5

Movement of air into and out of the body

Question 6

Nose Physicality

Answer 6

Bone and cartilage open to the external environment

Question 7

Nose Function

Answer 7

Passage way for air: filters, moistens, and warms air before entering the trachea

Question 8

Nostrils

Answer 8

Two openings through which air can enter and leave

Question 9

Nostrils are lined with

Answer 9

Hair that filter out dirt and other particles

Question 10

Nasal Cavity

Answer 10

Hollow space behind the nose

Question 11

Nasal Septum

Answer 11

Bone and cartilage that divides the nasal cavity into right and left spaces

Question 12

Mucous Membrane

Answer 12

Columnar epithelial tissue rich in mucous secreting goblet cells

Question 13

How does Mucous and Cilia trap foreign particles

Answer 13

Cilia beat mucous back to the pharynx to be swallowed or coughed out

Question 14

Paranasal Sinuses

Answer 14

Hollow mucous membrane lined spaces located between the ethmoid, maxillary, frontal, and sphenoid bones of the skull

Question 15

Paranasal Sinus Function

Answer 15

Make mucous make the skull lighter in weight and improve air quality of voice

Question 16

Pharynx Location

Answer 16

Behind the larynx, nasal, and oral cavity

Question 17

Pharynx Cavity

Answer 17

Passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx and aids in speech formation

Question 18

Nasopharynx

Answer 18

Most superior part, behind the nasal cavity, passage for air

Question 19

Oropharynx

Answer 19

Just behind the mouth, passage for food and air

Question 20

Laryngopharynx

Answer 20

Passage leading to the larynx

Question 21

Epiglottis

Answer 21

Cartilage flap that pushes down over the larynx to prevent food from entering the trachea

Question 22

Larynx

Answer 22

Structure located behind the oral cavity and under the pharynx

Question 23

Sub Structures of the Pharynx

Answer 23

Nasopharynx 
Oropharynx 
Laryngopharynx 
Epiglottis 
Larynx

Question 24

Functions of the Larynx

Answer 24

Take air to the trachea, food to the esophagus, filter out foreign particles, and produce sound

Question 25

Larynx composed of

Answer 25

Muscle and cartilages : that include true and false vocal cords

Question 26

Glottis

Answer 26

The true and false vocal cords that prevent choking

Question 27

Air is composed of

Answer 27

78% nitrogen
21% oxygen
.04% carbon dioxide