Chapter 25 - respiratory system

Question 1

what is the difference between the conducting and respiratory portion of the respiratory system

Answer 1

the conducting portion extends from the nose to the terminal bronchi, and the respiratory from the respiratory bronchioles to the alveoli

Question 2

describe the passage that air travels when its inhaled

Answer 2

nose/mouth–nasal cavity/oral cavity–pharynx–larynx–trachea–primary bronchi–bronchioles–alveoli

Question 3

what divides the upper and lower respiratory tract

Answer 3

pharynx and above is upper, larynx and below is lower

Question 4

what division of the respiratory system does the common cold affect

Answer 4

upper respiratory system

Question 5

what happens in the alveoli

Answer 5

gas exchange in the blood

Question 6

does any gas exchange occur in the conducting portion of the respiratory system

Answer 6

no, all the conducting portion does is conduct air

Question 7

what bones makes up the bridge of the nose

Answer 7

the two nasal bones

Question 8

what kind of cartilage makes up the majority of the nose

Answer 8

hyaline

Question 9

what kind of epithelium is in the nose

Answer 9

psuedostratified ciliated colomnar

Question 10

what two bones make up the nasal septum

Answer 10

perpendicular point of ethmoid and the vomer

Question 11

what is the role of the nasal conchae

Answer 11

to help spin the air

Question 12

what are the spaces between the nasal conchae called

Answer 12

the superior, middle, and inferior meatesus

Question 13

what do paranasal sinuses do

Answer 13

they help with voice production

Question 14

what are the three regions of the pharynx

Answer 14

• nasopharynx
• oropharynx
• laryngopharynx

Question 15

what is the nasopharynx lined with

Answer 15

psuedostratified ciliates columnar

Question 16

what is the oropharynx lined with

Answer 16

nonkeratinzed stratified squamous

Question 17

what is the laryngopharynx lined with

Answer 17

nonkeratinized stratified squamous

Question 18

what are the two regions of the larynx

Answer 18

the superior and inferior larynx

Question 19

what lines the two regions of the larynx

Answer 19

• superior (nonkeratinized stratified squamous)

- inferior (psuedostarified ciliated columnar)

Question 20

what is the only thing thats suppose to go through the larynx? how can you tell?

Answer 20

air

Question 21

how can you tell the front of the larynx from the back?

Answer 21

front has thyroid cartilage that meets up with the laryngeal prominence

Question 22

what is the epiglottis

Answer 22

elastic cartilage that prevents food from entering the larynx

Question 23

what is the arytenoid cartilage attached to and where is it found

Answer 23

attached to the vocal cord and found by the cricoid cartilage

Question 24

how many pairs of ligaments are there

Answer 24

2

Question 25

what is the true vocal cords; vocal ligaments or vestibular ligaments

Answer 25

vocal ligaments

Question 26

which are the true vocal chords; superior or inferior ligaments

Answer 26

inferior ligaments

Question 27

what is the function of the false vocal cords

Answer 27

protection

Question 28

what is the function of the true vocal cords

Answer 28

producing sound

Question 29

the vocal cord runs from__cartilage to __cartilage

Answer 29

thyroid; arytenoid

Question 30

what allows you to change the pitch in your voice

Answer 30

the arytenoid cartilage moving changes the amount of space between the vocal folds, which changes the amount of air moving through them

Question 31

what kind of epithelium is in the trachea

Answer 31

psuedostraified ciliated columnar; with goblet cells