Chapter 7 Respiratory Anatomy

Question 1

Functions of the respiratory system? (3)

Answer 1

Provides body with oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide (exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide)

Breathing fresh air, exhaling out old air

Pass air over vocal cords to produce sound

Question 2

Nasal cavity

Answer 2

Entire region in the nose, past the nostrils

Question 3

Larynx

Answer 3

Voice box

Question 4

Nare (Nostril)

Answer 4

Entrance/opening of nose where air enters

Question 5

Soft palate/hard palate

Answer 5

Below nose, above tongue. Soft palate is farther in than hard palate.

Question 6

Pharynx region (name all three in order from superior to inferior)

Answer 6

Nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx

Question 7

Trachea

Answer 7

Windpipe. Below larynx and above bronchus

Question 8

Pleura

Answer 8

Protective membrane that surrounds the lung

Question 9

Right lung divisions?

Answer 9

3 divisions. Superior lobe, middle lobe, inferior lobe.

Question 10

Left lung divisions?

Answer 10

2 divisions. Superior lobe and inferior lobe.

Question 11

Diaphragm

Answer 11

Muscle that facilitates/helps breathing. Below the lungs.
Contract = exhale
Relax = inhale

Question 12

Flow of air thru respiratory system

Answer 12

Nostrils, mucous membrane, pharynx, epiglottis, larynx, bronchus, lungs, bronchioles, alveoli

Question 13

Inspiration

Answer 13

Inhalation. Breathing in

Question 14

Expiration

Answer 14

Exhalation. Breathing out

Question 15

Respiration

Answer 15

Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 16

Ventilation

Answer 16

Process of moving air in and out of the lungs. A breath in and out.

Question 17

Cilia

Answer 17

Microscopic hairs in nasal cavities that filter air and move mucus

Question 18

Sinus

Answer 18

Hollow areas in skull that provide resonance for voice- connected by small tubes to back of nasal cavities