Chapter 7-Respiratory System

Question 0

This pharynx extends from the internal nares to the uvula

Answer 0

Nasopharynx

Question 1

The oropharynx and nasopharynx connect posteriorly to form the cavity called ________.

Answer 1

Pharynx

Question 2

This pharynx extends from the uvula to the epiglottis

Answer 2

Oropharnyx

Question 3

This is a thin plate of cartilage that closes over the glottic opening during swallowing.

Answer 3

Epiglottis

Question 4

Inferiorly, the pharynx leads to the ________.

Answer 4

Larynx

Question 5

The floor of the nasal cavity is the?

Answer 5

Hard Palate

Question 6

The lateral walls of the Nasopharynx contain 3 bony ridges called?

Answer 6

Conchae

Question 7

Together, the conchae form a set of bony convulsions called _________, that help maintain smooth airflow.

Answer 7

Turbinates

Question 8

The superior portion of the vocal cords also known as false vocal cords.

Answer 8

Vestibular folds

Question 9

The inferior portion of the vocal cords are called _________, where sound and speech are produced.

Answer 9

true vocal cords

Question 10

The ________is the true vocal cords and the opening between them.

Answer 10

Glottis

Question 11

This is immediately inferior to the larynx and is made up of cartilage and other connective tissue that conveys air to and from the lungs.

Answer 11

Trachea

Question 12

This membrane lies between the alveolus and the capillary and is very thin, consisting of only one cell layer. Respiratory exchange between the lung and blood vessels occurs in the alveoli at this membrane.

Answer 12

Alveolocapillary Membrane

Question 13

The right lung consists of how many lobes

Answer 13

three

Question 14

the left lung consists of how many lobes

Answer 14

2 plus the portion known as the lingula.

Question 15

This pleural membrane covers the lungs.

Answer 15

Visceral Pleura

Question 16

This membrane lines the pleural cavity

Answer 16

Parietal Pleura

Question 17

this is the process of moving air in and out of the lungs

Answer 17

Ventilation

Question 18

This controls respirations via the respiratory center located in the medulla oblongata

Answer 18

Brain

Question 19

This is a device that records the amount and rate of air that is breathed over a specific period of time.

Answer 19

Spirometer

Question 20

This is the process by which gas dissolves into a liquid.

Answer 20

Respiratory Diffusion

Question 21

These are 3 components of Asthma

Answer 21

Bronchospasm, Inflammation and Constriction (albuterol used to treat bronchospasm and constriction while steroids treat inflammation)

Question 22

2 Types of COPD

Answer 22

Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis

Question 23

This COPD is irreversible due to the destruction of the elasticity of alveoli within the lungs

Answer 23

Emphysema