Definitions Part I

Question 1

Respiratory system

Answer 1

Organ system that carries out gas exchange; includes the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs

Question 2

Nose

Answer 2

The only external organ of the respiratory system

Question 3

Nostrils; nares

Answer 3

Either of the two external openings of the nasal cavities that admit air to the lungs

Question 4

Nasal cavity

Answer 4

Space within the skull posterior and inferior to the nose

Question 5

Nasal septum

Answer 5

Midline dividing the nasal cavity

Question 6

Conchae

Answer 6

Projections from the walls of the nasal cavity that increase air turbulence and surface area of mucous membrane exposed to air to aid in warming and moistening

Question 7

Palate

Answer 7

Roof of the mouth

Question 8

Hard palate

Answer 8

Roof of mouth formed by the fusion of two maxillae bones

Question 9

Soft palate

Answer 9

Portion of the roof of the mouth that is not supported by bone

Question 10

Cleft palate

Answer 10

Failure of the bone forming palate to fuse medially

Question 11

Paranasal sinuses

Answer 11

Air-filled spaces within the maxillae on either side of the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane → helps lighten the weight of the skull

Question 12

Rhinitis

Answer 12

Inflammation of the nasal mucosa

Question 13

Sinusitis

Answer 13

Sinus inflammation

Question 14

Sinus headache

Answer 14

Headaches that may feel like an infection in the sinuses (sinusitis-like)

Question 15

Pharynx

Answer 15

Muscular tube extending from the posterior of the nasal cavities to the esophagus; throat

Question 16

Posterior nasal aperture

Answer 16

The paired openings between the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx

Question 17

Nasopharynx

Answer 17

Most superior region of the pharynx

Question 18

Oropharynx

Answer 18

Part of the pharynx which lies between the soft palate and the hyoid bone

Question 19

Laryngopharynx

Answer 19

Part of the throat between the hyoid bone and the larynx where food and air pass

Question 20

Pharyngeal tonsil

Answer 20

Single tonsil located in the nasopharynx known as the adenoid

Question 21

Palatine tonsils

Answer 21

Pair of tonsils flanking the oropharynx

Question 22

Lingual tonsils

Answer 22

Pair of tonsils located at the back of the base of the tongue

Question 23

Tonsilitis

Answer 23

Inflammation of the tonsils

Question 24

Larynx

Answer 24

Cartilaginous organ located between the trachea and the pharynx; voice box