Exam 3 part 5 Flashcards
The visceral pleura covers the?
Outer surface of the lung
An area common to both the respiratory & digestive systems through which food, drink, & air pass is the?
Oropharynx
Which statement is false about the trachea?
It is lined with a nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium, it is continuous superiorly with the larynx, it bifurcates into left & right primary bronchi at the level of the sternal angle, It contains c-shaped cartilage rings
It is lined with a nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Which structure is the last smallest portion of the conducting portion of the respiratory system?
Terminal bronchiole
Which is not a function of the paranasal sinuses?
Warm inhaled air, responsible for sound resonance, gas exchange, humidify inhaled air
Gas exchanges
The ____ cartilage of the larynx forms the laryngeal prominence
Thyroid
The c-shaped cartilages in the trachea
Prevent the trachea from collapsing
Which of the following is not a muscle of inspiration?
Diaphragm, external intercostals, rectus abdomens, scalene
Rectus abdominis
The epithelium lining the alveolus is composed of a
Simple squamous epithelium
Muscles used during quiet inspiration breathing
Diaphragm, External intercostals
Muscles used during forced (hyperpnea) inspiration
Diaphragm, External intercostals, scalenes,sternocleidomastoid, pectoralis minor
Muscles used during forced expiration
1) Internal intercostals
2) Transversus thoracis
3) Abdominal muscles (rectus abdominis, abdominal obliques the “side ache”
Muscles used for quiet expiration
Quiet expiration is passive