Lecture 10 Flashcards
More than half of the body’s blood platelets are made by megakaryocytes in the ______.
lungs
The nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs are the principal organs of which system?
respiratory
Which structures are part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system?
- pharynx
- alveoli
- trachea
- main bronchi
- larynx
conducting zone is all the organs that air flow thru. Everything that doesn’t do the actual gas exchange.
- pharynx
- trachea
- main bronchi
- larynx
The respiratory division of the respiratory system includes which of the following?
alveoli
Choose all that are components of the lower respiratory tract.
- larynx
- nasal cavity
- pharynx
- bronchi
- trachea
- alveoli
lower respiratory tract = trachea –> lungs
- trachea
- bronchi
- alveoli
Choose all that are components of the upper respiratory tract.
- larynx
- nasal cavity
- pharynx
- bronchi
- trachea
- alveoli
upper respiratory tract = nose –> larynx
- nasal cavity
- larynx
- pharynx
The system that supplies the body with oxygen and expels carbon dioxide by the rhythmic intake and expulsion of air is the ______ system.
respiratory
Choose all the ways air is modified as it passes through the meatus in between two nasal conchae.
it is warmed
it is cleansed
it is humidified
Choose all that are considered principal organs of the respiratory system.
lungs
pharynx
larynx
trachea
The cells of the respiratory epithelium that secrete mucus are ______ cells.
goblet
Which zone of the respiratory system serves only for airflow? It is incapable of gas exchange between the air and the circulatory system.
conducting
Which is the portion of the pharynx found superior to the soft palate at the back of the oral cavity?
nasopharynx
Where does the diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli into the blood occur?
respiratory division
Which term refers to the inferior portion of the pharynx which extends from the epiglottis to the esophagus?
Laryngopharynx
Choose all that are components of the upper respiratory tract.
- pharynx
- alveoli
- nasal cavity
- trachea
- larynx
- bronchi
upper respiratory tract = nasal cavity –> larynx
- nasal cavity
- pharynx
- larynx
Besides keeping food out of the airway, the larynx is also responsible for which of the following?
producing speech
Nasal conchae are also called ______.
turbinates
With the exception of the vestibule, the nasal cavity is lined with which type of tissue?
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
Which term refers to the most superior portion of the pharynx, posterior to the nasal cavity, and extending to the soft palate?
Nasopharynx
The C-shaped rings that support the trachea are composed of what type of tissue?
hyaline cartilage
The separation between the path of air to the lungs and the passageway for food to the esophagus occurs within which of the following?
Laryngopharynx
Choose all that are functions of the larynx.
To produce sound
To keep food and drink out of the airway
The tracheal lumen is lined with epithelial cells that have hairlike structures called ______. The upward beating of these structures moves the abundant mucus upward toward the pharynx.
cilia
What is the role of the nasal conchae?
To ensure that inspired air comes into contact with mucus
The majority of the surfaces of the nasal cavity are lined with which of the following?
Respiratory epithelium
What is the function of the mucociliary escalator?
sweeps mucous toward the pharynx to be swallowed
Which best describes the supportive structures of the trachea?
C-shaped rings composed of hyaline cartilage
Which choice lists the respiratory structures in the order of airflow as air it enters the lung?
Secondary bronchus, tertiary bronchus, terminal bronchiole, respiratory bronchiole
Which term refers to the inferior portion of the pharynx which extends from the epiglottis to the esophagus?
Laryngopharynx
At which level of the bronchial tree does gas exchange first occur?
Respiratory bronchiole