Parts of Respiration Quiz

Question 1

hollow space behind the nose

Answer 1

nasal cavity

Question 2

divides the nasal cavity into right and left portions

Answer 2

nasal septum

Question 3

bones that curl out from the sides of the nasal cavity that house a mucous membrane

Answer 3

nasal conchae

Question 4

secretes mucus in order to entrap dust / small particles and moistens incoming air

Answer 4

mucous membrane

Question 5

throat

Answer 5

pharynx

Question 6

enlargement below the pharynx that houses the vocal cords

Answer 6

larynx

Question 7

covers the larynx when swallowing so that food does not enter the air passages

Answer 7

epiglottis

Question 8

windpipe

Answer 8

trachea

Question 9

branched airways leading from the trachea to microscopic air sacs in the lungs

Answer 9

bronchial tree

Question 10

first branches that arise from the trachea

Answer 10

primary bronchi

Question 11

microscopic air sacs in the lungs

Answer 11

alveoli

Question 12

a major branch of the bronchial tree that supplies each lobe

Answer 12

lungs