Past Questions - Respiratory System Flashcards
Which cell is a also called a septal cell?
Type II pneumocyte
Which cell is a respiratory macrophage?
Dust cell
Which cell is a type of neuron?
Olfactory cells
What cell types are found in the respiratory mucosa?
All of the above
What type of tissue makes up the epiglottis?
Elastic cartilage
What is the smallest airspace of the respiratory tree?
Alveoli
What type of epithelium lines the trachea?
Pseudostratified epithelium
Which structure is part of the conducting portion of the airway?
Bronchi
What type of epithelium lines the vestibule?
Stratified squamous epithelium
Which cartilage of the larynx is made of hyaline cartilage?
a. Thyroid cartilage
b. Cricoid cartilage
c. Arytenoid cartilage
d. Corniculate cartilage
e. All of the above
Answer: e
What part of the respiratory tree is the functional unit where gas exchange occurs?
Alveoli
Which cell type is involved in general sensation of the olfactory mucosa?
Brush cells
What type of cells are found in the olfactory mucosa?
a. Basal cells
b. Brush cells
c. Olfactory cells
d. Sustentacular cells
e. All of the above
Answer: e
What type of tissue makes up the rings of the trachea?
Hyaline cartilage
Which cell is a squamous pulmonary epithelial cell?
Type I pneumocyte
Which cell is also called an alveolar phagocyte?
Dust cell
Which is structure is NOT part of the conducting portion of the airway?
Respiratory bronchioles
What type of tissue lines the pharynx?
Both c and d
c. Stratified squamous epithelium
d. Ciliated pseudostratified epithelium with goblet cells
What is an olfactory cell?
Bipolar neuron
Which type of cartilage is found in the larynx?
Both a and b
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
What structure is similar to a “bunch of grapes?
Alveolar sac
Which cell is found in large numbers in the terminal bronchioles?
Clara cell
Which cell type is located at the basal lamina of the olfactory mucosa?
Basal cells
Which cell type is most numerous in olfactory mucosa?
Sustentacular cells
