Past Questions - Respiratory System

Question 1

Which cell is a also called a septal cell?

Answer 1

Type II pneumocyte

Question 2

Which cell is a respiratory macrophage?

Answer 2

Dust cell

Question 3

Which cell is a type of neuron?

Answer 3

Olfactory cells

Question 4

What cell types are found in the respiratory mucosa?

Answer 4

All of the above

Question 5

What type of tissue makes up the epiglottis?

Answer 5

Elastic cartilage

Question 6

What is the smallest airspace of the respiratory tree?

Answer 6

Alveoli

Question 7

What type of epithelium lines the trachea?

Answer 7

Pseudostratified epithelium

Question 8

Which structure is part of the conducting portion of the airway?

Answer 8

Bronchi

Question 9

What type of epithelium lines the vestibule?

Answer 9

Stratified squamous epithelium

Question 10

Which cartilage of the larynx is made of hyaline cartilage?

Answer 10

a. Thyroid cartilage
b. Cricoid cartilage
c. Arytenoid cartilage
d. Corniculate cartilage
e. All of the above
Answer: e

Question 11

What part of the respiratory tree is the functional unit where gas exchange occurs?

Answer 11

Alveoli

Question 12

Which cell type is involved in general sensation of the olfactory mucosa?

Answer 12

Brush cells

Question 13

What type of cells are found in the olfactory mucosa?

Answer 13

a. Basal cells
b. Brush cells
c. Olfactory cells
d. Sustentacular cells
e. All of the above
Answer: e

Question 14

What type of tissue makes up the rings of the trachea?

Answer 14

Hyaline cartilage

Question 15

Which cell is a squamous pulmonary epithelial cell?

Answer 15

Type I pneumocyte

Question 16

Which cell is also called an alveolar phagocyte?

Answer 16

Dust cell

Question 17

Which is structure is NOT part of the conducting portion of the airway?

Answer 17

Respiratory bronchioles

Question 18

What type of tissue lines the pharynx?

Answer 18

Both c and d

c. Stratified squamous epithelium
d. Ciliated pseudostratified epithelium with goblet cells

Question 19

What is an olfactory cell?

Answer 19

Bipolar neuron

Question 20

Which type of cartilage is found in the larynx?

Answer 20

Both a and b

a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage

Question 21

What structure is similar to a “bunch of grapes?

Answer 21

Alveolar sac

Question 22

Which cell is found in large numbers in the terminal bronchioles?

Answer 22

Clara cell

Question 23

Which cell type is located at the basal lamina of the olfactory mucosa?

Answer 23

Basal cells

Question 24

Which cell type is most numerous in olfactory mucosa?

Answer 24

Sustentacular cells

Question 25

What type of epithelium is found in the respiratory mucosa of man?

Answer 25

Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells

Question 26

What type of tissue makes up the “Adam’s apple”?

Answer 26

Elastic cartilage

Question 27

What type of tissue forms the alveoli in the lung?

Answer 27

Simple squamous epithelium

Question 28

What type of tissue lines the paranasal sinuses?

Answer 28

Ciliated pseudostratified epithelium with goblet cells

Question 29

In which structure does gas exchange NOT occur?

Answer 29

Terminal bronchiole

Question 30

Which cell secretes surfactant?

Answer 30

Type II pneumocyte

Question 31

Which cartilage of the larynx is made of elastic cartilage?

Answer 31

Epiglottis

Question 32

Which cell is rarely found in the alveolus?

Answer 32

Brush cell

Question 33

What are the alveolar pores called?

Answer 33

Pores of Kohn

Question 34

What is the first portion of the respiratory tree where gas exchange can occur?

Answer 34

Respiratory bronchiole