Respiratory

Question 1

The nose, nasal cavity, mouth, pharynx, and larynx are included in the?

Answer 1

Upper respiratory system

Question 2

The trachea, lungs, and bronchial tree are included in the?

Answer 2

Lower respiratory system

Question 3

What are the components of the respiratory system?

Answer 3

Parts of airway, lungs, or respiratory muscles

Question 4

What structures are included in the airway?

Answer 4

Nose, nasal cavity, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchi network

Question 5

What lines the airway?

Answer 5

Cilia

Question 6

What does the cilia do?

Answer 6

Traps microbe and debris and sweep them back toward the mouth

Question 7

What are the structures that house bronchi and bronchial network?

Answer 7

Lungs

Question 8

The bronchi and bronchial network extend into lungs and terminate millions of?

Answer 8

Alveoli (air sacs)

Question 9

What are only one cell thick allowing for gas exchange with surrounding blood capillaries?

Answer 9

Alveoli walls

Question 10

How many lobes does the right lung have?

Answer 10

3 lobes

Question 11

How many lobes does the left lung have?

Answer 11

2 lobes

Question 12

Why does the left lung have only two lobes?

Answer 12

To leave room for the heart on the left side of the body

Question 13

What surrounds the lungs?

Answer 13

Pleural membrane

Question 14

The pleural membrane reduces friction between the?

Answer 14

Surfaces when breathing

Question 15

Respiratory muscles include the?

Answer 15

Diaphragm and intercostal muscles

Question 16

Dome shaped muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities?

Answer 16

Diaphragm

Question 17

What muscles are located between the ribs?

Answer 17

Intercostal muscles

Question 18

What are the four functions of the respiratory system?

Answer 18

Gas exchange, filters air, responsible for speech, and sense of smell

Question 19

Respiratory system supply body with _______ and get rid of _____?

Answer 19

Oxygen; Carbon dioxide

Question 20

Where does gas exchange occur?

Answer 20

In millions of tiny alveoli, which are surrounded by blood capillaries

Question 21

Air is warmed, moistened, and filtered as it passes through?

Answer 21

Nasal passages before it reaches lungs

Question 22

Air passes through the throat, it moves through the ______ which vibrates and produces sound before it enters ______?

Answer 22

Larynx; Trachea

Question 23

Respiratory system is vital in?

Answer 23

Cough production

Question 24

The larynx is called the?

Answer 24

Voice box

Question 25

The trachea is called the?

Answer 25

Windpipe

Question 26

Foreign particles that enter the nasal passages or airways are ______ from body by respiratory system?

Answer 26

Expelled

Question 27

What are located in the nasal cavity respond to airborne chemicals?

Answer 27

Chemoreceptors

Question 28

Chemoreceptors also help the body maintain?

Answer 28

Acid base homeostasis

Question 29

Hyperventilation increases blood by pH during ______ (low pH).

Answer 29

Acidosis

Question 30

Slowing the breathing during ________ (high pH) helps to lower blood pH.

Answer 30

Alkalosis

Question 31

During the breathing process the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contraction to?

Answer 31

Expand the lungs

Question 32

_______ or inhalation, diaphragm contracts and moves down, increasing chest cavity size?

Answer 32

Inspiration

Question 33

Intercostal muscles contract and rib expands, increasing?

Answer 33

Increasing chest cavity size

Question 34

As volume of chest cavity increases, the pressure inside?

Answer 34

Decreases

Question 35

Outside air is under greater amount of pressure than air inside lungs resulting in?

Answer 35

Air rushing into the lungs

Question 36

Diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax, chest cavity size decreases, forcing air out lungs _______ happens?

Answer 36

Expiration

Question 37

Expiration is also called?

Answer 37

Exhalation

Question 38

Expiration breathing process is controlled by brain stem portion called?

Answer 38

Medulla oblongata

Question 39

Medulla monitors the level of ______ _____ in the blood?

Answer 39

Carbon dioxide

Question 40

Medulla signals the breathing rate to increase when?

Answer 40

Carbon dioxide levels are too high