Respiratory

Question 1

What is the actual name of your “voice box?”

Answer 1

Larynx

Question 2

What leaves the body during exhalation?

Answer 2

Carbon dioxide

Question 3

In the respiratory system, gas exchange occurs where?

Answer 3

Alveoli

Question 4

What is a common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea?

Answer 4

CPAP machine

Question 5

What is found in the lower respiratory system?

Answer 5

Bronchioles

Question 6

Compared to quiet breathing, deep breathing does what?

Answer 6

Engages more muscles

Question 7

As the lungs get bigger, what happens to the pressure?

Answer 7

Decreases

Question 8

During an asthma attack, what is severely inflamed?

Answer 8

Bronchi

Question 9

The “windpipe” is actually called what?

Answer 9

Trachea

Question 10

Laryngitis would likely result in what?

Answer 10

Deeper voice

Question 11

What is found in the upper respiratory system?

1. alveoli
2. pharynx
3. lungs

Answer 11

Pharynx

Question 12

Pulmonary edema primarily hinders what?

Answer 12

gas exchange in the lungs

Question 13

What is likely infected if you have a sore throat and it hurts to swallow?

Answer 13

pharynx

Question 14

What condition specifically affects gas exchange in the lungs?

Answer 14

edema

Question 15

Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are both what type of disease?

Answer 15

COPD

Question 16

The lungs are two big empty bags. (T/F)

Answer 16

False

Question 17

What muscle sits just below the lungs and helps with quiet breathing?

Answer 17

diaphragm

Question 18

Scarring of the lungs is known as what?

Answer 18

fibrosis

Question 19

Inhalation provides what gas required for cellular respiration?

Answer 19

oxygen

Question 20

What is found in the lower respiratory system?

1. pharynx
2. bronchioles
3. nasal cavity

Answer 20

bronchioles

Question 21

What structure prevents food and water from entering the lungs?

Answer 21

epiglottis