Respiratory Quiz

Question 1

Epiglottis

Answer 1

A flap of hyaline cartilage that opens to allow things into trachea

Question 2

Parietal pleura

Answer 2

The outer serous membrane associated with each lung; attached to inner thoracic wall

Question 3

Visceral pleura

Answer 3

A serous membrane that covers the outer surface of each lung

Question 4

Thyroid cartilage

Answer 4

The largest pieces hyaline cartilage of the larynx (Adam’s apple)

Question 5

Fauces

Answer 5

The opening into the pharynx from the oral cavity

Question 6

Eustachian tube

Answer 6

(Auditory tube) an epithelium lined tube that extends between the pharynx and the middle ear

Question 7

Surfactant

Answer 7

Lipid-like molecule secreted by alveoli so they don’t stick together

Question 8

Tonsils

Answer 8

Part of lymphatic system, plays a role in immune response, has 3 parts: pharyngeal, palatine, lingual

Question 9

Pharynx

Answer 9

Passageway for food and air, three parts: nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx

Question 10

Pulmonary ventilation

Answer 10

Breathing

Question 11

Diaphragm

Answer 11

Main muscle in breathing, divides thoracic cavity from abdominopelvic cavity

Question 12

Nares

Answer 12

Nostrils

Question 13

Adenoids

Answer 13

Mass of enlarged lymphatic tissue between the back of the and the throat

Question 14

Glottis

Answer 14

The opening into the larynx from the pharynx

Question 15

Name the 3 functions of the respiratory system

Answer 15

1. Takes in 02 for transport
2. Expels CO2 from cellular metabolism
3. Regulates acid-base balance

Question 16

Functions of the nose

Answer 16

1. Olfaction
2. Passageway for air
3. Filters air
4. Warms air
5. Phonation

Question 17

Larynx

Answer 17

Voice box/ talking

Question 18

Trachea

Answer 18

Air passageway

Question 19

Bronchi function

Answer 19

Breathing

Question 20

Alveoli

Answer 20

Air sacs, breathing

Question 21

Name the 4 pairs of sinuses

Answer 21

Frontal, maxillary, ethmoidal, sphenoidal

Question 22

3 factors that influence the rate and depth of breathing

Answer 22

1. Chemical changes in blood
2. Degree of stretch of lungs
3. Person’s mental state

Question 23

5 characteristics of alveoli

Answer 23

1. Air sacs
2. Microscopic
3. 300 million/2 lungs
4. Simple squamous tissue
5. Gas

Question 24

3 respiratory centers in the brain

Answer 24

1. Medullary rhythmicity– establishes normal breathing rhythm
2. Apneustic area– controls breath holding
3. Pneumotaxic area– regulates brain’s coordination of respiration

Question 25

What prevents the total collapse of alveoli after expiration?

Answer 25

The pleural cavity has a slightly lower pressure then the lungs, so alveoli stay slightly inflated

Question 26

Trace the flow of air from outside the body to the blood stream

Answer 26

Nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, primary bronchi, secondary bronchi, tertiary bronchi, bronchioles, alveolar duct, alveoli, blood