Respiratory System

Question 1

Primary functions

Answer 1

To provide oxygen to body tissues for cellular respiration, Remove the waste product carbon dioxide, Help to maintain acid-base balance

Question 2

Secondary functions

Answer 2

Sensing odors, Speech production, Straining (during childbirth or coughing)

Question 3

Conducting Zone

Answer 3

Moves air in and out of the lungs

Question 4

Respiratory Zone

Answer 4

Moves gases in and out of the blood

Question 5

Nose

Answer 5

The major entrance and exit for the respiratory system

Question 6

Pharynx

Answer 6

part of the throat situated immediately posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity, and superior to the esophagus and larynx

Question 7

Larynx

Answer 7

cartilaginous structure that connects the pharynx to the trachea and helps regulate the volume of air that enters and leaves the lungs. The larynx is also involved in sound production and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.

Question 8

Trachea

Answer 8

a tube that connects the pharynx or larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air

Question 9

Alveolar duct

Answer 9

a tube composed of smooth muscle and connective tissue, which opens into a cluster of alveoli

Question 10

Alveolus

Answer 10

one of the many small, grape-like sacs that are attached to the alveolar ducts

Question 11

Alveolar sac

Answer 11

a cluster of many individual alveoli that are responsible for gas exchange