Respiratory System

Question 1

epithelium lining most of the respiratory tract

Answer 1

pseudo stratified ciliated columnar

Question 2

the larynx is ____ to the laryngopharynx

Answer 2

anterior

Question 3

the trachea is ____ to the larynx

Answer 3

inferior

Question 4

the cricoid cartilage is _____ to the thyroid cartilage

Answer 4

inferior

Question 5

the vocal ligaments are _____ to the vestibular ligaments

Answer 5

inferior

Question 6

parasympathetic supply to respiratory structures

Answer 6

vagus nerve

Question 7

structure that closes the glottis during swallowing

Answer 7

epiglottis

Question 8

nerve supply to the respiratory diaphragm

Answer 8

phrenic nerve

Question 9

The trachea, bronchi and lungs are part of the __ respiratory system.

Answer 9

lower

Question 10

Air passing into the nasal cavity is warmed, filtered and ___.

Answer 10

moistened

Question 11

What structures cause air inspired through the nasal cavity to increase in velocity?

Answer 11

nasal conchae

Question 12

separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity

Answer 12

hard palate

Question 13

passageway that connects the internal nares to the opening of the trachea

Answer 13

pharynx

Question 14

The laryngopharynx is ___ to the larynx.

Answer 14

posterior

Question 15

structure between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches

Answer 15

palatine tonsil

Question 16

The cricoid cartilage is ___ to the arytenoid cartilages.

Answer 16

inferior

Question 17

The paranasal sinuses drain into the ___.

Answer 17

nasal cavity

Question 18

tube that connects the nasopharynx to the middle ear

Answer 18

tympanopharyngeal

Question 19

Vocal ligaments attach to the ____ cartilage and the arytenoid cartilages.

Answer 19

thyroid

Question 20

closes the entrance to the glottis during swallowing

Answer 20

epiglottis

Question 21

closes the passageway between the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx during swallowing

Answer 21

uvula

Question 22

The trachea is ___ to the esophagus.

Answer 22

anterior

Question 23

forms the posterior wall of the trachea

Answer 23

trachealis

Question 24

The right primary bronchus is ____ than the left.

Answer 24

shorter

Question 25

The ___ lung has 3 lobes.

Answer 25

right

Question 26

___ stimulation produces bronchodilation.

Answer 26

sympathetic

Question 27

Gas exchange in the lungs occurs in the ____.

Answer 27

alveoli

Question 28

____ covers the surface of the lungs.

Answer 28

visceral pleurae