respiratory system

Question 1

Name the two zones the upper/lower respiratory tract can be divided into

Answer 1

Conducting zone & Respiratory zone

Question 2

Define conducting zone

Answer 2

Passage ways that transport air, nose to the terminal bronchioles

Question 3

Define respiratory zone

Answer 3

Small airway dedicated to gas exchange, respiratory bronchioles to alveoli

Question 4

What are the functions of the respiratory system

Answer 4

Breathing in and out
Gas condition
sound production
defence

Question 5

What does the upper respiratory tract include

Answer 5

Nose and nasal cavity
Paranasal sinuses
Pharynx

Question 6

characteristics of the nose

Answer 6

Main conducting airway for inhaled air

supported by paired nasal bones superiorly

Question 7

Characteristics of Paranasal sinuses

Answer 7

Four bones of the skull that contain paired air spaces which makes the bone lighter. These are:
Frontal 
ethmoidal
sphenoidal
maxillary

Question 8

Characteristics of Pharynx

Answer 8

Shared by two organ system (digestive and respiratory) divided into three region which are:
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx (both digestive and respiratory)
Larynpharynx (both digestive and respiratory)