Respiratory System

Question 1

why do we need the respiratory system

Answer 1

oxygen for energy production, removes CO2, ATP production, talking, smelling, maintains acid-base balance in human body

Question 2

What makes up the upper respiratory tract

Answer 2

Nose, Pharynx Larynx

Question 3

what makes up the lower respiratory system

Answer 3

trachea, bronchi, lungs, diaphragm

Question 4

Function of the nose/nasal cavity

Answer 4

1. respiratory and olfactory
2. filters large particles
3. pre-warms and humidifies the air

Question 5

Pharynx function

Answer 5

carries both food and air from the oral cavity down the digestive and respiratory tracts
plays a role in speach production
filters smaller particles

Question 6

larynx (voice box)

Answer 6

connects the upper and lower respiratory tracts
houses the vocal cords
prevents aspiration pneumonia.

Question 7

trachea function

Answer 7

major airway of the lower respiratory system

Question 8

bronchial tree

Answer 8

the airways branching from teh trachea form this tree
these divide into secondary and tertiary bronchi, and then culminate intio alveoli

Question 9

C shaped rings

Answer 9

they are rings that surround the trachea 2/3 of the tube. stacked horizontally, provide structural support and elasticity to the trachea

Question 10

esophagus

Answer 10

descends vertically adjacent to posterior to the trachea