Respiratory System

Question 1

Conducting zone structures in order

Answer 1

Nasal Larynx, main bronchiole lobar, Bronchioles, termal bronchioles

Question 2

What makes up the mucous membrane in the Respiratory Mucosa?

Answer 2

Lamina propria and Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Question 3

What lines most of the respiratory passageway ?

Answer 3

Respiratory mucosa

Question 4

Olfactory mucosa

Answer 4

the receptors for smell

Question 5

Why are nose bleeds so common ?

Answer 5

The lamina propria CT is very vascular and this is why nose bleeds can commonly occur

Question 6

Paranasal Sinuses are ? what are they lined with ?

Answer 6

air filled cavities in bone, lighten the skull, wamr and mostien the air, Lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Question 7

Lable this
Sphenoid
Frontal
Maxillary
Ethmoid

Answer 7

Heres the order:
Frontal
*Ethmoid
*Sphenoid
*Maxillary

Question 8

The meatus becomes blocked because of inflammation of the epithelium and over secretion of mucus is produced, what is this ?

Answer 8

Sinus infection

Question 9

What is a nasal conchae ?

Answer 9

Bony ridges that create air turbulence. flings pathogens onto mucus lined with epithelium and warms the hair. It spins around in the passage way

Question 10

What is the opening for the sinus into the nasal cavity called?

Answer 10

Nasal Meatus

Question 11

What are nasal nares vestibule ?

Answer 11

Its the opening to the nasal cavity and it lined with protective hairs

Question 12

what keeps us from breathing food when we eat?

Answer 12

Epiglottis it covers the larynx

Question 13

What is the main attachment for the vocal cords?

Answer 13

hyaline, attachment site for vocal folds

Question 14

what anchors vocal folds posteriorly?

Answer 14

Arytenoid cartilage

Question 15

Vocal folds

Answer 15

Elastic fibers covered with mucosa & suspended between thyroid and arytenoid cartilages
Vibrate when air passes over

Question 16

if i have long vocal folds what kind of voice do i have?

Answer 16

Longer in males; slower vibrations, deeper voice

Question 17

Vestibular folds

Answer 17

false vocal cords
Folds of mucosa that support vocal folds

Question 18

Rima glottidis

Answer 18

space between open vocal folds

Question 19

Glottis

Answer 19

= vocal folds + rima glottidis

Question 20

Which anatomical structure or feature of the respiratory system plays a large role in the loudness of your voice?

Answer 20

The volume of the lungs

Question 21

Laryngitis

Answer 21

this is when excess mucus and inflammation prevent vibration of the vocal folds

Question 22

Which epithelial type lines the paranasal sinuses?

Answer 22

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar

Question 23

What is the basic structure of the trachea ?

Answer 23

Hyaline cartilage rings joined by fibroelastic CT the rings are C- shaped.

Question 24

What is the buildup of mucus on the cilia called ?

Answer 24

Smokers Cough

Question 25

why would the trachealis muscle be under involuntary control?

Answer 25

Its made of smooth muscle. That way you don't have to think about breathing

Question 26

A piece of food gets to the carina? What happens and where is this in the trachea ?

Answer 26

This is the last ring of the tracheal cartilage. Where trachea branches into the left and right main bronchi. This imitates the cough reflex

Question 27

What is the Trachealis muscle

Answer 27

Smooth muscle that completes posterior of trachea

Question 28

Trachea has submucosa what is in it?

Answer 28

seromucous glands