RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question 1

What are the 6 organs of the Respiratory System?

Answer 1

1. Nose
2. Pharynx
3. Larynx
4. Trachea
5. Bronchi
6. Lungs (Alveoli)

Question 2

What is the function of the Respiratory System?

Answer 2

It oversees gas exchanges between the blood and external environment.

Question 3

It is externally visible part of the respiratory system, it is where the air enters through the external nares (nostrils), and its interior consists of a nasal cavity divided by a nasal septum.

Answer 3

Nose

Question 4

It is located in the mucosa on the superior surface.

Answer 4

Olfactory Receptors

Question 5

Lines the rest of the cavity:
- Moistens air
- Traps incoming foreign particles

Answer 5

Respiratory Mucosa

Question 6

Projections increasing surface area and air turbulence.

Answer 6

Lateral Walls (Conchae)

Question 7

It separates nasal cavity from oral cavity.

Answer 7

Palate

Question 8

Two types of Palates

Answer 8

1. Anterior Hard Palate (bone)
2. Posterior Soft Palate (Muscle)