Respiratory System

Question 1

Seven Structures of the Respiratory System

Answer 1

the nose and nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi and their smaller branches, the lungs, and alveoli

Question 2

the nose and nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi and their smaller branches, the lungs, and alveoli

Answer 2

Seven Structures of the Respiratory System

Question 3

Nose

Answer 3

provides an airway to breathe (moistening, warming, and filtering inspired air), serves as a resonating chamber for speech, and houses the smell receptors

Question 4

provides an airway to breathe (moistening, warming, and filtering inspired air), serves as a resonating chamber for speech, and houses the smell receptors

Answer 4

Nose

Question 5

Pharynx

Answer 5

Divided into three regions: nasopharynx (air passageway), oropharynx (air and food passageway), and laryngopharynx (air and food passageway).

Question 6

Divided into three regions: nasopharynx (air passageway), oropharynx (air and food passageway), and laryngopharynx (air and food passageway).

Answer 6

Pharynx

Question 7

Larynx (voice box)

Answer 7

voice production, provide an open (patent) airway and to act as a switching mechanism to route air and food into the proper channels via the epiglottis

Question 8

voice production, provide an open (patent) airway and to act as a switching mechanism to route air and food into the proper channels via the epiglottis

Answer 8

Larynx (voice box)

Question 9

Trachea

Answer 9

in the mediastinal region and splits into two bronchi (at the carina) which enter the lungs. The lungs are divided into lobes; the right lung has three lobes and the left lung has two lobes

Question 10

in the mediastinal region and splits into two bronchi (at the carina) which enter the lungs. The lungs are divided into lobes; the right lung has three lobes and the left lung has two lobes

Answer 10

Trachea