Respiratory System

Question 1

Pharynx

Answer 1

-Muscular tube for passageway of air and food

Question 2

Larynx

Answer 2

• Cartilage tube for passageway of air

- contains vocal folds

Question 3

Trachea

Answer 3

• Cartilaginous and membranous tube

- 16-20 cshaped rings that have open ends which are connected posteriorly by connective tissue and smooth muscle

Question 4

Bronchioles

Answer 4

• Much smaller and more numerous

- DO NOT require Cartilage in their walls

Question 5

Respiratory Bronchioles

Answer 5

-Short tubes of Connective Tissue and Smooth muscle

Question 6

Alveolar Ducts

Answer 6

-Long, thin-walled tubes of Connective Tissue and Smooth Muscle

Question 7

Alveoli

Answer 7

• NO Cartilage or Smooth Muscle

- Only Connective tissue and a thin layer of epithelium