Respiratory System

Question 1

Function of nasal cavity

Answer 1

Produces mucus
Filters warms and moistens incoming air
Contains receptors for smell

Question 2

Function of pharynx

Answer 2

Passageway for air and food

Question 3

Function of Larynx

Answer 3

Air way passage

Question 4

Function of Trachea

Answer 4

Air passageway
Prevents food entering respiratory tract.
Voice production

Question 5

Function of bronchus

Answer 5

Connects the Trachea to the bronchioles and the aveoli

Cleans and moisten the air we breathe

Question 6

Function of bronchiole

Answer 6

Controls flow of air by contracting and dilating so it the air can flow to the aveoli

Question 7

Function to Aveoli

Answer 7

Main site of gas exchange
Cells within produce a substance called surfactant.
Surfactant reduces surface tension which prevents lungs from collapsing

Question 8

Function of Pleurae

Answer 8

Produce lubricating fluid which protects and cushions the lung