Respiratory System Anatomy

Question 1

what are the 4 main components of the nasal cavity

Answer 1

mucous membranes, lots of blood vessels, cilia and turbinate bones

Question 2

what is the purpose of nasal mucous membranes

Answer 2

to help warm the air

Question 3

what does cilia do in the nasal cavity

Answer 3

helps to filter out the air

Question 4

what is the purpose of the turbinate bones in the nasal cavity

Answer 4

increase surface area

Question 5

what is the disadvantage of turbinate bones in the nasal cavity

Answer 5

they are a good home for many infections

Question 6

what is the pharynx lined with

Answer 6

mucous membranes

Question 7

what is the pharynx

Answer 7

a common passageway for the digestive and respiratory systems

Question 8

what is the larynx protected by

Answer 8

the epiglottis

Question 9

what is the larynx

Answer 9

2 sets of horizontal folds that vibrate and produce sound when air passes through

Question 10

how is the trachea kept open

Answer 10

by a series of c-shaped cartilages

Question 11

why is the trachea ciliated

Answer 11

to carry out foreign particles and excessive mucus from the respiratory system

Question 12

how many lobes in teh right lung

Answer 12

3

Question 13

how many lobes in the left lung

Answer 13

2

Question 14

what are the bronchi ringed with

Answer 14

cartilage

Question 15

where does the trachea extend to and from

Answer 15

from the larynx to the bronchi

Question 16

how many bronchi are there

Answer 16

4 (2 primary, 2 secondary)

Question 17

what are the alveolar ducts

Answer 17

final passage tube into alveoli

Question 18

what are alveoli

Answer 18

tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange occurs

Question 19

whats the mediastinum

Answer 19

space beween the lungs to hold important sructurs

Question 20

whats teh pleur

Answer 20

double walled sack surrounding each lung

Question 21

what is the narrow space between the 2 pleura called

Answer 21

pleural cavity