respiratory system test

Question 1

Smallest branches of the respiratory system tubes terminate in clusters of microscopic air sacs called

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alveoli

Question 2

Blood enters the long from the heart through a major artery known as the

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Primary pulmonary

Question 3

The mouth and nasal cavities me in a region known as the

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Pharynx

Question 4

Another name for your sense of smell

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olfactory

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Voicebox

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Larynx

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Windpipe

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Trachea

Question 7

Two primary tubes that branch from the trachea

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Bronchi

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lungs occupy the space of the

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Thoracic cavity

Question 9

left lung

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2 lobes

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right lung

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3 lobes

Question 11

Fluid filled linings that protect and lubricate the Lungs and thoracic cavity

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pleura

Question 12

Dome shaped muscle

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Diaphragm

Question 13

Provides the respiratory tract with a sweeping motion that tries to keep the breathing pathways clean

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Cilia

Question 14

nose functions

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moistens air
warms air
filters air

Question 15

nasal cavity mucus function

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Traps microscopic degree

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Tonsils function

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Trap airborne infectious agents

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Epiglottis function

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sealing off the respiratory tract when food passes into the esophagus

Question 18

Cartilage rings function

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Support and hold open the trachea

Question 19

Normal route air enters respiratory system

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Nostrils

Question 20

Openings from the nasal cavities

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Sinuses

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Two layer membrane that surrounds each lung

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pleura

Question 22

The primary bronchi that is slightly larger and more vertical

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Right

Question 23

Expansion of the lungs is due to

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Contractions of the diaphragm

Question 24

steps air takes

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nostrils 
nasal cavity 
pharynx
past the epiglottis 
larynx
trachea
primary bronchi
lungs
secondary bronchi
bronchioles
alveoli

Question 25

asthma

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Construction of the bronchial tubes, hard to breathe

Question 26

bronchitis

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Bacterial infection of the bronchi

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COPD

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Chronic bronchitis and emphysema

Question 28

cystic fibrosis

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An overproduction of mucus causing digestive problems

Question 29

tuberculosis

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Bacterial infection of the alveoli leaving scar tissue

Question 30

Pneumonia

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Bacterial or viral infection of the lungs filling with fluid