Respirstory System

Question 1

Oropharynx

Answer 1

The area directly posterior to the mouth

Question 2

Nasopharynx

Answer 2

The area directly posterior to the nose

Question 3

Pharnyx

Answer 3

The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. Made up of the oropharnyx and nasopharynx

Question 4

Epiglottis

Answer 4

A leaf shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea

Question 5

Larynx

Answer 5

The voice box, contains the vocal cords

Question 6

Cricoid cartilage

Answer 6

The ring shaped structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx

Question 7

Trachea

Answer 7

The structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs, the windpipe

Question 8

Lungs

Answer 8

The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide takes place

Question 9

Bronchi

Answer 9

The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. (There are right and left bronchi and singular bronchus)

Question 10

Alveoli

Answer 10

The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gad exchange with the bloodstream takes place.

Question 11

Diaphragm

Answer 11

The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity, a major muscle of respiration.

Question 12

Inhalation

Answer 12

An active process in which the intercostal(rib) muscles and the diaphragm contract, expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into the lungs