The Respiratory System 3-2

Question 0

What is the primary roll of the respiratory system?

Answer 0

To ensure proper cellular function.

Question 1

What is the respiratory system?

Answer 1

A system of organs that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the blood stream.

Question 2

Where is the respiratory pump located?

Answer 2

The thorax, or thoracic cavity

Question 3

What is another term for breathing?

Answer 3

Ventilation

Question 4

Breathing/ventilation is divided into two phases, what are they?

Answer 4

Inspiration, or inhalation

Expiration, or exhalation

Question 5

The process of actively contracting inspiratory muscles in order to move air into the body.

Answer 5

Inspiration

Question 6

The process of actively or passively relaxing inspiratory muscles in order to move air out of the body

Answer 6

Expiration

Question 7

Bones of the respiratory pump

Answer 7

Ribs and vertebrae

Question 8

Inspiration muscles

Answer 8

Diaphragm 
External intercostal 
Scalenes 
Sternocleidomastiod
Pectoralis minor

Question 9

Expiration muscles

Answer 9

Internal intercostal

Abdominal

Question 10

Inspiratory ventilation occurs in what two forms

Answer 10

Normal resting state and heavy deep forced breathing

Question 11

When is expiratory breathing passive?

Answer 11

During normal breathing

Question 12

What is the result of relaxation of contracting inspiratory muscles

Answer 12

Passive ventilation

Question 13

During heavy breathing the expiratory ventilation relies on the activity of expiratory muscles to do what?

Answer 13

Compress the thoracic cavity and force air out

Question 14

What is the purpose of ventilation?

Answer 14

To move air in and out of the body

Question 15

Ventilation moves air in and out of the body. How dose this air get to the lungs

Answer 15

Via the respiratory passageway

Question 16

The respiratory passageway is divided into two categories, what are they?

Answer 16

Conduction passageway

Respiratory passageway

Question 17

The conduction passageway consist of all the structures air passes through before entering the respiratory passageway, to warm or cool air to match body temperature) what are the structures (6)

Answer 17

Nasal cavity 
Oral cavity
Pharynx 
Larynx
Right and left pulmonary bronchi

Question 18

Where is incoming air purified, warmed, cooled, humidified,

Answer 18

In the structures of the conduction passageway

Question 19

The respiratory passageway collects air coming from where?

Answer 19

Conduction passageway

Question 20

Where are the alveoli located?

Answer 20

At the end of the bronchioles

Question 21

Alveoli are made up of clusters of what?

Answer 21

Alveolar sacs

Question 22

What occurs in alveolar sacs

Answer 22

Diffusion (where oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported in and out of the blood stream.)

Question 23

What is diffusion

Answer 23

A process that transports gasses O2 and CO2 in and out of the bloodstream

Question 24

What are the structures of the respiratory passageway

Answer 24

Alveoli

Alveolar sacs

Question 25

What type of ventilation can be both active and passive?

Answer 25

Expiratory