The Respiratory System - Anatomy and Physiology / The Nose

Question 1

The respiratory system is comprised of?

7 answers

Answer 1

• nose
• pharynx
• larynx
• trachea
• bronchi
• lungs
• diaphragm

Question 2

All of these organs work in coordination to maintain appropriate breathing to supply needed oxygen to the body and remove carbon dioxide via exhalation

Answer 2

maintain appropriate breathing to supply needed oxygen to the body and remove carbon dioxide via exhalation

Question 3

Breathing can be done via ____

Answer 3

Nose or mouth

Question 4

The nose has two main jobs

Answer 4

First, it provides our bodies with warm, filtered, and moistened oxygen. Second, it holds the olfactory nerve that enables us to smell

Question 5

Inspiration

Answer 5

the movement of air into the lungs

Question 6

The main advantage to breathing through the nose is that ____

Answer 6

this passageway warms, moistens, and filters the air before it reaches the lungs

Question 7

The external nostrils are lined with mucous membranes and short, coarse hairs, called ____, that filter out foreign particles such as dust

Answer 7

cilia

Question 8

What does mucus do?

Answer 8

Traps foreign particles and kills germs while stopping the growth of others