Topic 14 - Respiratory System (2)

Question 1

Larynx (voice-box)

Made of 9 cartilages

• all _______ cartilage (Except epiglottis)
• unpaired cartilages (x3)
• paired cartilages (x3)

Answer 1

• all hyaline cartilage (except epiglottis)
• unpaired cartilage (3)
  
  • thyroid cartilage
  • cricoid cartilage
  • epiglottis
• paired cartilage (3)
  
  • arytenoid cartilage
  • don’t need to know other 2

Question 2

Larynx is made of 9 cartilages

Unpaired cartilages: Thyroid Cartilage

Answer 2

• on anterior wall
• = adam’s apple

Question 3

Larynx is made of 9 cartilages

Unpaired cartilages: Cricoid cartilage

Answer 3

• forms complete ring

Question 4

Larynx is made of 9 cartilages

Unpaired cartilages: Epiglottis

Answer 4

• covers glottis during swallowing
• elastic cartilage

Question 5

Things to ask yourself!

Thyroid cartilage

Answer 5

• paired or unpaired?
• located where? (on what wall)
• = ?

Question 6

Things to ask yourself

Cricoid cartilage

Answer 6

• paired or unpaired?
• forms what?

Question 7

Things to ask yourself!

Epiglottis

Answer 7

• paired or unpaired?
• covers what during when?
• what kind of cartilage?

Question 8

Larynx

Paired cartilage: Arytenoid cartilage

Answer 8

attaches vocal cords

Question 9

things to ask yourself!

Arytenoid cartilage

Answer 9

• paired or unpaired?
• attaches what?

Question 10

what cartilage is located on anterior wall

a) thyroid cartilage
b) cricoid cartilage
c) epiglottis
d) elastic cartilage
e) arytenoid cartilage

Answer 10

thyroid cartilage

Question 11

this cartilage refers to the adam’s apple

a) thyroid cartilage

b) cricoid cartilage

c) epiglottis

d) elastic cartilage

e) arytenoid cartilage

Answer 11

thyroid cartilage

Question 12

this cartilage forms complete ring

a) thyroid cartilage

b) cricoid cartilage

c) epiglottis

d) elastic cartilage

e) arytenoid cartilage

Answer 12

cricoid cartilage

Question 13

this cartilage covers glottis during swallowing

a) thyroid cartilage

b) cricoid cartilage

c) epiglottis

d) elastic cartilage

e) arytenoid cartilage

Answer 13

epiglottis

Question 14

this cartilage is elastic cartilage

a) thyroid cartilage

b) cricoid cartilage

c) epiglottis

d) arytenoid cartilage

Answer 14

epiglottis

Question 15

this cartilage is a paired cartilage and is the only paired cartilage we need to know :)

a) thyroid cartilage
b) cricoid cartilage
c) epiglottis
d) elastic cartilage
e) arytenoid cartilage

Answer 15

arytenoid cartilage

Question 16

Larynx (voice-box)

vocal cords = 2 paired folds in the mucosa

what are the 2 paired folds?

Answer 16

1. vestibular fold
2. vocal fold

Question 17

Larynx (voice-box): vocal cords = 2 paired folds in the mucosa

Vestibular fold

• = ______ vocal cords
• inferior or superior fold?

Answer 17

• = false vocal cords
• superior fold

Question 18

Larynx (voice-box): vocal cords = 2 paired folds in the mucosa

vocal fold

• = _____ vocal cords
• inferior or superior fold?
• produce?

Answer 18

• = true vocal cords
• inferior fold produce sound by vibration

Question 19

things to ask yourself

vestibular fold

Answer 19

• true or false vocal cords?
• inferior or superior fold?

Question 20

things to ask yourself

vocal fold

Answer 20

• true or false vocal cords?
• inferior or superior fold?
• produce what?

Question 21

this paired fold of the vocal cords = false vocal cords

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

Answer 21

vestibular fold

Question 22

superior fold refers to

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

Answer 22

vestibular

Question 23

true vocal cords refers to

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

Answer 23

vocal fold

Question 24

inferior vocal cords refer to

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

Answer 24

vocal fold

Question 25

this paired fold of the vocal cords produce sound by vibration

a) vestibular fold
b) vocal fold

Answer 25

vocal fold

Question 26

larynx (voice-box)

glottis

• = ______ + ______
• closes to prevent what from entering where?

Answer 26

• = true vocal cords + opening
• closes to prevent food + liquid from entering trachea

Question 27

laryngitis

• ​= inflammation of _______
  
  • ​?

Answer 27

• laryngitis = inflammation of larynx
  
  • ​can arise from infection, irritation

Question 28

true vocal cords + opening = ?

Answer 28

glottis

Question 29

closes to prevent food + liquid from entering trachea

Answer 29

glottis

Question 30

inflammation of larynx can arise from?

Answer 30

• infection
• irritation

Question 31

inflammation of larynx

Answer 31

laryngitis

Question 32

trachea

• connects _____ to ______
• anterior to _______
• consists of how many C-shaped pieces of _____ cartilage
  
  • open part of C faces ________ - permits ______ of esophagus

Answer 32

• connects larynx to main bronchi
• anterior to esophagus
• consists of 20 C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage
  
  • open part of C faces esophagus - permits expansion of esophagus

Question 33

the trachea connects what to what?

Answer 33

connects larynx to main bronchi

Question 34

trachea is anterior or posterior to esophagus?

Answer 34

anterior to esophagus

Question 35

the trachea is anterior to what?

Answer 35

esophagus

Question 36

the trachea consists of…

Answer 36

• 20 C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage
  
  • open part of C faces esophagus - permits expansion of esophagus

Question 37

what connects larynx to main bronchi?

Answer 37

trachea

Question 38

what is anterior to esophagus?

Answer 38

trachea

Question 39

what consists of 20 c-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage?

Answer 39

trachea

Question 40

things to ask yourself

trachea

Answer 40

• connects what to what?
• where is it located? (anterior/superior to what?)
• what is it consisted of?

Question 41

Bronchial Tree

• main bronchi to ______________
  *