upper respiratory

Question 1

opening into nasal cavity (nostril)

Answer 1

nare(s)

Question 2

the area just inside the nostril (nose opening) that leads into the nasal cavity

Answer 2

nasal vestibule

Question 3

located posterior to the nares, but anterior to choanae

Answer 3

nasal cavity

Question 4

any of several thin, scroll-shaped bony elements forming the upper chambers of the nasal cavities

Answer 4

nasal conchae (superior, middle, inferior)

Question 5

three spaces located beneath each turbinate (conchae) in nasal cavity

Answer 5

nasal meatus (superior, middle, inferior)

Question 6

the opening between the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx

Answer 6

posterior nasal aperture (choanae)

Question 7

separates (by being roof of) oral cavity and nasal cavity.

Answer 7

hard palate

Question 8

makes up the posterior third of the palate; continuation of the hard palate

Answer 8

soft palate

Question 9

canal that connects the tympanic cavity (of the middle ear) to the nasopharynx

Answer 9

auditory tube

Question 10

collection of lymphoid tissue within the mucosa of the roof of the nasopharynx

Answer 10

pharyngeal tonsil

Question 11

bundles of lymphatic tissue located on the posterior surface of the tongue

Answer 11

lingual tonsil

Question 12

bundles of lymphatic tissue located in the lateral oropharynx

Answer 12

palatine tonsil

Question 13

muscular tube in the middle of your neck. extends from nose to larynx

Answer 13

pharynx

Question 14

The upper part of the pharynx behind the nose

Answer 14

nasopharynx

Question 15

The middle part of the pharynx behind the mouth

Answer 15

oropharynx

Question 16

the most caudal portion of the pharynx

Answer 16

laryngopharynx

Question 17

fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate which hangs above the throat.

Answer 17

uvula

Question 18

a small U-shaped (horseshoe-shaped) solitary bone, situated in the neck

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hyoid bone

Question 19

small, leaf-shaped sheet of elastic cartilage that protects your larynx (voice box) and helps you swallow

Answer 19

epiglottis

Question 20

The tough, flexible tissue that forms the front part of the larynx (voice box). It supports and also forms the Adam’s apple

Answer 20

thyroid cartilage

Question 21

connects superior margin of cricoid cartilage to the inferior margin of thyroid cartilage

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median cricothyroid ligament

Question 22

hyaline cartilage ring which fully encircles the trachea and composes the inferior-most boundary of the laryngeal skeleton

Answer 22

cricoid cartilage

Question 23

attaches the thyroid cartilage to the hyoid bone

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median thyrohyoid ligament

Question 24

connects the cricoid ligament with the first ring of the trachea

Answer 24

cricotracheal ligament

Question 25

Fibroelastic tissue interspersed between tracheal cartilages

Answer 25

anular ligaments

Question 26

two small conical nodules consisting of yellow elastic cartilage, which articulate with the summits of the arytenoid cartilages

Answer 26

corniculate cartilages

Question 27

paired pyramid-shaped structures of cartilage found in the larynx

Answer 27

arytenoid cartilages

Question 28

shared between the trachea and esophagus. It is also known as the membranous trachea. Makes up one-third of the trachea’s circumference; the other two-thirds is bolstered and stiffened by cartilaginous rings

Answer 28

membranous wall

Question 29

c-shaped cartilage rings supporting trachea. starts inferior to cricoid cartilage

Answer 29

tracheal cartilages

Question 30

are located within the larynx (also colloquially known as the voice box) at the top of the trachea. They are open during inhalation and come together to close during swallowing

Answer 30

vocal folds

Question 31

Located directly superior to vocal folds.

Answer 31

vestibular folds