A&P: Final Exam - Ch. 23

Front

Which is not a function of the respiratory system?

a) Sound reception

b) Gas exchange

c) Odor detection

d) Air passage

Back

a) Sound reception

Front

Which region(s) of the pharynx is lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium?

a) Oropharynx

b) Nasopharynx

c) Laryngopharynx

d) Oropharynx and nasopharynx

e) Oropharynx, nasopharynx, and laryngopharynx

Back

b) Nasopharynx

Front

Mucin _______ the viscosity of mucus, facilitating the ______ of dust and dirt particles.

a) increases; trapping

b) decreases; flushing

c) increases; diluting

d) decreases; exocytosis

Back

a) increases; trapping

Front

The nose contains a single septal cartilage. How many alar cartilages are in the nose?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four

Back

d) Four

Front

An air passage (valley) beneath a turbinate within the nasal cavity is referred to as a

a) vestibule.

b) concha.

c) vibrissa.

d) meatus.

Back

d) meatus.

Front

What structures are used by both the respiratory and digestive systems?

a) Oropharynx and laryngopharynx

b) Laryngopharynx and larynx

c) Nasal cavity and nasopharynx

d) Paranasal sinuses

e) Laryngopharynx and esophagus

Back

a) Oropharynx and laryngopharynx

Front

Into what region of the pharynx do auditory tubes open?

a) Oropharynx

b) Nasopharynx

c) Laryngopharynx

Back

b) Nasopharynx

Front

What structure is also known as the "voice box"?

a) Larynx

b) Pharynx

c) Esophagus

d) Bronchus

e) Trachea

Back

a) Larynx

Front

What structure prevents food and drink from entering the trachea, conducts air, and produces sound?

a) Esophagus

b) Bronchi

c) Pharynx

d) Nasal cavity

e) Larynx

Back

e) Larynx

Front

The male voice tends to be in a lower range than a female's voice because men have

a) more taut vestibular folds.

b) more air to push through the rima glottidis.

c) wider arytenoid cartilages.

d) shorter and fatter vestibular ligaments.

e) longer and thicker vocal folds.

Back

e) longer and thicker vocal folds.