Respiratory System Exam Review

What structure is responsible for closing the entry to the airway during swallowing?

• Epiglottis
• Thyroid cartilage
• Soft palate
• Vocal folds

Which of the following is true about the right lung?

• It has 3 lobes
• It has 1 fissure
• It has 2 lobes
• It has a cardiac notch

A disorder of the lungs called ____ causes the bronchi to become restricted (get smaller) so air can't get to the lungs.

• asthma 
• cold
• influenza 
• bronchitis 

Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 

• 1,2,3,4
• 2,3,1,4
• 2,1,3,4
• 4,2,3,1 

Inflammation of the voice box

• laryngitis
• pharyngitis 
• bronchitis
• sinusitis

Which of the following lung capacities is the volume of air that can be maximally exhaled after a maximum inhalation?

• inspiratory capacity
• functional residual capacity
• vital capacity
• total lung capacity

a combination of vital capacity plus the residual volume

• total lung capacity

• ERV

• functional residual capacity

• IRV

thin, double walled serous membrane that surrounds the lungs,

• alveoli

• pleural sac

• tonsils

• thalamus

Warmed, moist air enters a tubelike passageway used by food, air, and liquid. What is this passageway called?

• larynx

• asthma

• pharynx

• trachea

What is needed by the trachea to make sure it does not collapse?

• Smooth Muscle

• Air

• Bronchi Tubes

• Rings of Cartilage

• Surfactant