Respiratory system review

The conducting passageways of the respiratory system include all of the following structures EXCEPT

• Nose

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Alveoli

Exchange of both oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane occurs by:

• simple diffusion

• passive transport

• facilitated diffusion

• active transport

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The homeostatic imbalance associated with the death of many full-term new born infants is called

• CF

• IRDS

• SIDS

• COPD

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The walls of the alveoli are composed largely of

• Stratified squamous epithelium

• Simple cuboidal epithelium

• Stratified cuboidal epithelium

• Simple squamous epithelium

The nasal cavity is separated from the oral cavity by

• the nasal conchae

• both the hard and soft palate

• soft palate

• both nasal conchae and hard palate

The amount of air remaining in the lungs even after the greatest possible expiratory effort is the

• residual volume

• dead space volume

• expiratory reserve volume

• tidal volume

The respiratory conducting passageways perform all of the following functions EXCEPT:

• allow air to read the lungs

• purify air

• humidify air

• exchange gases

• warm incoming air

The larynx routes air and food into their proper channel and plays an important role in speech production.

• True

• False

• Not enough data

• I don't know

Sudden inspirations resulting from spasms of the diaphragm are

• coughs

• hiccups

• laughing

• singing

Which of the following is NOT a function of the paranasal sinuses:

• they lighten the skull

• they act as a resonance chambers for speech

• they produce mucus

• they are olfactory receptors for smell

• they help moisten the air