Chapter Test Respiratory System

An increase in the acidic content of the blood will have what effect on respiration?

• the respiratory rate will decrease rapidly

• the respiratory rate does not change

• the respiratory rate decreases

• the respiratory rate increases

In what structures and what process occurs when oxygen from the air and carbon dioxide from the blood is exchanged?

• alveoli/ventilation

• alveoli/external respiration

• bronchioles/inspiration

• pleura/internal respiration

Name the cartilaginous structure that contains the vocal folds;

• epiglottis

• bronchus

• larynx

• pharynx

When you take a deep breath of air in , this volume is referred to as

• Tidal Volume

• Vital Capacity

• Inspiratory Reserve Volume

• Expiratory Reserve

The average Tidal volume reading would be

• 350ml

• 5000 ml

• 1500 ml

• 500 ml

The bronchus which is the shorter, wider, and more vertical is the

• left primary bronchus

• left lobar bronchus

• right primary bronchus

• right lobar bronchus

The functional volume of the air that reaches the lungs is

• 1500 ml

• 350 ml

• 400 ml

• 150 ml

The movement of air between the air sacs of the lungs and the blood in the lungs is

• internal respiration

• cellular respiration

• external respiration

• pulmonary ventilation

Which of the following structures is outer most?

• bronchi

• visceral pleura

• pleural cavity

• parietal pleura

Which portion of the pharynx serves as a respiratory only passageway? Mark all that apply

• nasal pharynx

• laryngeal pharynx

• oral pharynx