Respiratory System

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• Maintain gas (O2 & CO2) homeostasis

• Transport materials around the body

• Break down food into nutrients

• Maintain homeostasis by releasing hormones

Which of the following is the correct pathway air travels through?

• 1. Nose

  2. Larynx

  3. Pharynx

  4. Trachea

  5. Main/Primary Bronchi

  6. Lungs/Bronchioles

  7. Alveoli

• 1. Nose

  2. Pharynx

  3. Larynx

  4. Trachea

  5. Main/Primary Bronchi

  6. Lungs/Bronchioles

  7. Alveoli

• 1. Nose

  2. Pharynx

  3. Larynx

  4. Trachea

  5. Lungs/Bronchioles

  6. Main/Primary Bronchi

  7. Alveoli

• 1. Nose

  2. Pharynx

  3. Larynx

  4. Trachea

  5. Main/Primary Bronchi

  7. Alveoli

  8. Lungs/Bronchioles

What are some functions mucous in the nose?

• moisten air

• trap bacteria/foreign debris

• lysozymes destroy bacteria

• cool incoming air

Which respiratory organ is commonly referred to as the "throat"?

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Trachea

• Voice Box

Air enters which of the follow passages within the pharynx?

• Oropharynx

• Larynogopharynx

• Esophagus

What are the two main functions of the larynx?

• Speech

• Fight off infections that traveled in through the mouth

• Route air and food into correct channels

• Moisten incoming air

What part of the larynx prevents food from entering?

• Glottis

• Epiglottis

• Thyroid Cartilage

• Hyaline Cartilage

What makes up the larynx?

• fibrocartilage

• elastic cartilage

• hyaline cartilage

• compact bone

What vibrates in the larynx that forms what we know as speech?

• Vocal Folds

• Windpipe

• Mucous

• Hair Cells

How many lobes does the left lung have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2