Respiratory system

The sinus cavities serve to do all the following except?

• produce mucus

• act as a resonating chamber

• act as an air reserve

• lighten the skull

What is the volume of air that can be forcibly expired after expiration of the tidal volume?

• inspiratory reserve volume

• expiratory reserve volume

• residual volume

• vital capacity

There are 4 paranasal sinuses that drain into the nasal cavity. Which of the following is not a paranasal sinus.

• Temporal

• Frontal

• Sphenoidal

• Ethmoidal

• Maxillary

Which of the following statements regarding lungs is correct?

• the left lung is larger than the right lung

• The left lung contains 2 lobes while the right lung contains 3 lobes

• the left lung has more broncho-pulmonary segments than the right lung

• the left lung contains 3 lobes while the right lung contains 2 lobes

What type of breathing is normal breathing?

• hypoventilation

• hyperventilation

• apnea

• eupnea

_____ is the carotid and aortic bodies are sensitive to carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the blood.

• pulmonary stretch receptors

• chemoreceptors

• bicarbonreceptors

• SA node

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the removal of tonsils called?

• pneumothorax

• tonsilitis

• sinusitis

• tonsillectomy

Which of the following is part of the lower respiratory system?

• nose

• lungs

• pharynx

• larynx

What causes the gas exchange to occur between alveoli and the blood?

• diffusion

• muscle contraction

• active transport

• muscle relaxation

The vocal chords are located within the _____.

• oral cavity

• trachea

• pharynx

• larynx