1C - Prove Mastery Respiratory

During inhalation, the thoracic cavity:

• stays the same
• decreases in size
• increases in size

The trachea is indicated by the letter__:

• A
• D
• E
• H
• I

The diaphragm muscle is indicated by the letter__:

• A
• D
• G
• H
• J

The membrane that surrounds the lungs is known as:

• the peritoneum
• the pleura
• the pericardium
• the meniges

The trachea is:

• a passageway for food and air
• held open by rings of cartilage
• a muscular tube that collapses when empty
• none of the choices

The vocal cords are located in the:

• nasopharynx
• larynx
• laryngopharynx
• oropharynx

The substance that prevents lung collapse by lowering the surface tension of the water film lining each alveolar sac is called:

• resorbin
• surfactant
• renin
• lecithin
• fibrosin

The superior portion of the pharynx is called the:

• oropharynx
• nasopharynx
• laryngopharynx
• tracheopharynx

Carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged across the respiratory membrane by the process known as:

• active transport
• simple diffusion
• pinocytosis
• osmosis

The windpipe is the

• bronchi
• trachea
• larynx
• pharynx
• alveoli