Respiratory System Test Review

Which is NOT a function of the respiratory system?

• makes speech possible

• move blood to tissues

• exchange between carbon dioxide and oxygen

• deliver oxygen to the bloodstream

Which receptors are located in the nose and allow smell?

• Optic

• Vagus

• Olfactory

• Cilia

The _______ tonsils are located in the back of the mouth.

• palatine

• nasopharyngeal

Which sinus is located above the eyebrows and causes sinus headaches when infected?

• maxillary

• ethmoid

• sphenoid

• frontal

If the sphenoid sinus becomes infected, what would be the symptoms?

• Pain in the teeth

• Pain and pressure in the forehead

• Pain behind the eyes with blurry vision

When the doctor examines your throat, which part of the pharynx are they looking at?

• laryngopharynx

• nasopharynx

• oropharynx

• None of the above

Which structure is commonly known as the voicebox or Adam's apple?

• Trachea

• Larynx

• Bronchi

• Pharynx

Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur?

• bronchi

• trachea

• in the lung tissue

• alveoli

Which muscle contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible?

• intercostals

• the diaphragm

• the pleura

• the mediastinum

Barrel Chest is caused by the overinflation of the lungs and ribcage seen with which condition?

• Chronic Bronchitis

• Asthma

• Emphysema