Respiratory System Anatomy Quiz

Which of the following is part of the upper respiratory tract?

• lungs

• trachea

• bronchi

• larynx

What kind of cartilage tissue is found supporting the tracheal wall?

• fibrocartilage

• elastic cartilage

• hyaline cartilage

• all of them

Select all that apply. Which of the following is/are components of the process of respiration?

• tissue gas exchange

• gas transport

• pulmonary ventilation

• glomerular filtration

• 
  pulmonary gas exchange

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What is NOT one of the paranasal sinuses?

• sphenoid

• maxillary

• frontal

• ethmoid

• none of the above

Select all that applies. What kind of cartilage tissue(s) forms the epiglottis?

• elastic cartilage

• hyaline cartilage

• 
  fibrocartilage

Which of the following products is secreted by goblet cells?

• 
  serous fluid

• mucus

• synovial fluid

• serosanguinous fluid

Guillermo has a piece of a blood clot, called a pulmonary embolus, lodged in one of the pulmonary arterioles in his right lung. What is the pathway of blood flow from his inferior vena cava to the pulmonary arteriole where the embolus is lodged?

• left atrium, mitral valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary trunk, right pulmonary artery, right pulmonary arterioles

• right atrium, mitral valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, right pulmonary artery, pulmonary trunk, right pulmonary arterioles

• right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary trunk, right pulmonary artery, right pulmonary arterioles

• left atrium, tricuspid valve, right atrium, pulmonary valve, pulmonary trunk, right pulmonary artery, right pulmonary arterioles

Select all that apply. In which of the following structures does gas exchange take place?

• bronchi

• alveolar sacs

• respiratory bronchioles

• alveolar ducts

• trachea

The trachea and much of the bronchial tree is lined with which type of epithelium?

• pseudostratified ciliated columnar

• 
  simple cuboidal

• simple squamous

• stratified ciliated columnar

How does the structure of the alveolar lining follow its function?

• 
  The pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium is very thin to minimize the distance gases must diffuse. 

• The pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium secretes mucus to trap inhaled debris in the alveoli.

• The simple squamous epithelium is very thin to minimize the distance gases must diffuse.

• The simple squamous epithelium secretes mucus to trap inhaled debris in the alveoli.

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