Respiratory Key Terms

Match the following

• pharynx

• Air tube that extends from the larynx to the thorax

• larynx

• responsible for voice production

• palate

• structures that separates the oral and nasal cavities

• trachea

• air filled cavities surrounding the nose

• sinuses

• muscular passageway that extends from the nasal passages to the esophagus

Sensory receptors in the nose that provide the sense of smell

• gustatory receptors

• olfactory receptors

• photo receptors

• mechanoreceptors

What is the largest cartilage plate in the larynx?

• epiglottis

• palate

• tonsils

• thyroid cartilage

Which of the following is a flap of cartilage that covers the opening to the trachea?

• epiglottis

• palate

• tonsils

• thyroid cartilage

Clusters of lymphatic tissue in the pharynx that function as a first line of defense against infection-

• epiglottis

• palate

• tonsils

• thyroid cartilage

Match the following

• bronchi

• passageways that branch off the trachea

• bronchioles

• smallest air conducting passageways in the lungs

• alveoli

• Air sacs in the lungs where gas is exchanged with capillaries

• nares

• two openings in the nose where air enters