Respiratory system intro

The division between the upper and lower respiratory system is the...

There are 2 portions of the respiratory system; functional and conductive. The functional portion of the respiratory system is the...

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The vestibule contains______ epithelium

• Stratified squamous epithelium

• Cuboidal epithelium

• Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

• Simple squamous epithelium

Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 

• 1,2,3,4
• 2,3,1,4
• 2,1,3,4
• 4,2,3,1 

Which 2 substances are exchanged in the Respiratory System?

• oxygen and nitrogen
• carbon dioxide and oxygen
• oxygen and glucose
• glucose and carbon dioxide

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Another name for the throat is called the:

• Nasopharynx
• Pharynx
• Larynx

Which of the following is not a characteristic of human lungs?

• Both right and left lungs are composed of three lobes. 
• Bronchi divide to form bronchioles.
• Capillary supply is abundant to facilitate gas exchange with the blood.
• The alveoli are tiny air sacs arranged in clusters.  

The _____ cartilage is unpaired

• Great alar cartilage

• Lesser alar cartilage

• Septal cartilage

• Lateral cartilage

Around ____% of air is oxygen

• 80%

• 50%

• 20%

• 32%

Nitrogen composes ____ % of air

• 1%

• 80%

• 20%

• 60%