A & P Week 6 Class 2 Knowledge Check

When your patient Mr. Smith is eating which structure covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent aspiration?

• The tongue

• The vocal cords

• The nasal cavity

• The epiglottis

The other name or terminology for "breathing out".

• Exhalation

• Inspiration

• Inhalation

• To cough

What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?

• 12 to 20 beats per minute

• 16-24 breaths per minute

• 12-20 breaths per minute

• 6-12 breaths per minute

How many lobes does the right lung consist of?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many lobes does the left lung consist of?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What are the "shelf-like" or "scroll-like" bones in the nasal cavity called?

• hippocampus

• conchae

• maxilla

• ethmoid

Your patient Mrs. Smith inquires "where does gas exchange occur in my lungs?" What is your best response.

• In the larynx

• In the bronchi

• In the alveoli

• The chemoreceptors

Where are the olfactory receptors located in the body?

• The medulla

• The hippocampus

• The upper nasal cavity

• The alveoli

With gas exchange in the alveoli how does the gas exchange occur? (hint- mechanism of transport)

• osmosis

• diffusion

Where does external respiration occur?

• body

• system

• lungs

• outside atmosphere