Respiratory Disorders

Two short tubes that carry air into the lungs

• Trachea

• Bronchioles

• Lungs

• Bronchi

Tiny hairs that move particles in the nose are called

• mucus

• vocal cords

• cilia

• flagella

What diagnostic test provides physicians with a direct look at the lining of the respiratory tract?

• CPAP

• bronchoscopy

• pulmonary function tests

• chest x-ray

What does your nasal cavity do to the air as it goes to the lungs (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)?

• warms

• moistens

• filters

• expands

The trachea branches off into two:

• alveoli

• bronchi

• bronchioles

• lungs

What important activity takes place in the lungs?

• Food is digested

• Waste filtered from blood

• Oxygen (O2) is exchanged for Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Trachea is exchanged for the larynx

The bronchi branch out into many different smaller tubes which take oxygen to the alveoli. What are these tiny tubes called?

• trachea

• larynx

• pharynx

• bronchioles

Barbara has asthma and uses an inhaler when she starts to wheeze. The purpose of the device is to:

• Dissolve mucus

• Contract blood vessels

• Liquefy secretions in the lungs

• Enlarge the brochioles

What is the function of the dome-shaped diaphragm muscle?

• This is where gas exchange happens.

• Air passes through the diaphragm on the way to the lungs.

• It attaches to the lungs and contracts and relaxes to help in breathing.

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Which of the following is a common symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

• A) Fever

• B) Shortness of breath

• C) Rash

• D) Headache