Quiz 11-B

Tiny hairlike structures that line your nasal passages and most of the respiratory system are _______.

• A. cilia

• B. larynx

• C. trachea

The throat is called the _______.

• A. epiglottis

• B. larynx

• C. pharynx

The windpipe leading to the lungs is called the _______.

• A. trachea

• B. esophagus

• C. epiglottis

The flap of tissue that covers the trachea when swallowing is the _______.

• cilia

• epiglottis

• vocal cords

The voice box is called the _______.

• A. pharynx

• B. larynx

• C. trachea

The pitch of a sound is affected by the thickness and length of the _______.

• A. epiglottis

• B. bronchi

• C. vocal cords

Number the sentences to show the path that air takes when exhaled to create speech.

• 3.

• Air goes into the trachea.

• 2.

• The vocal cords vibrate and produce sound waves.

• 1.

• Air pushes through the vocal cords.

• 4.

• Air goes upward from the lungs.