Respiratory System

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Epiglottis

• Trachea

Which body function is made possible by the fibrous bands stretched across the larynx?

• speech

• swallowing

The left lung has three lobes and the right lung has two. 

• True
• False

What is the respiratory system?

• bronchi

• a group of tissues and organs that enable you to breathe

A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.

• Sinus

• Nose

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

• Larynx

• Nose

Olfactory receptors are located in the mucosa of the nose. What are these receptors used for?

• smell

• sight

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

• nose

• larynx

What is the diaphragm and what is it connected to?

• A parachute shaped muscle under the lungs that is connected to the ribs and spine

• Muscle connected to the brain

Another name for the throat is called the:

• Nasopharynx

• Pharynx