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Steele HS Respiratory Anatomy & Functions

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The actual site of gas exchange; consists of bronchioles, alveolar ducts, & alveoli.

a)

conduction zone

b)

respiratory zone

c)

esophagus

d)

pharynx

2.

Consists of all passageway for air, purifies, humidifies, & warms incoming air

a)

conduction zone

b)

respiratory zone

c)

esophagus

d)

pharynx

3.

Passageway for food & fluids only

a)

conduction zone

b)

respiratory zone

c)

esophagus

d)

pharynx

4.

Passageway for food, fluid, & air

a)

conduction zone

b)

respiratory zone

c)

esophagus

d)

pharynx

5.

Chambers where the majority of gas exchange takes place.

a)

alveoli

b)

diffusion

c)

hard palate

d)

parietal pleura

6.

Gas exchanges occur by this process

a)

alveoli

b)

diffusion

c)

hard palate

d)

parietal pleura

7.

Separates nasal cavity from oral cavity

a)

alveoli

b)

diffusion

c)

hard palate

d)

parietal pleura

8.

Membrane that lines the thoracic cavity

a)

alveoli

b)

diffusion

c)

hard palate

d)

parietal pleura

9.

Membrane that directly lines the thoracic cavity (lies on the lung tissue)

a)

visceral pleura

b)

diffusion

c)

hard palate

d)

parietal pleura

10.

Forms the Adam's apple

a)

nasal conchae/turbinates

b)

pleural/serous fluid

c)

surfactant

d)

thyroid cartilage

11.

Fluid between the pleural membranes that helps reduce friction due to lung movement.

a)

nasal conchae/turbinates

b)

pleural/serous fluid

c)

surfactant

d)

thyroid cartilage

12.

Coats alveolar membrane to promote efficient gas exchange.

a)

nasal conchae/turbinates

b)

pleural/serous fluid

c)

surfactant

d)

thyroid cartilage

13.

Causes inhaled air to swirl around nasal cavity to trap debris in the nasal mucosa

a)

nasal conchae/turbinates

b)

pleural/serous fluid

c)

surfactant

d)

thyroid cartilage

14.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the paranasal sinuses?

a)

produces mucus

b)

lighten the skull

c)

equalize middle ear pressure

d)

act as resonance chambers

15.

Which one of the following is NOT a function of the nose?

a)

provide airway for respiration

b)

moisten & warms incoming air

c)

filters air

d)

actual site of gas exchange to cells

16.

Which TWO structures rise upward during swallowing to close off the nasopharynx to prevent food from entering it?

a)

uvula

b)

soft palate

c)

tongue

d)

epiglottis

17.

Which structure tips forward during swallowing to cove the tracheal opening to prevent the entry of food?

a)

larynx

b)

epiglottis

c)

tongue

d)

uvula

18.

Which one of the following is NOT a function of the larynx?

a)

trap & dispose of pathogens

b)

provide an open (patent) airway

c)

act as a switching mechanism for food & air

d)

voice production

19.

Smoking diminishes _________ activity.

a)

diffusion

b)

mucosal

c)

inhalation

d)

ciliary

20.

The tracheal wall is reinforced by_____?

a)

mucous membranes

b)

c-shaped cartilage rings

c)

c-shaped muscular rings

21.

If you inhale a foreign object, it will typically lodge in the __________ primary bronchus due to the structure.

a)

right

b)

left

c)

right & left

22.

The left lung has ____ lobes, while the right lung has ______ lobes.

a)

3, 2

b)

3,4

c)

2,4

d)

2, 3

23.

A cough reflex is initiated if anything other than ______ enters the larynx.

a)

water

b)

fluid

c)

food

d)

air

24.

What is structure #1?

a)

nasopharynx

b)

oropharynx

c)

larynx

d)

laryngopharynx

25.

What is structure #2?

a)

nasopharynx

b)

oropharynx

c)

larynx

d)

laryngopharynx

26.

What is structure #3?

a)

nasopharynx

b)

oropharynx

c)

larynx

d)

laryngopharynx

27.

Name structure D.

a)

pharyngeal tonsils

b)

lingual tonsils

c)

palatine tonsils

28.

Name structure F.

a)

pharyngeal tonsils

b)

lingual tonsils

c)

palatine tonsils

29.

Name the enlarged, red structures.

a)

pharyngeal tonsils

b)

lingual tonsils

c)

palatine tonsils

30.

Name the structure pictured.

a)

hyoid bone

b)

soft palate & uvula

c)

hard palate

d)

epliglottis

31.

Name the structure pictured.

a)

hyoid bone

b)

soft palate & uvula

c)

hard palate

d)

epliglottis