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WorksheetsRespiratory system review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30secs
The conducting passageways of the respiratory system include all of the following structures EXCEPT
Nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Alveoli
Exchange of both oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane occurs by:
simple diffusion
passive transport
facilitated diffusion
active transport
The homeostatic imbalance associated with the death of many full-term new born infants is called
CF
IRDS
SIDS
COPD
The walls of the alveoli are composed largely of
Stratified squamous epithelium
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Stratified cuboidal epithelium
Simple squamous epithelium
The nasal cavity is separated from the oral cavity by
the nasal conchae
both the hard and soft palate
soft palate
both nasal conchae and hard palate
The amount of air remaining in the lungs even after the greatest possible expiratory effort is the
residual volume
dead space volume
expiratory reserve volume
tidal volume
The respiratory conducting passageways perform all of the following functions EXCEPT:
allow air to leave the lungs
purify air
humidify air
exchange gases
warm incoming air
The larynx routes air and food into their proper channel and plays an important role in speech production.
True
False
Not enough data
I don't know
Sudden inspirations resulting from spasms of the diaphragm are
coughs
hiccups
laughing
singing
Which of the following is NOT a function of the paranasal sinuses:
they lighten the skull
they act as a resonance chambers for speech
they produce mucus
they are olfactory receptors for smell
they help moisten the air
Cilia of the trachea that beat continually propel contaminated mucus
toward the throat to be swallowed or spat out
toward the nose to be sneezed out
toward the epiglottis to be coughed out
toward the lungs to be encapsulated
toward the glottis to be hiccuped out
Which one of the following is NOT true of the lungs
the narrower portion of each lung is called the apex
the base rests on the diaphragm
the left lung has two lobes
the right lung has three lobes
both lungs have two lobes
The respiratory movement representing the total amount of exchangeable air is the
tidal volume
inspiratory reserve volume
expiratory reserve volume
vital capacity
dead space volume
The homeostatic imbalance associated with an unfused hard palate at birth.
cystic fibrosis
SIDS
cleft palate
emphysema
Which of the following are currently the most damaging and disabling respiratory diseases in the US?
tuberculosis and COPD
COPD and lung cancer
lung cancer and asthma
asthma and tuberculosis
tuberculosis and pneumonia
