Respiratory System Test Review

What is the midline partition (wall) that separates the nasal cavity?

septum

Where are the gases actually exchanged?

alveoli

List the parts of the larynx.

vestibular (false) vocal folds and the true vocal cords

What is another name for the trachea?

windpipe

What are the largest paranasal sinuses?

maxillary

List the functions of the nose.

filters the air, aids speech, and makes possible the sense of smell 

The costal surface of the lungs lies against what body structures?

ribs

What is another name for the larynx?

voice box

Which tissue makes up the mucous membrane that lines the respiratory portion of the nasal passage?

pseudostratified columnar epithelium

What are called adenoids when enlarged?

pharyngeal tonsils 

What reduces surface tension?

surfactant

Which part of the respiratory system is embedded in capillaries?

alveoli

What are the paranasal sinuses normally filled with?

oxygen

The lungs occupy which division of the thorax?

plural division

What is the slit where the primary bronchi and blood vessels enter the lungs?

the hilum

The inferior surface of the lungs rests on what?

diaphragm

What are the air distributors in the respiratory system?

nose, lungs, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi (everything but alveoli)

How many lobes does the right lung have?

three

What is characterized by an accumulation of fluid in the bronchi?

acute bronchitis

What is another name for the pharynx?

throat

(Open Response) Six functions of respiratory system

supplying oxygen, removing carbon dioxide from cells, warms, filter, humidifies air, and influence speech

(Open Response) 3 parts of Upper Tract

nose, pharnyx, and larnyx

(Open Response) 3 parts of Lower Tract

trachea, bronchial tree, and the lungs

(Open Response) Type of tissue

lymphatic

(Open Response) Trace the path of air through the respiratory system

1\. Nose & Mouth

2\. Pharynx

3\. Larynx

4\. Trachea

5\. Primary Bronchi

6\. Lungs

7\. Secondary Bronchi

8\. Bronchioles

9\. Alveolar Ducts

10\. Alveoli

(Open Response) What is A?

frontal sinus

(Open Response) What is B?

sphenoid sinus

(Open Response) What is C?

maxillary sinus