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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM


CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. The middle portion of the pharynx is called:
a. laryngopharynx
b. oropharynx
c. nasopharynx
d. glottis

2. The superior portion of the lung is called:
a. base
b. oblique angle
c. apex
d. hilus

3. The right lung is divided into:
a. two lobes
b. three lobes
c. four lobes
d. top and bottom halves

4. The mucosal folds in the nose that provide heat and moisture to the passing air are called:
a. ala and septum
b. concha and meatus
c. hard and soft palate
d. frenulum and uvula

5. The bridge of the nose is formed by:
a. nasal bones
b. pliable cartilage
c. rigid cartilage
d. fibro-fatty tissue

6. Within each lobe of the lung there are bronchi that divide first from the main stem into:
a. segmental bronchi
b. lobar bronchi
c. bronchioles
d. alveoli

7. Both lungs have lines that run transversely and obliquely across dividing the lungs into lobes, these lines are called:
a. fissures
b. wrinkles
c. folds
d. foramen

8. The main external structure of the nose has two openings which are known as:
a. vomer
b. meatus
c. septum
d. nares

9. The place where the trachea bifurcates into the right and left primary bronchi there is an internal ridge called:
a. tertiary bronchi
b. pleura
c. carina
d. lobar bronchi

10. A large leaf-shaped piece of cartilage lying on top of the larynx that works like a trap door during swallowing:
a. cricoid
b. glottis
c. arytenoid
d. epiglottis


MATCHING


11. goblet cells a. ____Space between the true vocal cords in the larynx.
12. cilia b._____Also known as thyroid cartilage.
13. olfactory region
c._____A vertical slit through which bronchi, pulmonary vessels and nerves enter and exit.
14. palatine and lingual
d._____Area where smell receptors are located.
15. Adam's apple
e._____These move the mucus-dust packages along the pharynx so they can be eliminated from the body.
16. glottis
f._____Located through the respiratory tract, these secrete mucus.
17. false vocal cords
g._____A phospholipid substance produced by the septal cells in the alveoli.
18. true vocal cords
h._____The upper pair of mucous membranes called the ventricular folds.
19. hilus
i._____The lower pair of mucous membranes called the vocal folds.
20. surfactant
j._____The two types of tonsillar tissue.

 


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