Exam 26: Anatomy of the Respiratory System

What structures are located at the superior and the inferior ends of the trachea?

A portion of the sphenoid bone called the cribriform plate forms the roof of the nose.

Which is a pyramid-shaped cartilage that is an attachment point of the vocal cords?

Both the right lung and the left lung are subdivided into three lobes each.

The divisions of the thoracic cavity include all of the following except the:

Gas exchange in the lung is efficient because both the alveoli and capillaries have very thin walls.

The false vocal cords are superior to the true vocal cords.

The trachea is more commonly called the throat.

Surfactant is a unique fluid that helps increase the surface tension within the alveoli.

The lingual tonsils are the tonsils most commonly removed by a tonsillectomy.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -voice box; located just below the pharynx

Which of the following is true of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx?

Air inhaled through the mouth would be _____ than air inhaled through the nose.

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -consists of the right and left bronchi,which branch off of the trachea

Kelly is 5 years old and is a mouth breather.She has had repeated episodes of tonsillitis,and her pediatrician suggests removal of her tonsils and adenoids.He further suggests that the surgery may cure her mouth-breathing problem.Why is this a possibility?

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -one of four pairs of air sinuses of the skull opening into the nose

The apex of the lung rests directly on the diaphragm.

Tuberculosis is a highly contagious lower respiratory bacterial infection that can permanently destroy lung tissue and cause death.

Which of these structures is not found in the left lung?

Both intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the larynx are used to put tension on the vocal cords.