Question 1

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition.
-Tubes that supply each lobe of the lung

Accepted Answer

A) Alveoli 
B) Primary bronchi 
C) Secondary bronchi 
D) Tertiary bronchi 
E) Trachea 
A) Alveoli 
B) Primary bronchi 
C) Secondary bronchi 
D) Tertiary bronchi 
E) Trachea

Question 2

Which of the following does not distribute air?

Accepted Answer

A) Trachea 
B) Bronchus 
C) Alveolus 
D) Nose 
A) Trachea 
B) Bronchus 
C) Alveolus 
D) Nose

Question 3

Besides being the name of a heart chamber, ventricle is the name of a part of the larynx.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What structures enter each lung at the hilum?

Accepted Answer

The hilum of each lung is the region on

Question 5

When the palatine tonsils become enlarged, they are called adenoids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The largest of the paranasal sinuses is the:

Accepted Answer

A) maxillary. 
B) frontal. 
C) ethmoid. 
D) sphenoid. 
A) maxillary. 
B) frontal. 
C) ethmoid. 
D) sphenoid.

Question 7

What aspects of the structure of lung tissue make efficient gas exchange possible?

Accepted Answer

A) The enormous surface area of the bronchus and trachea, where the very thin-walled alveoli and equally thin-walled pulmonary capillaries make possible extremely rapid diffusion of gases between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood 
B) A small surface area and the respiratory membrane, where the very thin-walled alveoli and equally thin-walled pulmonary capillaries make possible lower diffusion of gases between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood and help retain oxygen in the body 
C) The enormous surface area and the respiratory membrane, where the very thin-walled alveoli and equally thin-walled pulmonary capillaries make possible extremely rapid diffusion of gases between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood 
D) A small surface area such as the pleura, where the very thin-walled alveoli and equally thin-walled pulmonary capillaries make possible extremely rapid diffusion of gases between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood 
A) The enormous surface area of the bronchus and trachea, where the very thin-walled alveoli and equally thin-walled pulmonary capillaries make possible extremely rapid diffusion of gases between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood 
B) A small surface area and the respiratory membrane, where the very thin-walled alveoli and equally thin-walled pulmonary capillaries make possible lower diffusion of gases between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood and help retain oxygen in the body 
C) The enormous surface area and the respiratory membrane, where the very thin-walled alveoli and equally thin-walled pulmonary capillaries make possible extremely rapid diffusion of gases between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood 
D) A small surface area such as the pleura, where the very thin-walled alveoli and equally thin-walled pulmonary capillaries make possible extremely rapid diffusion of gases between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood

Question 8

The more common name for the pharynx is the voice box.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The palatine tonsils are located at the base of the tongue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Aspirated objects tend to lodge in the right bronchus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The more common name for the pharynx is the:

Accepted Answer

A) throat. 
B) windpipe. 
C) voice box. 
D) nasal cavity. 
A) throat. 
B) windpipe. 
C) voice box. 
D) nasal cavity.

Question 12

How does the structure of the trachea help it accomplish its function?

Accepted Answer

The trachea, commonly known as the windp

Question 13

All of the cartilages in the larynx are paired cartilages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Raising the ribs enlarges the depth and width of the thorax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The narrowest part of the larynx is the slit between the right and left vocal folds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The cribriform plate is perforated by many small holes through which branches of the olfactory nerve pass, relaying smell to the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Another name for the larynx is the throat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Name the structures through which air passes from the beginning of the trachea to the alveoli.

Accepted Answer

A: The structures through which air pass

Question 20

Match each term with its corresponding definition.
-Throat

Accepted Answer

A) Larynx 
B) Pleura 
C) Turbinates 
D) Respiratory membrane 
E) Alveolus
F)Trachea
G)Pharynx
H)Bronchial tree
I)Respiratory mucosa
J)Paranasal sinus
K)Bronchiole
L)Nares 
A) Larynx 
B) Pleura 
C) Turbinates 
D) Respiratory membrane 
E) Alveolus
F)Trachea
G)Pharynx
H)Bronchial tree
I)Respiratory mucosa
J)Paranasal sinus
K)Bronchiole
L)Nares

Exam 35: Respiratory Tract

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -Tubes that supply each lobe of the lung

Which of the following does not distribute air?

Besides being the name of a heart chamber, ventricle is the name of a part of the larynx.

What structures enter each lung at the hilum?

When the palatine tonsils become enlarged, they are called adenoids.

The largest of the paranasal sinuses is the:

What aspects of the structure of lung tissue make efficient gas exchange possible?

The more common name for the pharynx is the voice box.

The palatine tonsils are located at the base of the tongue.

Aspirated objects tend to lodge in the right bronchus.

The more common name for the pharynx is the:

How does the structure of the trachea help it accomplish its function?

All of the cartilages in the larynx are paired cartilages.

Raising the ribs enlarges the depth and width of the thorax.

The narrowest part of the larynx is the slit between the right and left vocal folds.

The cribriform plate is perforated by many small holes through which branches of the olfactory nerve pass, relaying smell to the brain.

Another name for the larynx is the throat.

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

Name the structures through which air passes from the beginning of the trachea to the alveoli.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Throat

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