12. Respiratory System

What are the three major regions of the pharynx?

Which structure is a raised area containing specialized nervous tissue that induces violent coughing if a foreign body is present?

What is the approximate diameter of a bronchiole?

Which of the following correctly describes the lobes of the human lungs?

What is the effect of the parasympathetic nervous system on the airways?

What is the primary function of the pleural fluid?

What is the normal respiratory rate for a child under 1 year of age?

A mode of breathing that occurs at rest and does not require cognitive thought is known as:

Which condition is a chronic disease characterized by inflammation, edema of the airway, and bronchospasms?

What is the term for the amount of air that is left in the lungs after expelling the expiratory reserve volume?

What is the primary substance that drives the need to breathe?

The trachea is formed by how many stacked, C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage?

Which region of the pharynx is used for both breathing and digestion?

What is the collective term for the multiple-branched bronchi?

The terminal portion of the proximal urethra is lined by what type of epithelium?

Which structure in the larynx is also known as the 'Adam's apple'?

Where does the respiratory zone of the lungs begin?

What is the function of the fibroelastic membrane in the trachea?

The indentation on the surface of the left lung that allows space for the heart is called the:

What is the term for the process of having air enter the lungs?

Which muscles are used during normal, quiet inspiration?

What is the medical term for a 'runny nose'?

According to the text, cold air slows the movement of which structures, leading to the accumulation of mucus?

The palatine and lingual tonsils are composed of what type of tissue?

A device called a CPAP machine is a common treatment for which disorder?

What is the function of the conchae in the nasal cavity?

Which structure connects the middle ear cavities to the nasopharynx?

The process of normal expiration is described as what kind of process?

What is the medical term for the surgical repair of the larynx?

The walls of the bronchioles are muscular and do not contain what structures that are found in the bronchi?

What is the term for the air within the respiratory structures that never participates in gas exchange?

Inhaled allergens causing nasal edema and a runny nose are symptoms of which type of hypersensitivity reaction?

Which part of the respiratory system contains the pharyngeal tonsils?

What are the small, grape-like sacs attached to alveolar ducts that are responsible for gas exchange?

What is the name of the outer pleural layer that connects to the thoracic wall, the mediastinum, and the diaphragm?

Which type of breathing is also known as a shallow breath and requires contraction of the intercostal muscles?

The respiratory rate is controlled by the respiratory center located within which part of the brain?

The term for a temporary absence of respiration is:

Which of the following is NOT a paranasal sinus listed in the text?

Which of the following is NOT a paranasal sinus?

The true vocal cord is one of the white, membranous folds attached to which two cartilages of the larynx?

What is the primary function of the cilia of the respiratory epithelium?

There are more than how many terminal bronchioles in each lung?

The failure of the lung to expand or inflate completely is known as:

What is the term for the concave region of the lung where blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves enter?

According to the text, what is the effect of the sympathetic nervous system on the airways?

Which two major functions do the pleurae perform?

What is the name of the flexible membrane composed of the trachealis muscle and elastic connective tissue that closes the posterior surface of the trachea?

By the time a child is about 10 years old, what is their normal respiratory rate?

What is the condition of having an abnormally low level of oxygen saturation of blood, typically below 95 percent?

A healthcare professional who monitors, assesses, and treats people with breathing problems by measuring lung capacity and operating ventilator equipment is known as a: