Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of the respiratory zone?

Accepted Answer

pharynyx

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respiratory bronchioles

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alveolar ducts

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alveolar sacs

Question 2

What kind of capillaries cover external surfaces of alveoli?

Accepted Answer

pulmonary capillaries

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cardiac capillaries

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pericardial capillaries

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brain capillaries

Question 3

How does gas cross the respiratory membrane?

Accepted Answer

diffusion

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osmosis

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active transport

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filtration

Question 4

What are the two functions of the respiratory system?

Accepted Answer

supply the body with oxygen, dispose of carbon dioxide

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make oxygen for the body, get rid of carbon dioxide

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supply the body with oxygen, dispose of urea

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supply the body with carbon dioxide, dispose of oxygen

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one the four distinct events in respiration (as in breathing)?

Accepted Answer

ATP synthesis

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external respiration

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respiratory gas transport

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pulmonary ventilation

Question 6

What is the mechanical  process that depends on volume changes in the thoracic cavity?

Accepted Answer

pulmonary ventilation

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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respiratory gas transport

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external respiration

Question 7

What is the amount of air that can be taken in forcibly over the tidal volume?

Accepted Answer

inspiratory reserve volume

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tidal volume

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expiratory reserve volume

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residual volume

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the four factors that affect respiratory capacity?

Accepted Answer

color of skin

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age

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physical condition

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sex

Question 9

What is the amount of air that normally moves into and out of the lungs ?

Accepted Answer

tidal volume

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expiratory reserve volume

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residual volume

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vital capacity

Question 10

What is the amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled after a tidal expiration?

Accepted Answer

expiratory reserve volume

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residual volume

Answer

tidal volume

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inspiratory reserve volume

Question 11

What is the total amount of exchangeable air?

Accepted Answer

vital capacity

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residual volume

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expiratory reserve volume

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tidal volume

Question 12

What is the air that remains in the conducting zone and never reaches the alveoli?

Accepted Answer

dead space volume

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tidal volume

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expiratory reserve volume

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residual volume

Question 13

What separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity?

Accepted Answer

Palate

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tongue

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epiglottis

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nasal septum

Question 14

The nasal cavity is lined with respiratory mucosa.  Which of the following is NOT one of the jobs of this mucosa?

Accepted Answer

repair lung tissue

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traps incoming foreign particles

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destroys bacteria chemically by enzymes in the mucus

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moistens air

Question 15

What is located in the mucosa on the superior surface of the nasal cavity?

Accepted Answer

olfactory receptors

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hair

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sinuses

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taste buds

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the six organs of the respiratory system.

Accepted Answer

esophagus

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bronchi

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pharynx

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trachea

Question 17

What are the paranasal sinuses?

Accepted Answer

Cavities within the frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and maxillary bones surrounding the nasal cavity

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piercings in your nose

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cavities in the maxilla

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cavities in the inner ear

Question 18

What is another name for the pharynx?

Accepted Answer

throat

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wind chimes

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tonsils

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voice box

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the three regions of the pharynx?

Accepted Answer

coronapharynx

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oropharynx

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nasopharynx

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laryngopharynx

Question 20

What are two functions of the larynx?

Accepted Answer

routes air and food into proper channels and plays a role in speech

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carries food to the stomach and plays a role in the gag reflex

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routes air and food into proper channels and helps the lungs expand

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plays a role in speech and helps to fight infections in the body

Question 21

What is another name for the larynx?

Accepted Answer

voice box

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throat

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food tube

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windpipe

Question 22

What covers the outer surface of the lungs?

Accepted Answer

serosa

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pericardium

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periosteum

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cilia

Question 23

What is formed by the division of the trachea?

Accepted Answer

two main bronchi

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bronchioles

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three main brochi

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three bronchi

Question 24

What is the network of branching passageways?

Accepted Answer

bronchial (respiratory) tree

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family tree

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bronchial networks

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alveoli

Question 25

What are the smallest conducting passageways called?

Accepted Answer

bronchioles

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venules

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arterioles

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alveoli

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