Question 1

Which of the following may cause pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

bacteria

Answer

fungus

Answer

virus

Question 2

Which of the following  is superior to the others?

Accepted Answer

nasopharynx

Answer

oropharynx

Answer

laryngopharynx

Answer

epiglottis

Question 3

What is the shape of the cartilaginous rings in the trachea

Accepted Answer

C-shaped

Answer

circular

Answer

round

Answer

o shaped

Question 4

During an asthma attack, the airways are temporarily constricted by ___

Accepted Answer

bronchospasms

Answer

contractions

Answer

mucus

Answer

cilia

Question 5

Swollen neck glands are a symptom of which URI?

Accepted Answer

tonsillitis

Answer

sinusitis

Answer

laryngitis

Answer

all of the above

Question 6

Lung volume varies according to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

gender

Answer

weight

Answer

height

Question 7

The larynx is composed of ___ cartilaginous plates.

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 8

The main site of gas exchange in the lungs is the ____.

Accepted Answer

alveoli

Answer

bronchioles

Answer

bronchi

Answer

alveolar ducts

Question 9

In the ___, oxygen diffuses into the blood.

Accepted Answer

alveoli

Answer

capillary

Answer

cell

Answer

bronchi

Question 10

During inspiration, the diagphragm_____.

Accepted Answer

flattens

Answer

bulges upward

Answer

expands

Answer

rises

Question 11

The need to clear dust or other debris from the lower respiratory tract causes you to ___

Accepted Answer

cough

Answer

yawn

Answer

sneeze

Answer

all of the above

Question 12

The average respiratory rate for adults at rest is ___ breaths per minute.

Accepted Answer

12-15

Answer

16-20

Answer

18-22

Answer

14-18

Question 13

Which of the following has the highest respiratory rate?

Accepted Answer

infants

Answer

men

Answer

teenagers

Answer

women

Question 14

air sacs, which are the main sites of gas exchange in the lungs

Accepted Answer

alveoli

Answer

capillaries

Answer

conchae

Answer

sinuses

Question 15

two openings in the nose

Accepted Answer

nares

Answer

trachea

Answer

conchae

Answer

sinuses

Question 16

voice box

Accepted Answer

larynx

Answer

pharynx

Answer

epiglottis

Answer

palate

Question 17

the throat

Accepted Answer

pharynx

Answer

larynx

Answer

cartilage

Answer

nares

Question 18

Adam's apple

Accepted Answer

thyroid cartilage

Answer

larynx

Answer

pharynx

Answer

windpipe

Question 19

windpipe

Accepted Answer

trachea

Answer

sinuses

Answer

pharynx

Answer

larynx

Question 20

reduces surface tension in the alveoli

Accepted Answer

surfactant

Answer

respiration

Answer

palate

Answer

conchae

Question 21

flap that covers the opening of the larynx

Accepted Answer

epiglottis

Answer

respiration

Answer

trachea

Answer

sinuses

Question 22

air filled cavities that surround the nose

Accepted Answer

sinuses

Answer

larynx

Answer

trachea

Answer

alveoli

Question 23

breathing

Accepted Answer

respiration

Answer

trachea

Answer

conchae

Answer

surfactant

Question 24

gas exchange between the tissues and capillaries

Accepted Answer

internal respiration

Answer

external respiration

Answer

epiglottis

Answer

pleural sac

Question 25

gas exchange between the alveoli and pulmonary blood

Accepted Answer

external respiration

Answer

internal respiration

Answer

tidal volume

Answer

nares

Question 26

the amount of air inhales in a normal breath

Accepted Answer

tidal volume

Answer

minimum volume

Answer

maximum volume

Answer

vital capacity

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