BIOD 151 MODULE 3 2026 FINAL PAPER REVIEW
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION
◉ Three regions of the pharynx.
Answer: nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
◉ nasopharynx.
Answer: connection between nasal cavity and pharynx - superior
region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft
palate
◉ Eustachian tube.
Answer: connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows
passage of air
◉ oropharynx.
Answer: central portion of the pharynx caudal to the mouth and
anterior to the epiglottis
◉ laryngopharynx.
,Answer: inferior part of the pharynx connecting the pharynx to the
opening into the larynx and esophagus
◉ what separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity in the mouth.
Answer: the hard and soft palates
◉ hard palate.
Answer: roof of the mouth
◉ aspiration.
Answer: when food or liquid accidentally enters the trachea
may cause pneumonia
◉ Pharynx.
Answer: passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
◉ advantages of shared passageway of the pharynx.
Answer: 1) air can enter through the mouth when nasal cavity is
obstructed
2) allows for relatively normal breathing while eating
3) greater air intake during heavy exercise that requires more gas
exchange
, ◉ soft palate.
Answer: the muscular posterior portion of the palate that closes off
the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
◉ glottis.
Answer: an opening in the larynx where vocal folds are located
◉ Larynx.
Answer: voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to
trachea; contains vocal cords
◉ vocal folds (true vocal cords).
Answer: at the edges of the glottis and embedded in mucous
membranes
flexible and pliable bands of connective tissue that vibrate with
expelled air to create sound (speech)
◉ single cartilages.
Answer: thyroid, cricoid, epiglottis
◉ epiglottis.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION
◉ Three regions of the pharynx.
Answer: nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
◉ nasopharynx.
Answer: connection between nasal cavity and pharynx - superior
region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft
palate
◉ Eustachian tube.
Answer: connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows
passage of air
◉ oropharynx.
Answer: central portion of the pharynx caudal to the mouth and
anterior to the epiglottis
◉ laryngopharynx.
,Answer: inferior part of the pharynx connecting the pharynx to the
opening into the larynx and esophagus
◉ what separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity in the mouth.
Answer: the hard and soft palates
◉ hard palate.
Answer: roof of the mouth
◉ aspiration.
Answer: when food or liquid accidentally enters the trachea
may cause pneumonia
◉ Pharynx.
Answer: passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
◉ advantages of shared passageway of the pharynx.
Answer: 1) air can enter through the mouth when nasal cavity is
obstructed
2) allows for relatively normal breathing while eating
3) greater air intake during heavy exercise that requires more gas
exchange
, ◉ soft palate.
Answer: the muscular posterior portion of the palate that closes off
the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
◉ glottis.
Answer: an opening in the larynx where vocal folds are located
◉ Larynx.
Answer: voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to
trachea; contains vocal cords
◉ vocal folds (true vocal cords).
Answer: at the edges of the glottis and embedded in mucous
membranes
flexible and pliable bands of connective tissue that vibrate with
expelled air to create sound (speech)
◉ single cartilages.
Answer: thyroid, cricoid, epiglottis
◉ epiglottis.
