Butler Exam 3 - Respiratory - Digestion (end) Questions and Answers Already Passed
The two main functions of the respiratory system are to bring __________ from outside into cells and
rid body of _______ by exhaling it from the lungs to the outside world - Answers O2 and Co2
The exchange of gases via the alevoli of the lungs and the circulaory system where Co2 is leaving
circulation and entering the alveoli is called ______________ ______________ - Answers external
respiration
The exchange of gases where Co2 enters circulation from tissues and travels to the lungs is known as
_________________ _______________ - Answers internal respiration
The boney openings at the nose are the ________________ and are covered by ___________________ -
Answers external nares, hyaline cartilage
The bone projections within the nasal cavity from the side walls are know as __________________ and
function to ________ and ___________ air - Answers nasal conchae, filter and warm
The nasal cavity is covered with what kind of tissue that helps carry dust and bacteria to the back of the
throat? - Answers ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial
Air enters the throat into the _____________ - Answers pharynx
___________________ are boney and form the posterior end of the hard palate, and the
________________ extends from the end of nasal cavity to the tip of the fleshy structures of the soft
palate - Answers internal nares, nasopharynx
the ___________________ is an area at the back of the throat contains a flap-like covering called the
____________________, that is the gatekeeper for the entrance into this tube:
the____________________ - Answers oropharynx, epiglottis, trachea
These tonsils are located in the oropharynx: - Answers palatine tonsils
The area of the throat, the ___________________ associated with the voice box, also known as the
________________, extends to the _______________ which leads to the stomach - Answers
laryngopharynx, larynx, esophagus
This structure equalizes atmospheric pressure and impinges on the ear drum from the mouth - Answers
pharyngotympanic tube
Air moves from ________ into the trachea, and _________________ covers what forms the adams
apple - Answers larynx, thyroid cartilage
Vestibular folds are the _____________ vocal chords and the vocal folds are the __________ vocal
chords - Answers false, true
, Vocal chords have muscle attachment sites at what posterior structure? Hint: its a cartilage type -
Answers arytenoid
muscles from the epiglottis are attached to what bone - Answers hyoid bone
The opening of the larynx is the _______________ and the cartilage lining the trachea is _________
shaped - Answers glottis, C
The trachea is lined with _________________________ that pushes mucus up to the throat, a
mechanism known as the _______________ - Answers ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial
tissue, mucous elevator
__________ Is on either side of the trachea, producing the hormone ________________ which
________________ cell metabolism; while the smaller dot shaped glands of the ________________
regulate ___________________ - Answers thyroid, thyroxine, regulates, parathyroid, blood calcium
The blob looking gland superior to the heart and covering portions of the trachea is the
___________________ - Answers thymus
_______________ is the first split from the trachea into the lungs - Answers primary bronchi
Cartilage keeps primary and secondary bronchi _____________, but is replace with ____________ as
they become _____________, which are microscopic - Answers rigidity, smooth muscle, bronchioles
Bronchioles give rise to terminal pockets known as __________________ - Answers alveoli
The ______________ walls have a thickness of _____ and gas exchange occurs here - Answers alveolus,
single-cell layer
Bringing air in and out of the lungs is ________________ - Answers breathing
The relationship between pressure and volume during breathing is _______________, like Boyles Law -
Answers inverse
Pressure moves depending on a _________________, meaning it moves from ________ to ________ -
Answers gradient, high, low
In fetal life, the lungs form on either side of what structure before dropping into the ____________, and
taking some ______________ with it - Answers the spine, thoracic cavity, mesentaries
_________________ lines the thoracic cavity, and _________________ lines the lung itself, and the
space in between in known as the _______________________ - Answers parietal pleura, visceral pleura,
intrapleural space
Since pressure wants to move particles from high to low, and the outside pressure is 760 mm hg, what is
the highest pressure we can have in the lungs for air to move? - Answers 759
The two main functions of the respiratory system are to bring __________ from outside into cells and
rid body of _______ by exhaling it from the lungs to the outside world - Answers O2 and Co2
The exchange of gases via the alevoli of the lungs and the circulaory system where Co2 is leaving
circulation and entering the alveoli is called ______________ ______________ - Answers external
respiration
The exchange of gases where Co2 enters circulation from tissues and travels to the lungs is known as
_________________ _______________ - Answers internal respiration
The boney openings at the nose are the ________________ and are covered by ___________________ -
Answers external nares, hyaline cartilage
The bone projections within the nasal cavity from the side walls are know as __________________ and
function to ________ and ___________ air - Answers nasal conchae, filter and warm
The nasal cavity is covered with what kind of tissue that helps carry dust and bacteria to the back of the
throat? - Answers ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial
Air enters the throat into the _____________ - Answers pharynx
___________________ are boney and form the posterior end of the hard palate, and the
________________ extends from the end of nasal cavity to the tip of the fleshy structures of the soft
palate - Answers internal nares, nasopharynx
the ___________________ is an area at the back of the throat contains a flap-like covering called the
____________________, that is the gatekeeper for the entrance into this tube:
the____________________ - Answers oropharynx, epiglottis, trachea
These tonsils are located in the oropharynx: - Answers palatine tonsils
The area of the throat, the ___________________ associated with the voice box, also known as the
________________, extends to the _______________ which leads to the stomach - Answers
laryngopharynx, larynx, esophagus
This structure equalizes atmospheric pressure and impinges on the ear drum from the mouth - Answers
pharyngotympanic tube
Air moves from ________ into the trachea, and _________________ covers what forms the adams
apple - Answers larynx, thyroid cartilage
Vestibular folds are the _____________ vocal chords and the vocal folds are the __________ vocal
chords - Answers false, true
, Vocal chords have muscle attachment sites at what posterior structure? Hint: its a cartilage type -
Answers arytenoid
muscles from the epiglottis are attached to what bone - Answers hyoid bone
The opening of the larynx is the _______________ and the cartilage lining the trachea is _________
shaped - Answers glottis, C
The trachea is lined with _________________________ that pushes mucus up to the throat, a
mechanism known as the _______________ - Answers ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial
tissue, mucous elevator
__________ Is on either side of the trachea, producing the hormone ________________ which
________________ cell metabolism; while the smaller dot shaped glands of the ________________
regulate ___________________ - Answers thyroid, thyroxine, regulates, parathyroid, blood calcium
The blob looking gland superior to the heart and covering portions of the trachea is the
___________________ - Answers thymus
_______________ is the first split from the trachea into the lungs - Answers primary bronchi
Cartilage keeps primary and secondary bronchi _____________, but is replace with ____________ as
they become _____________, which are microscopic - Answers rigidity, smooth muscle, bronchioles
Bronchioles give rise to terminal pockets known as __________________ - Answers alveoli
The ______________ walls have a thickness of _____ and gas exchange occurs here - Answers alveolus,
single-cell layer
Bringing air in and out of the lungs is ________________ - Answers breathing
The relationship between pressure and volume during breathing is _______________, like Boyles Law -
Answers inverse
Pressure moves depending on a _________________, meaning it moves from ________ to ________ -
Answers gradient, high, low
In fetal life, the lungs form on either side of what structure before dropping into the ____________, and
taking some ______________ with it - Answers the spine, thoracic cavity, mesentaries
_________________ lines the thoracic cavity, and _________________ lines the lung itself, and the
space in between in known as the _______________________ - Answers parietal pleura, visceral pleura,
intrapleural space
Since pressure wants to move particles from high to low, and the outside pressure is 760 mm hg, what is
the highest pressure we can have in the lungs for air to move? - Answers 759
