A&P II EXAM 4: RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
__________ division= airflow - correct answer-conducting
________ division= gas exchange - correct answer-respiratory
main components of respiratory zone/division: - correct answer-alveoli
main components of conducting zone/division - correct answer-
upper respiratory tract, bronchi and bronchioles
parts of the right lung - correct answer-superior lobe, middle lobe, and inferior lobe
parts of the left lung - correct answer-superior lobe and inferior lobe
order of the conducting division - correct answer-
nose, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
what separates the nasal cavity from oral cavity - correct answer-hard and soft palate
uvula is part of which palate - correct answer-soft
what happens to air in the nasal cavity - correct answer-it is warmed, moistened, and filtered
what happens after the laryngopharynx - correct answer-
food goes down the esophagus in the back and air goes down the larynx in the front
__________ covers larynx when you swallow so food doesnt go down larynx - correct answer-
epiglottis
, "Adam's Apple"=___________ - correct answer-thyroid cartilage
parts of the larynx - correct answer-epiglottis, thyroid cartilage, and vocal folds
function of larynx - correct answer-provide patent airway, routing food/air, and voice production
bronchial tree=___________ division - correct answer-conducting
trachea= - correct answer-c-shaped cartilage with smooth muscle in back
partsx ofx thex bronchialx treex -x correctx answer-
trachea,x primaryx (L/R)x bronchi,x secondaryx (lobar)x bronchi,x tertiaryx (segmental)x bronchi,x bronchioles,x a
n
dx terminalx bronchioles
sitex ofx airflowx resistance:x -x correctx answer-bronchioles
differencex betweenx bronchix andx bronchiolesx -x correctx answer-
bronchix havex cartilagex andx elasticx tissuex andx bronchiolesx dox not
whatx happensx duringx asthmax -x correctx answer-
smoothx musclex inx bronchiolesx arex contracting
howx dox inhalersx fixx asthmax -x correctx answer-theyx causex bronchiodilation
________x collectx oxygenx fromx alveolix -x correctx answer-capillaries
outsidex layerx ofx thex lungx -x correctx answer-parietalx pleura
insidex layerx ofx thex lungx -x correctx answer-visceralx pleura
cavityx betweenx thex twox layersx ofx thex lungsx -x correctx answer-
pleuralx cavity
SYSTEM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
__________ division= airflow - correct answer-conducting
________ division= gas exchange - correct answer-respiratory
main components of respiratory zone/division: - correct answer-alveoli
main components of conducting zone/division - correct answer-
upper respiratory tract, bronchi and bronchioles
parts of the right lung - correct answer-superior lobe, middle lobe, and inferior lobe
parts of the left lung - correct answer-superior lobe and inferior lobe
order of the conducting division - correct answer-
nose, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
what separates the nasal cavity from oral cavity - correct answer-hard and soft palate
uvula is part of which palate - correct answer-soft
what happens to air in the nasal cavity - correct answer-it is warmed, moistened, and filtered
what happens after the laryngopharynx - correct answer-
food goes down the esophagus in the back and air goes down the larynx in the front
__________ covers larynx when you swallow so food doesnt go down larynx - correct answer-
epiglottis
, "Adam's Apple"=___________ - correct answer-thyroid cartilage
parts of the larynx - correct answer-epiglottis, thyroid cartilage, and vocal folds
function of larynx - correct answer-provide patent airway, routing food/air, and voice production
bronchial tree=___________ division - correct answer-conducting
trachea= - correct answer-c-shaped cartilage with smooth muscle in back
partsx ofx thex bronchialx treex -x correctx answer-
trachea,x primaryx (L/R)x bronchi,x secondaryx (lobar)x bronchi,x tertiaryx (segmental)x bronchi,x bronchioles,x a
n
dx terminalx bronchioles
sitex ofx airflowx resistance:x -x correctx answer-bronchioles
differencex betweenx bronchix andx bronchiolesx -x correctx answer-
bronchix havex cartilagex andx elasticx tissuex andx bronchiolesx dox not
whatx happensx duringx asthmax -x correctx answer-
smoothx musclex inx bronchiolesx arex contracting
howx dox inhalersx fixx asthmax -x correctx answer-theyx causex bronchiodilation
________x collectx oxygenx fromx alveolix -x correctx answer-capillaries
outsidex layerx ofx thex lungx -x correctx answer-parietalx pleura
insidex layerx ofx thex lungx -x correctx answer-visceralx pleura
cavityx betweenx thex twox layersx ofx thex lungsx -x correctx answer-
pleuralx cavity
