RTE 1503: Test 4 (abdomen and chest) || 100% Valid Solutions.
What are the three main parts of the chest? correct answers Bony thorax, Respiratory system and
mediastinum.
What is the function of the bony thorax? correct answers its function is to provide a protective
framework for parts associated with breathing and blood circulation.
Which bony structures are part of the thorax? correct answers Sternum, clavicles, scapulae, ribs
and thoracic vertebrae.
How many pairs of ribs are found in the bony thorax? correct answers 12 pairs of ribs.
How many thoracic vertebrae are there? correct answers 12 thoracic vertebrae.
What is another name for clavicle? correct answers collarbone.
What is another name for scapulae? correct answers shoulder blades
What is another name for sternum? correct answers breast bone.
What is the name of the openings on the top and bottom of the thoracic cavity? correct answers
The superior thoracic aperture and the inferior thoracic aperture.
Which two cavities does the diaphragm separate? correct answers It separates the abdominal
cavity and thoracic cavity.
Through which opening do structures enter the thorax? correct answers through the superior
aperture.
, What are the three main cavities found in the thorax? correct answers The pericardial cavity and
the right and left pleural cavity.
What organ does the pericardial cavity surrounds? correct answers The heart.
What organ does the pleural cavity surrounds? correct answers One surrounds the left lung and
another surrounds the right lung.
What is the purpose of the respiratory system? correct answers The exchange of gaseous
substances between the air and blood.
What are the four division of the respiratory system? correct answers pharynx (nose and mouth),
trachea, bronchi and lungs.
What is the mediastinum? correct answers The medial portion of the thoracic cavity between the
medial side of each lung.
What structures are part of the mediastinum? correct answers The esophagus, thymus gland,
trachea, main stem of the bronchi, heart and great vessels.
What is the purpose of the pharynx? correct answers it serves as a passage for both a air and
food.
The pharynx is considered to be part of which system? correct answers it is part of both the
respiratory system and digestive system.
At what level does the pharynx begin at? correct answers It begins at the level of the occipital
bone and ends at the trachea.
What are the three main parts of the chest? correct answers Bony thorax, Respiratory system and
mediastinum.
What is the function of the bony thorax? correct answers its function is to provide a protective
framework for parts associated with breathing and blood circulation.
Which bony structures are part of the thorax? correct answers Sternum, clavicles, scapulae, ribs
and thoracic vertebrae.
How many pairs of ribs are found in the bony thorax? correct answers 12 pairs of ribs.
How many thoracic vertebrae are there? correct answers 12 thoracic vertebrae.
What is another name for clavicle? correct answers collarbone.
What is another name for scapulae? correct answers shoulder blades
What is another name for sternum? correct answers breast bone.
What is the name of the openings on the top and bottom of the thoracic cavity? correct answers
The superior thoracic aperture and the inferior thoracic aperture.
Which two cavities does the diaphragm separate? correct answers It separates the abdominal
cavity and thoracic cavity.
Through which opening do structures enter the thorax? correct answers through the superior
aperture.
, What are the three main cavities found in the thorax? correct answers The pericardial cavity and
the right and left pleural cavity.
What organ does the pericardial cavity surrounds? correct answers The heart.
What organ does the pleural cavity surrounds? correct answers One surrounds the left lung and
another surrounds the right lung.
What is the purpose of the respiratory system? correct answers The exchange of gaseous
substances between the air and blood.
What are the four division of the respiratory system? correct answers pharynx (nose and mouth),
trachea, bronchi and lungs.
What is the mediastinum? correct answers The medial portion of the thoracic cavity between the
medial side of each lung.
What structures are part of the mediastinum? correct answers The esophagus, thymus gland,
trachea, main stem of the bronchi, heart and great vessels.
What is the purpose of the pharynx? correct answers it serves as a passage for both a air and
food.
The pharynx is considered to be part of which system? correct answers it is part of both the
respiratory system and digestive system.
At what level does the pharynx begin at? correct answers It begins at the level of the occipital
bone and ends at the trachea.
