Portage Learning: A&P 1 Lab 4 Exam Questions and Answers

Portage Learning: A&P 1 Lab 4 Exam Questions and Answers Pharynx (throat) -Answer-performs the swallowing action that passes food from the mouth into the esophagus Larynx -Answer-voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords Bronchi -Answer-two short branches located at the lower end of the trachea that carry air into the lungs. Bronchioles -Answer-Airways in the lungs that lead from the bronchi to the alveoli. Alveoli -Answer-tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood anatomical dead space -Answer-air that never reaches the alveoli, no gas exchange alveolar ventilation rate -Answer-the volume of air per minute that actually reaches the respiratory zone spirometer -Answer-instrument used to measure breathing spirometry -Answer-a measurement of breathing (or lung v