RESPIRATORY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Five Functions of the Respiratory System - Answer-1. Extensive surface area for gas
exchange
2. Moves air to and from exchange surfaces of the lungs
3. Protects respiratory surfaces from outside environment
4. Produces sound
5. Participates in olfactory sense
What does the conducting portion of the respiratory tract do? - Answer-Carries the air;
this space is anatomical dead space
What does the respiratory portion of the respiratory tract do? - Answer-Conducts gas
exchange
What are 3 examples of respiratory defense? - Answer-1. Goblet cells in mucosa
produce sticky mucus
2. Nasal hair filter the air of large particles
3. Alveolar Macrophages destroy foreign matter in alveoli
The upper respiratory tract is considered the portion ____ the larynx. - Answer-Above
What is the general upper respiratory tract anatomy? - Answer-L and R nasal cavity
separated by septum, superior, inferior, and middle meatus, hard palate is made of the
palatine and maxilla, this is where the oral and nasal cavity are separated
Functions of the Sinuses - Answer-Warm air, humidify air, and defense
What three parts of the pharynx identify as those shared with the digestive system? -
Answer-1. Nasopharynx
2. Oropharynx
3. Larynopharynx
What is the term for the opening of the larynx? - Answer-Glottis
Functions of the Larynx - Answer-1. Seperation point for respiratory and digestive
systems
2. Vocalization
3. Protection from food
What is the proper term for the Adam's apple? - Answer-Thyroid Cartilage; acts as a
large anterior shield
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Five Functions of the Respiratory System - Answer-1. Extensive surface area for gas
exchange
2. Moves air to and from exchange surfaces of the lungs
3. Protects respiratory surfaces from outside environment
4. Produces sound
5. Participates in olfactory sense
What does the conducting portion of the respiratory tract do? - Answer-Carries the air;
this space is anatomical dead space
What does the respiratory portion of the respiratory tract do? - Answer-Conducts gas
exchange
What are 3 examples of respiratory defense? - Answer-1. Goblet cells in mucosa
produce sticky mucus
2. Nasal hair filter the air of large particles
3. Alveolar Macrophages destroy foreign matter in alveoli
The upper respiratory tract is considered the portion ____ the larynx. - Answer-Above
What is the general upper respiratory tract anatomy? - Answer-L and R nasal cavity
separated by septum, superior, inferior, and middle meatus, hard palate is made of the
palatine and maxilla, this is where the oral and nasal cavity are separated
Functions of the Sinuses - Answer-Warm air, humidify air, and defense
What three parts of the pharynx identify as those shared with the digestive system? -
Answer-1. Nasopharynx
2. Oropharynx
3. Larynopharynx
What is the term for the opening of the larynx? - Answer-Glottis
Functions of the Larynx - Answer-1. Seperation point for respiratory and digestive
systems
2. Vocalization
3. Protection from food
What is the proper term for the Adam's apple? - Answer-Thyroid Cartilage; acts as a
large anterior shield
