RESPIRATORY SYSTEM LECTURE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
b. respiratory system - Answer-Your body couldn't breathe without this system a)
Integumentary system
b) respiratory system
c) circulatory system
d) urinary system
c. respiratory membrane - Answer-The transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes
place at the
a) hilum of the lung
b) main bronchus
c) respiratory membrane
d) carina of the trachea
a. your diaphragm contracts, lung volume increases - Answer-When you inhale
a) your diaphragm contracts, lung volume increases
b) diaphragm relaxes, lung volume increases
c) diaphragm contracts, intrapleural pressure decreases
d) diaphragm relaxes, intrapleural pressure increases
e) diaphragm contracts, atmospheric pressure decreases
a. increase surface area to allow more air movement - Answer-The main function of the
nasal conchae is to
a) increase surface area to allow more air movement
b) warm air and remove water
c) to separate the nasal cavity from the oral cavity d) trap pathogens and debris
e. hemoglobin - Answer-In the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide, what do these
molecules bind to on the red blood cell
a) the antigen
b) cell membrane
c) membrane receptors
d) the antibody
e) hemoglobin
a. internal respiration - Answer-Gas exchange between the blood and tissue cells is
referred to as
a) internal respiration
b) breathing
c) external respiration
d) pulmonary ventilation
, b. three lobes on the right and two lobes on the left - Answer-The structural
arrangement of the lobes of the lungs are
a) two lobes on the right and three lobes on the left
b) three lobes on the right and two lobes on the left
c) two lobes per lung
d) three lobes per lung
e) each lung has one main superior lobe
c. cilia - Answer-What are the tiny hair-like structures that line the trachea
a) villi
b) flagella
c) cilia
d) microvilli
b. simple squamous epithelium - Answer-Which of the following does not apply to the
trachea or bronchi
a) goblet cells
b) simple squamous epithelium
c) carina
d) hyaline cartilage
c. alveoli sacs - Answer-The main functional unit of the respiratory system is the
a) pleura
b) pulmonary vessels
c) alveoli sacs
d) the terminal bronchioles
c. mandibular - Answer-Which term does not belong?
a) Sphenoidal
b) Maxillary
c) Mandibular
d) Ethmoid
e) Frontal
d. alveolus - Answer-Which term does not belong?
a) Nasal cavity
b) Trachea
c) Larynx
d) Alveolus
e) Bronchus
b. larynx - Answer-Which term does not belong
a) Apex
b) Larynx
c) Base
d) Pleura
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
b. respiratory system - Answer-Your body couldn't breathe without this system a)
Integumentary system
b) respiratory system
c) circulatory system
d) urinary system
c. respiratory membrane - Answer-The transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes
place at the
a) hilum of the lung
b) main bronchus
c) respiratory membrane
d) carina of the trachea
a. your diaphragm contracts, lung volume increases - Answer-When you inhale
a) your diaphragm contracts, lung volume increases
b) diaphragm relaxes, lung volume increases
c) diaphragm contracts, intrapleural pressure decreases
d) diaphragm relaxes, intrapleural pressure increases
e) diaphragm contracts, atmospheric pressure decreases
a. increase surface area to allow more air movement - Answer-The main function of the
nasal conchae is to
a) increase surface area to allow more air movement
b) warm air and remove water
c) to separate the nasal cavity from the oral cavity d) trap pathogens and debris
e. hemoglobin - Answer-In the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide, what do these
molecules bind to on the red blood cell
a) the antigen
b) cell membrane
c) membrane receptors
d) the antibody
e) hemoglobin
a. internal respiration - Answer-Gas exchange between the blood and tissue cells is
referred to as
a) internal respiration
b) breathing
c) external respiration
d) pulmonary ventilation
, b. three lobes on the right and two lobes on the left - Answer-The structural
arrangement of the lobes of the lungs are
a) two lobes on the right and three lobes on the left
b) three lobes on the right and two lobes on the left
c) two lobes per lung
d) three lobes per lung
e) each lung has one main superior lobe
c. cilia - Answer-What are the tiny hair-like structures that line the trachea
a) villi
b) flagella
c) cilia
d) microvilli
b. simple squamous epithelium - Answer-Which of the following does not apply to the
trachea or bronchi
a) goblet cells
b) simple squamous epithelium
c) carina
d) hyaline cartilage
c. alveoli sacs - Answer-The main functional unit of the respiratory system is the
a) pleura
b) pulmonary vessels
c) alveoli sacs
d) the terminal bronchioles
c. mandibular - Answer-Which term does not belong?
a) Sphenoidal
b) Maxillary
c) Mandibular
d) Ethmoid
e) Frontal
d. alveolus - Answer-Which term does not belong?
a) Nasal cavity
b) Trachea
c) Larynx
d) Alveolus
e) Bronchus
b. larynx - Answer-Which term does not belong
a) Apex
b) Larynx
c) Base
d) Pleura
