ATI TEAS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
The respiratory system's main functions are the critical task of transporting ____ from the atmosphere
into the body's ____ and moving ____ in the other direction.
- correct answer oxygen
cells
carbon dioxide
The respiratory system is uniquely constructed to maxim surface are for the exchange of _____.
- correct answer Gas
The respiratory works interdependently with the ____ system.
- correct answer Circulatory
The respiratory system mediate the uptake of oxygen for ____ and the ____ of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.
- correct answer Metabolism
carbon dioxide (a waste product)
In the respiratory system, air enters through nasal openings or the mouth into the ___, a large tube
reinforced by _____, which carries it through a system of branching tubes called ___ to two lungs
located on either side of the heart.
- correct answer trachea
cartilage rings
, bronchi
____ terminate the alveoli, which are think-walled structures that look like clusters of grapes and are
the site of gas exchange.
- correct answer Bronchioles
____ are bathed in a layer of aqueous surfactant.
- correct answer Alveoli
____ serves as the medium for gas exchange and keeps the lung from collapsing on itself due to surface
tension.
- correct answer Alveoli
Which lung is larger right or left?
- correct answer Right
Why is the right lung larger than the left?
- correct answer Heart on the left side
Where is the heart located to the chest?
- correct answer Asymmetrically
The right lung has how many segments?
- correct answer 3 (called lobes)
How many lobes does the left lung have?
- correct answer 2
Is the heart apart of the respiratory system?
- correct answer NO
The lungs are perfused by blood vessels from the heart to bring ____ blood in carbon dioxide to the
____, where oxygen is added and carbon dioxide is ____ to return ___ blood to the ___ for circulation to
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
The respiratory system's main functions are the critical task of transporting ____ from the atmosphere
into the body's ____ and moving ____ in the other direction.
- correct answer oxygen
cells
carbon dioxide
The respiratory system is uniquely constructed to maxim surface are for the exchange of _____.
- correct answer Gas
The respiratory works interdependently with the ____ system.
- correct answer Circulatory
The respiratory system mediate the uptake of oxygen for ____ and the ____ of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.
- correct answer Metabolism
carbon dioxide (a waste product)
In the respiratory system, air enters through nasal openings or the mouth into the ___, a large tube
reinforced by _____, which carries it through a system of branching tubes called ___ to two lungs
located on either side of the heart.
- correct answer trachea
cartilage rings
, bronchi
____ terminate the alveoli, which are think-walled structures that look like clusters of grapes and are
the site of gas exchange.
- correct answer Bronchioles
____ are bathed in a layer of aqueous surfactant.
- correct answer Alveoli
____ serves as the medium for gas exchange and keeps the lung from collapsing on itself due to surface
tension.
- correct answer Alveoli
Which lung is larger right or left?
- correct answer Right
Why is the right lung larger than the left?
- correct answer Heart on the left side
Where is the heart located to the chest?
- correct answer Asymmetrically
The right lung has how many segments?
- correct answer 3 (called lobes)
How many lobes does the left lung have?
- correct answer 2
Is the heart apart of the respiratory system?
- correct answer NO
The lungs are perfused by blood vessels from the heart to bring ____ blood in carbon dioxide to the
____, where oxygen is added and carbon dioxide is ____ to return ___ blood to the ___ for circulation to
