RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is the definition of respiration??
A) the inspiration of oxygen
B) the exchange of O2 for CO2
C) the expiration of oxygen
D) the expiration of carbon dioxide - ANS B) the exchange of O2 for CO2
Choose the correct definition for the term alveolus
A) air tube from the back of the nose to the larynx
B) tiny air sac that is the terminal element of the respiratory tract
C) an instrument used to measure respiratory volumes - ANS B) tiny air sac that is the
terminal element of the respiratory tract
Select the correct definition of the term cilium
A) device that breathes for the patient
B) air tube from the larynx to the bronchi
C) hairlike motile projection from the surface of a cell - ANS C) hairlike motile projection from
the surface of a cell
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, Inflammation of the nasal mucosa is known as
A) mucositis
B) rhinitis
C) blepharitis - ANS B) rhinitis
Select the correct definition for the term larynx
A) Device that breathes for the patient
B) sense of smell
C) organ of voice production - ANS C) organ of voice production
The function of the cilia in the airways is
A) voice production
B) protection
C) smell sensors - ANS B) protection
Correct definition of the term respiration
A) movement of gases into and out of the lungs
B) hairlike motile projection from the surface of a cell
C) fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide - ANS C)
fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
Name the trunk between the neck and the abdomen - ANS thorax
The air tube from the larynx to the bronchi is called the
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is the definition of respiration??
A) the inspiration of oxygen
B) the exchange of O2 for CO2
C) the expiration of oxygen
D) the expiration of carbon dioxide - ANS B) the exchange of O2 for CO2
Choose the correct definition for the term alveolus
A) air tube from the back of the nose to the larynx
B) tiny air sac that is the terminal element of the respiratory tract
C) an instrument used to measure respiratory volumes - ANS B) tiny air sac that is the
terminal element of the respiratory tract
Select the correct definition of the term cilium
A) device that breathes for the patient
B) air tube from the larynx to the bronchi
C) hairlike motile projection from the surface of a cell - ANS C) hairlike motile projection from
the surface of a cell
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, Inflammation of the nasal mucosa is known as
A) mucositis
B) rhinitis
C) blepharitis - ANS B) rhinitis
Select the correct definition for the term larynx
A) Device that breathes for the patient
B) sense of smell
C) organ of voice production - ANS C) organ of voice production
The function of the cilia in the airways is
A) voice production
B) protection
C) smell sensors - ANS B) protection
Correct definition of the term respiration
A) movement of gases into and out of the lungs
B) hairlike motile projection from the surface of a cell
C) fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide - ANS C)
fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
Name the trunk between the neck and the abdomen - ANS thorax
The air tube from the larynx to the bronchi is called the
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