ATI TEAS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) - Copy.docx

ATI TEAS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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)

, ATI TEAS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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