BLG 111 Respiratory system exam questions
with correct answers
List the major respiratory organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. oral cavity
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2. Nasal cavity
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3. Pharynx
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4. Larynx
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5. trachea
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6. carina
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7. primary bronchus (left and right)
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8. secondary bronchus
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9. tertiary
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10. terminal bronchi
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11. respiratory bronchi
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12. Aveoli
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Sections of the pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Nasopharynx
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- ends at uvula
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- is where the Pharyngotympanic tubes are located
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- where the adenoids are located
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2. Oropharynx
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, - food and air passes
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- from soft palate to epiglottis
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3. Laryngopharynx
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- carries food and air
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Larynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- voice box/vocal folds
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- epiglottis: cartilage that closes when you eat to ensure food doesn't enter
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respiratory system |
What is the soft palate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-contains the uvula which closes
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when you eat to ensure food doesn't enter the nasopharynx
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what is the carina - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cartilage situated at the point where
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the trachea divides into the two bronchi.
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- sensitive mucosa and irritation triggers the cough reflex
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Explain the cough reflex and how to treat it - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Irritation
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in the ear, respiratory tract, stomach, esophagus, pericardium etc trigers
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mechanical and chemo receptors | | |
2. Through afferent nerve path signal reaches the cough center in the medulla
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3. Signal sent through efferent nerves to expiratory muscles
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with correct answers
List the major respiratory organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. oral cavity
| | | | | | | | | |
2. Nasal cavity
| | |
3. Pharynx
| |
4. Larynx
| |
5. trachea
| |
6. carina
| |
7. primary bronchus (left and right)
| | | | |
8. secondary bronchus
| | |
9. tertiary
| |
10. terminal bronchi
| | |
11. respiratory bronchi
| | |
12. Aveoli
|
Sections of the pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Nasopharynx
| | | | | | | |
- ends at uvula
| | | |
- is where the Pharyngotympanic tubes are located
| | | | | | | |
- where the adenoids are located
| | | | |
2. Oropharynx
| |
, - food and air passes
| | | | |
- from soft palate to epiglottis
| | | | |
|
3. Laryngopharynx
|
- carries food and air
| | | |
Larynx - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- voice box/vocal folds
| | | | | | |
- epiglottis: cartilage that closes when you eat to ensure food doesn't enter
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
respiratory system |
What is the soft palate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-contains the uvula which closes
| | | | | | | | | | | |
when you eat to ensure food doesn't enter the nasopharynx
| | | | | | | | |
what is the carina - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cartilage situated at the point where
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the trachea divides into the two bronchi.
| | | | | |
- sensitive mucosa and irritation triggers the cough reflex
| | | | | | | |
Explain the cough reflex and how to treat it - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Irritation
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
in the ear, respiratory tract, stomach, esophagus, pericardium etc trigers
| | | | | | | | | |
mechanical and chemo receptors | | |
2. Through afferent nerve path signal reaches the cough center in the medulla
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
3. Signal sent through efferent nerves to expiratory muscles
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