HIM 1101: EXAM 1 Chapter 5
Questions with All Accurate Answers
2026-2027 Updated.
adenoid/o - Answer adenoids
alvel/o - Answer alveolus, air sac
atel/o - Answer incomplete
nose - Answer lined with mucous membrane and fine hairs; it acts as a filter to moisten and
warm the entering air
nasal septum - Answer partition separating the right and left nasal cavities
Pharynx - Answer throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
adenoids - Answer lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity
tonsils - Answer masses of lymphatic tissue in the back of the oropharynx
Larynx - Answer voice box
Epiglottis - Answer A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from
entering.
Trachea - Answer a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from
the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
Bronchi - Answer The passages that direct air into the lungs
Bronchioles - Answer smallest branches of the bronchi
Alveoli - Answer tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air
and blood
, thorax - Answer chest
Lungs - Answer two spongy organs, located in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm
and rib cage, responsible for respiration
pleura - Answer Membrane surrounding the lungs
Mediastinum - Answer space between the lungs
Diaphragm - Answer Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with
breathing
bronch/o, bronchi/o - Answer bronchial tube, bronchus
diaphragmat/o - Answer diaphragm
epiglott/o - Answer epiglottis
laryng/o - Answer larynx
lob/o - Answer lobe
mediastin/o - Answer mediastinum
nas/o - Answer nose
pharyng/o - Answer pharynx (throat)
pleur/o - Answer pleura
pneum/o - Answer lung, air
pulmon/o - Answer lung
rhin/o - Answer nose
Questions with All Accurate Answers
2026-2027 Updated.
adenoid/o - Answer adenoids
alvel/o - Answer alveolus, air sac
atel/o - Answer incomplete
nose - Answer lined with mucous membrane and fine hairs; it acts as a filter to moisten and
warm the entering air
nasal septum - Answer partition separating the right and left nasal cavities
Pharynx - Answer throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
adenoids - Answer lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity
tonsils - Answer masses of lymphatic tissue in the back of the oropharynx
Larynx - Answer voice box
Epiglottis - Answer A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from
entering.
Trachea - Answer a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from
the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
Bronchi - Answer The passages that direct air into the lungs
Bronchioles - Answer smallest branches of the bronchi
Alveoli - Answer tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air
and blood
, thorax - Answer chest
Lungs - Answer two spongy organs, located in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm
and rib cage, responsible for respiration
pleura - Answer Membrane surrounding the lungs
Mediastinum - Answer space between the lungs
Diaphragm - Answer Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with
breathing
bronch/o, bronchi/o - Answer bronchial tube, bronchus
diaphragmat/o - Answer diaphragm
epiglott/o - Answer epiglottis
laryng/o - Answer larynx
lob/o - Answer lobe
mediastin/o - Answer mediastinum
nas/o - Answer nose
pharyng/o - Answer pharynx (throat)
pleur/o - Answer pleura
pneum/o - Answer lung, air
pulmon/o - Answer lung
rhin/o - Answer nose
