NUR3196 Exam 3 Questions and Answers

Upper airway Answer mouth, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx (the last three comprise the pharynx) Lower airway Answer trachea, left and right primary bronchi, bronchioles, bronchial capillaries, alveolar sacs, and the alveoli Larynx Answer a structure within the upper and lower airways that houses the vocal cords, glottis, laryngeal box, etc. Internal and external laryngeal muscles function Answer ventilation, swallowing, and vocalization Mediastinum Answer space between lungs that contains the heart, great vessels, and esophagus Carina Answer where the trachea branches into 2 bronchi Hilum (Hila singular) Answer "roots" of the lungs where the main bronchi enter the lungs Acinus Answer cumulative term for respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli, gas-exchange airways Alveolocapillary Membrane Answer walls shared by t