Anatomy Exam #5: Respiratory System
respiratory system is anatomically divided: correct answers 1. upper
respiratory
2. tract
lower respiratory
tract
respiratory system is functionally divided: correct answers 1. conducting
portion:
only where
air transport
occurs
2. respiratory portion: where gas exchange
occurs
6 main functions of the respiratory system correct answers 1. pulmonary
ventilation
(breathin
g)
2. gas
exchange
3. gas
conditioning
4. sound
production
5.
olfaction
6.
defense
upper respiratory tract includes only conducting portions: correct answers
1. nose and
nasal
cavities
2. paranasal
sinuses
3.
pharynx
nose correct answers main conducting airway for
inhaled air
external nares correct answers nostrils, opening to the nasal cavity from
the external
environme
nt
internal nares correct answers opening between nasal cavity and
nasopharynx
nasal septum correct answers Divides the nasal cavity into left and
right portions
nasal cavity correct answers lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar
epthelial
and goblet cells
cells
superior, middle, & inferior nasal conchae correct answers form the lateral
wall for each
cavit
y
sinuses correct answers air spaces that make bones lighter in weight and
are named
after the bones in which they
reside
pharynx correct answers commonly known as the throat, and most of it is
shared by and digestive
respiratory
tracts
respiratory system is anatomically divided: correct answers 1. upper
respiratory
2. tract
lower respiratory
tract
respiratory system is functionally divided: correct answers 1. conducting
portion:
only where
air transport
occurs
2. respiratory portion: where gas exchange
occurs
6 main functions of the respiratory system correct answers 1. pulmonary
ventilation
(breathin
g)
2. gas
exchange
3. gas
conditioning
4. sound
production
5.
olfaction
6.
defense
upper respiratory tract includes only conducting portions: correct answers
1. nose and
nasal
cavities
2. paranasal
sinuses
3.
pharynx
nose correct answers main conducting airway for
inhaled air
external nares correct answers nostrils, opening to the nasal cavity from
the external
environme
nt
internal nares correct answers opening between nasal cavity and
nasopharynx
nasal septum correct answers Divides the nasal cavity into left and
right portions
nasal cavity correct answers lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar
epthelial
and goblet cells
cells
superior, middle, & inferior nasal conchae correct answers form the lateral
wall for each
cavit
y
sinuses correct answers air spaces that make bones lighter in weight and
are named
after the bones in which they
reside
pharynx correct answers commonly known as the throat, and most of it is
shared by and digestive
respiratory
tracts
