RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Which of the following statements is not true of sinuses?

• Sinuses warm and moisten air.

• Sinuses provide resonance for the voice.

• Sinuses are lined with a mucous membrane.

• Sinuses provide the sense of smell.

The correct name for the voice box is the ____.

• pharynx

• trachea

• larynx

• alveolus

The structures that allow for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and blood are ____.

• bronchioles

• alveoli

• bronchi

• epiglottis

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In order to carry air to both lungs, the trachea branches into two tubes called ____.

• bronchioles

• bronchi

• terminal bronchioles

• alveoli

The membrane or sac that encloses each lung is a ____.

 

• pleura

• perithoracic membrane

• visceral membrane

• pneumocardial sac

A respiratory disorder caused by a sensitivity to an allergen is ____.

• asthma

• bronchitis

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• emphysema

A noninfectious, chronic respiratory condition that occurs when the walls of the alveoli deteriorate and lose their elasticity is ____.

• asthma

• emphysema

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• pleurisy

The correct term for a nosebleed is ____.

• rhinitis

• epistaxis

• pleurisy

• sinusitis

The body has a ____________________ supply of oxygen.

• 6 - 10 minute

• 2 - 4 minute

• 4 - 6 minute

• 6 - 8 minute

Divides the nose into two hollow spaces called nasal cavities.

• nasal cavities

• sinuses

• bronchioles

• nasal septum