Upper Respiratory (Part 2)

Which of the following apply to the nasal cavity?

• lined with mucosa lining

• warms incoming air

• traps airborne particles

• propels debris towards the throat

• has a septum

Stuff that your nose cilia catches ends up...

• in the back of your throat

• in your esophagus

• in your stomach

• in your lungs

What is the wall between the nostrils called?

• septum

• psorosis

• interventricular

• parotid

Increase the mucosal area and turbulence in the nose allowing more particles to contact the mucosa instead of entering the lungs.

• conchae

• hard pallate

• soft pallate

• uvula

Prevents food from entering the nasal cavity.

• conchae

• epiglottis

• septum

• uvula

What are the functions of the paranasal sinuses?

• lighten the skull

• resonate speech

• produce mucus

• produce saliva

• digest food

rhinitis is inflammation of the...

• uvula

• sinuses

• nostrils

• epiglottis

 nasal portion of pharynx

• nasopharynx

• oropharynx

• laryngopharynx

oral (mouth) portion of pharynx

• nasopharynx

• oropharynx

• laryngopharynx

opening of larynx and esophagus. Contains epiglottis.

• nasopharynx

• oropharynx

• laryngopharynx