FA23 AP10 Vocab Quiz - Respiratory System

Organ system responsible for gas exchange that includes the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.

• respiratory system
• nasal cavity
• larynx
• vocal cords

The movement of air into and out of the lungs, also called breathing.

• ventilation
• pharynx
• epiglottis
• glottis

An internal space directly behind the external nose.

• nasal cavity
• larynx
• vocal cords
• trachea

The region of the digestive and respiratory systems that extends from behind the nasal cavities to the esophagus, also called the throat.

• pharynx
• epiglottis
• glottis
• bronchi

Cartilaginous organ containing the vocal cords, located between the trachea and pharynx, also called the voice box.

• larynx
• vocal cords
• trachea
• bronchioles

Flaplike structure of elastic cartilage at the back of the throat that covers the opening of the larynx during swallowing.

• epiglottis
• glottis
• bronchi
• pleural membranes

Two folds of connective tissue that extend across the airway, can produce audible sounds through vibration.

• vocal cords
• trachea
• bronchioles
• alveoli

Opening between the vocal cords in the larynx.

• glottis
• bronchi
• pleural membranes
• diaphragm

Tube extending from the larynx to the bronchi that is the passageway for air to the lungs, also called the windpipe.

• trachea
• bronchioles
• alveoli
• tidal volume

Any of the larger branching airways of the lungs whose walls are reinforced with cartilage.

• bronchi
• pleural membranes
• diaphragm
• vital capacity