Respiratory System test

What is the primary function of the respiratory system that involves sound?

• Regulate body temperature

• Produce vocal sounds

• Sense of smell

• Gas exchange

What is the process called where air enters the lungs and gas exchange occurs?

• Internal respiration

• External respiration

• Cellular respiration

• Inhalation

Which part of the respiratory system is responsible for the sense of smell?

• Larynx

• Nasal cavity

• Bronchus

• Trachea

What is the term for the hollow space behind the nose?

• Sinus

• Nostril

• Nasal cavity

• Pharynx

What is a deviated septum?

• When the nasal cavity is blocked

• When the bronchial tubes are inflamed

• When the septum bends to one side, resulting in the nose being crooked

• When the sinuses are filled with fluid

What are the bones that divide the nasal cavity and increase surface area called?

• Maxillary bones

• Nasal conchae

• Ethmoid bones

• Sphenoid bones

The mucus membrane in the respiratory system is responsible for warming and moistening air and trapping what?

• Oxygen

• Particles

• Carbon dioxide

• Nutrients

What are the spaces within the bones that reduce the weight of the skull and contribute to resonance (voice) called?

• Sinuses

• Ventricle

• Foramina

• Fossae

Which of the following is NOT one of the bones after which the sinuses are named?

• Maxillary

• Ethmoid

• Sphenoid

• Zygomatic

What is the function of the epiglottis?

• It allows air to enter the larynx and closes when you swallow.

• It produces sound when air passes through.

• It filters the air entering the nasal cavity.

• It vibrates to produce the voice.