Respiratory System Quiz

What divides the nasal cavity into right and left chambers and can be damaged when the nose is broken?

• Nasal septum

• Nasal concha

• Pharynx

• Epiglottis

The nasal cavity allows air to be __________, which helps humidify the air and allows for the lining of the nasal cavity or __________ membrane to trap bacteria and debris that is breathed in.

• filtered, mucous

• cooled, serous

• warmed, mucous

• heated, serous

Which structure is a passageway for both food and air, and contains a flap of elastic cartilage that covers the airway when food is swallowed?

• Larynx

• Trachea

• Pharynx

• Epiglottis

What is the portion of the pharynx that extends from the internal nares to the region of the uvula?

• Oropharynx

• Nasopharynx

• Laryngopharynx

• Hypopharynx

What is the ring of cartilage at the base of the larynx called, which sits just inferior to the larger, shield shaped thyroid cartilage?

• Cricoid cartilage

• Arytenoid cartilage

• Corniculate cartilage

• Thyroid cartilage

Which is the largest diameter vessel for air transportation in the airway?

• Trachea

• Bronchus

• Alveolar duct

• Respiratory bronchiole

During inhalation, air would pass through structures of the respiratory system in what order?

• Alveolus, Alveolar Ducts, Terminal Bronchioles, Respiratory Bronchioles

• Alveolar Ducts, Alveolus, Respiratory Bronchioles, Terminal Bronchioles

• Terminal Bronchioles, Respiratory Bronchioles, Alveolar Ducts, Alveolus

• Respiratory Bronchioles, Terminal Bronchioles, Alveolar Ducts, Alveolus

Gas exchange between air in the lungs and the blood takes place in the __________.

• Alveoli

• Bronchi

• Trachea

• Larynx

What is the primary function of the blood coming from the right ventricle to the lungs through the pulmonary artery?

• To deliver nutrients to lung tissues

• To pick up oxygen from the capillary beds that line the alveoli

• To remove carbon dioxide directly from the lungs

• To pump oxygenated blood to the heart

According to Boyle's Law, air will move from an area of _______ pressure to an area of _______ pressure.

• higher, lower

• lower, higher

• equal, equal

• unstable, stable