Respiratory System - Exam Review

Which one of these is not part of the conducting passageway?

• Nose/Nares

• Larynx

• Trachea

• Alveoli

Answer explanation

The alveoli is part of the Respiratory Zone.

Which of these is/are functions of the conducting passageways?

• Allow air to reach lungs

• Purify air

• Humidify air

• Exchange respiratory gases

What is the function of mucus in the nose?

• Increase air turbulence

• Trap foreign debris

• Lighten the skull

• Resonance chambers

The upper portion of the pharynx is called the...

• nasopharynx

• oropharynx

• palatophrarynx

• laryngopharynx

Someone who can't speak is missing their

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Bronchi

• Lungs

This keeps you from aspirating food/liquid into your lungs?

• Adam's apple

• Epiglottis

• Trachea

• Nares

These line the trachea and help to propel foreign toward the throat?

• Lungs

• Cilia

• Mucus

• Alveoli

This the serous membrane that covers the surface of the lungs?

• Visceral pleura

• Visceral paricardium

• Parietal pluera

• Parietal paricardium

What is the next part of the respiratory after the trachea?

• Alveoli

• Bronchi

• Epiglotis

• Lungs

What is the lipid based molecule necessary for lung function?

• Renin

• Kinin

• Interferon

• Surfactant