Question 1

The pharynx connects to the trachea via the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​esophagus
B)   ​larynx
C)   ​bronchus
D)   ​glottisE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The two phases of ____________________ are inspiration and expiration.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The two phases of ____________________ are inspiration...

Question 3

Total lung capacity is the maximum volume of air that can be expelled at the normal rate of exhalation after a maximum inspiration.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The ____ residual capacity is the volume of gas in the lungs at the end of a normal tidal volume exhalation.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​maximum
B)   ​inspiratory
C)   ​functional
D)   ​totalE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The oropharynx, has only one opening, the ____, which connects with the mouth.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​meatus
B)   ​septum
C)   ​alveolus
D)   ​faucesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Air coming from the lungs causes the vocal cords to vibrate and produce sound.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 7

Cystic fibrosis is caused by excessive exposure to asbestos, silica, or coal dust.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Olfactory receptors are located in the membrane that lines the ____ meatus.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​inferior
B)   ​medial
C)   ​superior
D)   ​lateralE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The ____________________ is a ring of cartilage that forms the lowermost or inferior walls of the larynx.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ is a ring of cartilage...

Question 10

The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood is called ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​internal respiration
B)   ​inhalation
C)   ​expiration
D)   ​external respirationE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Tension on the true vocal cords controls ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​volume
B)   ​resonance
C)   ​tonality
D)   ​pitchE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The lungs of infants with ____________________ have too little surfactant and tend to collapse.​

Accepted Answer

respiratory distress syndrome​

Question 13

Goblet cells located in the trachea produce ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​surfactant
B)   ​insulin
C)   ​mucus
D)   ​amylaseE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

In the lungs, the grapelike outpouchings of epithelium and elastic basement membrane surrounded externally by a capillary network are called ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​alveoli
B)   ​septa
C)   ​bronchi
D)   ​meatusE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

On entering the lungs, the primary bronchi divide to form smaller bronchi called ____ bronchi.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​segmental
B)   ​tertiary
C)   ​lobar
D)   ​terminalE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

​Terminal bronchioles subdivide into microscopic branches called ____ bronchioles.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​respiratory
B)   ​alveolar
C)   ​atrial
D)   ​lobularE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Legionnaires' disease results in acute ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​atelectasis
B)   ​pneumonia
C)   ​pleurisy
D)   ​pertussisE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The three unpaired pieces of cartilage in the larynx are the thyroid cartilage, the ____, and the cricoid cartilage.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​epiglottis
B)   ​glottis
C)   ​cricoid cartilage
D)   ​corniculate cartilageE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

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Accepted Answer

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Question 20

In the lungs, surfactant is secreted by ____ cells.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​beta
B)   ​parietal
C)   ​alveolar
D)   ​alphaE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 17: The Respiratory System

The pharynx connects to the trachea via the ____.​

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The two phases of ____________________ are inspiration and expiration.​

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Total lung capacity is the maximum volume of air that can be expelled at the normal rate of exhalation after a maximum inspiration.​

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The ____ residual capacity is the volume of gas in the lungs at the end of a normal tidal volume exhalation.​

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The oropharynx, has only one opening, the ____, which connects with the mouth.​

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Air coming from the lungs causes the vocal cords to vibrate and produce sound.​

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Cystic fibrosis is caused by excessive exposure to asbestos, silica, or coal dust.​

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Olfactory receptors are located in the membrane that lines the ____ meatus.​

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The ____________________ is a ring of cartilage that forms the lowermost or inferior walls of the larynx.​

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The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood is called ____.​

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Tension on the true vocal cords controls ____.​

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The lungs of infants with ____________________ have too little surfactant and tend to collapse.​

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Goblet cells located in the trachea produce ____.​

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In the lungs, the grapelike outpouchings of epithelium and elastic basement membrane surrounded externally by a capillary network are called ____.​

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On entering the lungs, the primary bronchi divide to form smaller bronchi called ____ bronchi.​

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​Terminal bronchioles subdivide into microscopic branches called ____ bronchioles.

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Legionnaires' disease results in acute ____.​

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The three unpaired pieces of cartilage in the larynx are the thyroid cartilage, the ____, and the cricoid cartilage.​

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In the lungs, surfactant is secreted by ____ cells.​

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The two phases of ____________________ are inspiration and expiration.

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Total lung capacity is the maximum volume of air that can be expelled at the normal rate of exhalation after a maximum inspiration.

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The ____ residual capacity is the volume of gas in the lungs at the end of a normal tidal volume exhalation.

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The oropharynx, has only one opening, the ____, which connects with the mouth.

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Air coming from the lungs causes the vocal cords to vibrate and produce sound.

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Cystic fibrosis is caused by excessive exposure to asbestos, silica, or coal dust.

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Olfactory receptors are located in the membrane that lines the ____ meatus.

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The ____________________ is a ring of cartilage that forms the lowermost or inferior walls of the larynx.

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The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood is called ____.

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Tension on the true vocal cords controls ____.

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The lungs of infants with ____________________ have too little surfactant and tend to collapse.

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Goblet cells located in the trachea produce ____.

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In the lungs, the grapelike outpouchings of epithelium and elastic basement membrane surrounded externally by a capillary network are called ____.

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On entering the lungs, the primary bronchi divide to form smaller bronchi called ____ bronchi.

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Terminal bronchioles subdivide into microscopic branches called ____ bronchioles.

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Legionnaires' disease results in acute ____.

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The three unpaired pieces of cartilage in the larynx are the thyroid cartilage, the ____, and the cricoid cartilage.

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In the lungs, surfactant is secreted by ____ cells.

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