BIOD 151 MODULE
2/118 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (A+)
True or false.
The lungs are symmetrical. - √Answer>False
Quiz: Hilum - √Answer>the "root" of the lung
Quiz: healthy lung tissue is what colour -
√Answer>peachy/pink colour
Quiz: pleurae - √Answer>membranes that
surround the lungs and the cavity around the lungs
Quiz: visceral pleura - √Answer>layer of pleura
that faces/covers the lung
Quiz: parietal pleura - √Answer>outer layer of
pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall that
covers the surface around the lungs
Quiz: pleural space/cavity - √Answer>Space
between the visceral and parietal pleural
membranes (small)
typically, empty but has a small amount of fluid
that allows for frictionless breathing
when diseased, this space can fill with air or fluid
,Quiz: what is the function of the pleurae -
√Answer>the pleurae help reduce friction and help
with inflation and inhalation
compartmentalize, protect, and lubricate the lungs
Quiz: the three main functions of the respiratory
system - √Answer>1) air conduction
2) air filtration
3) exchange of gases aka respiration
Quiz: other things respiratory system has roles in -
√Answer>vocalization, sense of smell. body's pH
regulation
Quiz: structures in the respiratory system -
√Answer>nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea,
bronchi, lungs
Quiz: what happens to air as it goes from outside
the body to the lungs - √Answer>air is filtered so it
has no debris
air is warmed to body temp
air is humidified and becomes saturated with water
Quiz: nasal cavities aka fossae are composed of
what - √Answer>none and cartilage
, Quiz: nasal septum - √Answer>a wall of cartilage
that divides the nose into two equal sections of left
and right fossae
Quiz: vestibule - √Answer>most external part of
nasal cavity just inside the nostrils
Quiz: vestibule lining - √Answer>skin continuation
from the face and viscera
Quiz: Vibrissae - √Answer>short thick hairs that
help filter for the respiratory tract aka nose hairs
Quiz: nasal conchae or folds - √Answer>increase
the surface area of nasal cavity to aid in warming
and humidification of incoming air
Quiz: why is the nasal cavity highly vascularized -
√Answer>to warm incoming air
Quiz: Three regions of the pharynx -
√Answer>nasopharynx, oropharynx,
laryngopharynx
Quiz: nasopharynx - √Answer>connection
between nasal cavity and pharynx - superior
region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and
above the soft palate
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