Respiratory System

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Respiratory System

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Function of the respiratory system

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Structure of the respiratory system

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External & internal respiration

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Disorders of the respiratory system

Quiz

Welcome to your Respiratory system

Wich muscle is mainly involved in the mechanics of respiration?

Deselect Answer

Transverse abdominis

Rectus abdominis

Intercostal muscles

Diaphragm

Where are the palatine tonsils situated?

Deselect Answer

At the back of the larynx

At the back of the pharynx

Beneath the trachea

At the junction of the mouth and throat

Air travels from the pharynx to?

Deselect Answer

Larynx

Alveoli

Bronchii

Trachea

What are bronchioles made of?

Deselect Answer

d) Muscular, fibrous and elastic tissue

a) Muscular, fibrous and connective tissue

b) Muscular and fibrous tissue

c) Connective, elastic and fibrous tissue

What is the function of bronchii?

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To warm and moisten the air

To filter bacteria

To exchange gases

To pass air from trachea into the bronchioles

Which nerve cells send impulses to the brain to enable breathing?

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Chemoreceptors

Stretch receptors

Chemical receptors

Neuralgia

What is the function of the pleural cavity?

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To moisten the layers of the lungs

To prevent friction between the layers of the lungs

To exchange gases between the layers of the lungs

To prevent a backflow of air between the layers of the lungs

The single layers of flattened epithelial cells in bronchioles are called?

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End bronchioles

Ciliated bronchioles

Fibrous bronchioles

Terminal bronchioles

What is the function of the lungs?

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To warm the air

To filter bacteria

The exchange of gases into and out of the blood

The exchange of gases

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Where are the alveoli situated?

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At the end of the bronchii

Inside the trachea

At the beginning of the bronchioles

At the end of the terminal bronchioles

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The hollow spaces inside the bone surrounding the nose are called?

Deselect Answer

Nasal bones

Nasal cavity

Paranasal sinuses

Nasal septum

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Inflammation of the pleural lining is known as?

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Pleurisy

Pneumonia

Tuberculosis

Hay fever

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What is the trachea lined with?

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Mucus membrane

Ciliated epithelium

Squamous eqithelial cells

Serous membrane

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Which part of the respiratory system is the final passageway of air from the nose to the lungs?

Deselect Answer

Pleura

Bronchii

Bronchioles

Alveoli

15.

The symptoms of hay fever causes?

Deselect Answer

Respiratory infections

Sneezing, runny nose and eyes and sometimes swelling/itching

Sneezing, headaches, runny nose

Sneezing, runny nose and eyes

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The 2 chambers of the nose are divided by?

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Nasal cavity

Nasal cartilage

Nasal septum

Paranasal sinuses

17.

Which one of the following is not a function of the diaphragm?

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Mastication

Parturition

Inhalation

Exhalation

18.

What forms the Adams apple?

Deselect Answer

The thyroid cartilage at the top of the larynx

Palatine tonsils

Pharyngeal tonsils

Small masses of lymphoid tissue

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What is the function of the alveoli?

Deselect Answer

To pass air into the bronchioles

To exchange gases between the circulatory and respiratory systems

To moisten and warm the air entering the lungs

To exchange gases

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Where does the exchange of gases in the lungs take place?

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Bronchioles

Alveoli

Trachea

Bronchii

21.

What is the structure of bronchii?

Deselect Answer

Hyaline cartilage, voluntary muscle, connective tissue

Hyaline cartilage, involuntary muscle, fibrous tissue

Hyaline cartilage, fibrous and connective tissue

Hyaline cartilage, involuntary muscle, connective tissue

22.

Tuberculosis is caused by?

Deselect Answer

aInflammation of the alveoli

Inhaled or eaten bacteria

Inhalation of bacteria

Inhalation of virus

23.

What is the inner layer of the lungs called?

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Visceral layer

Palatine layer

Serous layer

Parietal layer

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Inflammation of the lung tissues causes?

Deselect Answer

Tuberculosis

Pleurisy

Pneumonia

Emphysema

25.

What connects the trachea to the lungs?

Deselect Answer

Bronchioles

Bronchii

Pharynx

Larynx

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What is the second passageway for air entering the body?

Deselect Answer

Trachea

Larynx

Bronchi

Pharynx

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31. The outer layer of the lungs is called?

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a) Parietal layer

c) Hilium

b) Visceral layer

d) Squamous layer

28.

The pharynx divides into 2 parts, what are they?

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Oesophagus and larynx

Trachea and bronchii

Trachea and larynx

Oesophagus and trachea

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What is the structure of the trachea?

Deselect Answer

Muscular and connective tissue

Incomplete rings of hyaline cartilage

Incomplete rings of hyaline cartilage and involuntary muscle and connective tissue

Connective tissue

30.

What is the nose made of?

Deselect Answer

Connective tissue

Cartilage

Elastic tissue

Muscular tissue

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