FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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-Guarantee passing score -47 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Inspiration occurs after the diaphragm _______, thus _____ the size of the thorax and _____ the pressure of the thorax.

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contracts; increasing; increasing

Question 2: smallest conducting respiratory passageways

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bronchioles

Question 3: The serous membrane covering the lungs is the

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visceral pleura Question 4: Clusters of lymphatic tissue, _____, are part of the defensive system of the body.

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tonsils

Question 5: pleural layer covering the lungs

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visceral pleura Question 6: Air enters the nasal cavity of the respiratory system through the ______.

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nostrils Question 7: The serous membrane covering the inner wall of the thoracic cavity is the

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parietal pleura Question 8: The fact that the rings are incomplete posteriorly allows a food bolus to bulge _____ during its transport to the stomach.

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anteriorly

Question 9: lumen of the larynx

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glottis Question 10: Nasal polyp-noncancerous growths that project from nasal mucosa (associated with _____).

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chronic fever Question 11: The basic plan of the respiratory system would be similar to an inverted _____.

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tree

Question 12: windpipe

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trachea

Question 13: Expansion of the lungs during inspiration is assisted by the surface tension of fluid in the ________ cavity.

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pleural

Question 14: lines the nose

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mucous membrane

Question 15: separates the oral and nasal cavities

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palate

Question 16: What part of the nose prevents infection?

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cilia?

Question 17: fleshy lobes in the nasal cavity which increase its surface area

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conchae

Question 18: pleural layer covering the thorax walls

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parietal pleura Question 19: More than ____ mL of mucus produced each day forms a "mucus blanket" over much of the respiratory mucosa.

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125 Question 20: The nasal cavity mucosa has several functions. Its major functions are to ______, _____, and _____ the incoming air.

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warm, moisten, and cleanse

Question 21: actual site of gas exchange

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alveoli Question 22: The disease that results in decreased surface area of the respiratory membrane and loss of elasticity in the alveolar walls is _______.

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emphysema

Question 23: the mode for gas exchange that occurs in the respiratory mechanism

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diffusion Question 24: The portions of the larynx that prevent foreign objects from entering the trachea are the

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glottis and epiglottis

Question 25: lines the air distribution tubes in the respiratory tree

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mucous

Question 26: closes off the larynx during swallowing

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epiglottis

Question 27: The nasal cavity is divided by the midline _____.

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nasal septum

Question 28: What part of the nose moistens air?

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mucus