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Respiratory Sys 36
Question | Answer |
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What is masses of lymphoid tissue that help to protect the respiratory passages from invcading pathogens? | Pharyngeal Tonsils |
What allows middle ear pressure to become equalized to atmospheric pressure, and drains into the lateral aspects of the nasopharynx? | Pharyngotypanic Tube |
What serves as an air passage? | Nasopharynx |
What are the are the openings leading from the nasal cavity into the pharynx? | Internal Nares |
What prevents food from entering the breathing passage and helps speech articulation? | Uvula |
What tonsils have a role in the immune defecency system? | Palatine Tonsil |
What is a common conduit for food and air? | Oropharynx |
What accomodates both ingested food and air, and is lower than the oropharynx? | Laryngopharynx |
What is known as a false vocal chords? | Vestibular Fold |
What cords vibrate with expelled air for speech? | Vocal Cords |
What is the passage food takes from the mouth to the stomach? | Esophagus |
What is the slit-like passage between the vestibular and vocal folds? | Glottis |
What is the smallest concha located in the highest naval cavity? | Superior Concha |
What is the largest concha located in the lowest naval cavity, that is also called the "true" vocal cords? | Inferior Concha |
What helps form speech sounds and allows food to be chewed while breathing? | Hard Palate |
What's purpose is to prevent food from entering the naval cavity during chewing? | Soft Palate |
What forms a lid over the larynx when swallowed? | Epiglottis |
What is known as the "windpipe" from the larynx? | Trachea |
What helps support the tongue and acts as an anchor? | Hyoid Bone |
What is attached to the thoracic walls, and is the outer layer of the pleura? | Parietal Pleura |
What is the inner layer of the pleura, covering the lung tissue? | Visceral Pleura |
What forms the Adam's Apple? | Thyroid Cartilage |
What is shaped like a signet ring? | cricoid cartilage |