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Anatomy Activity 12
Week 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs make up the | lower respiratory tract |
| The trachea divides at its lower end into two | primary bronchi |
| The _____ of each lung lies against the ribs and is rounded to match the contours of the thoracic cavity. | costal surface |
| A common condition characterized by acute inflammation of the tracheobronchial tree is | acute bronchitis |
| If you were to trace the movement of air through the nose into the pharynx, it would pass through the following structures in which order? | anterior nares, vestibule, meatus, and posterior nares |
| Which organ consists largely of cartilages that are attached to one another and to surrounding structures by muscles or fibrous and elastic tissue components? | larynx |
| The roof of the nose is separated from the cranial cavity by a portion of the ethmoid bone called the | cribriform plate |
| During respiration, the thorax | becomes larger when the chest is raised. |
| The surface of the respiratory membrane inside each alveolus is coated with a fluid containing | surfactant |
| The vibrissae function as | filters |
| The air-containing spaces that open, or drain, into the nasal cavity are called | paranasal sinuses |
| An inflammation of the lower respiratory tract that involves the airways of the lungs is called | pneumonia |
| The small leaf-shaped cartilage that projects upward behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the | epiglottis |
| Gas exchange occurs only in the | alveoli |
| The microscopic cilia function to | move mucus toward the pharynx. |
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