Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

BIO202 - Ch 22 - Nose & Throat - Marieb/Hoehn - RioSalado - AZ

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
The nasal vestibule is lined with __.   skin containing sebaceous & sweat glands & hair follicles (vibrissae).  
🗑
Nasal cavity lined w/what 2 mucous membranes.   Olfactory (small receptors) & respiratory (pseudostratified) columnar ciliated & goblet cells).  
🗑
Serous cells in respiratory mucosa secrete?   Watery fluid w/enzymes including lysozyme & defensins.  
🗑
Why does nose run when cold outside?   The cilia in mucus membrane become sluggish & don't conduct mucus down throat.  
🗑
The curved conchae __.   greatly increase mucosal surface area exposed to air & enhance air turbulance in the cavity.  
🗑
Few particles larger than __ nanometers make it past nasal cavity.   6  
🗑
What reclaims heat & moisture during exhalation?   Conchae & nasal mucosa  
🗑
rhinitis   Inflammation of nasal mucosa - "runny nose"  
🗑
The pharynx is commonly called?   The throat  
🗑
3 regions of pharynx   nasopharynx, oropharynx, & laryngopharynx  
🗑
Nasopharynx serves only as __.   an air passageway - uvula closes off to prevent food from entering - continuous w/nasal cavity.  
🗑
Swollen adnoids block the __.   nasopharynx  
🗑
The tubal tonsils help protect __.   middle ear from infections likely spread from nasopharynx.  
🗑
As nasopharynx blends into oropharynx, the epithelium changes from __.   pseudostratified columnar to a more protective stratified squamous.  
🗑
The palatine & lingual tonsils are found where?   Embedded in the oropharyngeal mucosa.  
🗑
The laryngopharynx is continuous w/ __ posteriorly.   esophagus  
🗑
The adam's apple is the __.   laryngeal prominence  
🗑
The framework of the larynx.   9 cartillages connected by membranes & ligaments.  
🗑
The __ seals the larynx when we swollow.   Epiglottis - 9th cartilage - elastic - covered by tastebud - containing mucosa.  
🗑
The true vocal cords are __.   The pearly white vocal folds that vibrate & produce sound.  
🗑
Vocal folds close during?   Valsalva's maneuver - lifting heavy load & emptying the rectum - defecation.  
🗑
Windpipe   Trachea  
🗑
3 layers of trachea   mucosa (goblet cell-containing pseudostratified), submucosa (CT w/seromucous glands) & adventitia (CT & hyaline cartilage).  
🗑
patent   open  
🗑
In trachea, food contacting mucosa of __ causes violent coughing.   carina  
🗑
Choking closes off the __.   trachea - Heimlich maneuver can open.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: Ladystorm
Popular Anatomy sets