Question 1

What do inspiration and expiration have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both use the same pathways.
B)  The air travels in the same direction in both.
C)  They both end in the lungs.
D)  They both conduct air from the outside.
E)  They both remove wastes from the tissues.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The role of the respiratory system is to ensure that oxygen leaves the body and carbon dioxide enters the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What separates the lungs from the thoracic cavity?

Accepted Answer

A)  pleura
B)  alveoli
C)  cartilaginous rings
D)  bone
E)  skeletal muscleF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The right lung is larger than the left lung.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Carotid bodies and aortic bodies detect

Accepted Answer

A)  blood pH.
B)  oxygen blood levels.
C)  oxygen tissue levels.
D)  stretching of the lungs.
E)  the residual volumE.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 6

Most of the carbon dioxide is carried in the plasma as

Accepted Answer

A)  carbonic anhydrase.
B)  bicarbonate ion.
C)  carbonic acid.
D)  a gas,carbon dioxide.
E)  reduced hemoglobin.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following is not part of the upper respiratory tract?

Accepted Answer

A)  bronchi
B)  nasal cavity
C)  epiglottis
D)  pharynx
E)  glottisF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Which respiratory structure is used to produce sound?

Accepted Answer

A)  larynx
B)  nose
C)  pharynx
D)  glottis
E)  esophagusF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Which part of the pharynx is mismatched with its location?

Accepted Answer

A)  nasopharynx--where the nasal cavities open above
B)  oropharynx--where the sinuses open
C)  laryngopharynx--where the pharynx opens into the larynxD) All of the above
E) None of the above

Exam 10: Respiratory System

The role of the respiratory system is to ensure that oxygen leaves the body and carbon dioxide enters the body.

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Carotid bodies and aortic bodies detect

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Which part of the pharynx is mismatched with its location?

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Most of the carbon dioxide is carried in the plasma as

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Which respiratory structure is used to produce sound?

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The right lung is larger than the left lung.

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Which of the following is not part of the upper respiratory tract?

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What separates the lungs from the thoracic cavity?

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What do inspiration and expiration have in common?

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Carotid bodies and aortic bodies detect

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Most of the carbon dioxide is carried in the plasma as

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Which respiratory structure is used to produce sound?

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The right lung is larger than the left lung.

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Which of the following is not part of the upper respiratory tract?

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What separates the lungs from the thoracic cavity?

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What do inspiration and expiration have in common?

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