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| 5437338056 | pulmonology | What specialty within medicine focuses on the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs? | 0 | |
| 5437338057 | the size of a racketball court | What is the approximate surface area with the lungs? | 1 | |
| 5437338058 | upper respiratory tract & lower respiratory tract | What are the two anatomical divisions of the respiratory system? | 2 | |
| 5437338059 | conducting portion & respiratory portion | What are the two functional divisions of the respiratory system? | 3 | |
| 5437338060 | upper respiratory tract | The nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and pharynx make up what part of the anatomical divisions of the respiratory system? | 4 | |
| 5437338061 | lower respiratory tract | The larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs make up what part of the anatomical divisions of the respiratory system? | 5 | |
| 5437338062 | conduction portion | The following components make up what portion of the respiratory system: nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and airways from the bronchi to the terminal bronchioles? | 6 | |
| 5437338063 | respiratory portion | The following components make up what portion of the respiratory system: respiratory bronchioles, the alveolar ducts, and the alveoli? | 7 | |
| 5437338064 | -Breathing or ventilation -Exchange of gases within the lungs or external respiration -Exchange of gases within the tissues or internal respiration -Oxygen utilization by the tissues or cellular respiration | Respiration involves several separate but related stages. List them. | 8 | |
| 5437338065 | Breathing or ventilation and the exchange of gases within the lungs or external respiration | Which of the stages of respiration is the respiratory system directly involved in? | 9 | |
| 5437338066 | Breathing, olfaction, gas conditioning, gas exchange, sound production, defense | List the six functions of the respiratory system. | 10 | |
| 5437338067 | Temperature is changed. Moisture is added. Particles filtered out. | How is air conditioned as we breath it in? | 11 | |
| 5437338068 | Vocal cords in the larynx vibrate. Sound is modified by the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, teeth, lips, and tongue. | How is sound produced and modified by the respiratory system? | 12 | |
| 5437338069 | Olfactory sensors lie in the superior portion of the nasal cavity. | What part does the respiratory system play in olfaction? | 13 | |
| 5437338070 | Filtering by nasal hair and mucosa. Lysozyme, an enzyme, kills bacteria. Alveolar macrophages phagocytize particles and bacteria within the alveoli. | What part does the respiratory system play in the defense of the body? | 14 | |
| 5437338071 | Provide oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide. Vocalization or sound production. Assist in abdominal compression during urination, defecation, and parturition. Protective and reflexive nonbreathing air movements. | What are the functions of the respiratory system as listed by Dr. Kent Van De Graaff in his text on human anaotmy? | 15 | |
| 5437338072 | nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, pharynx. | What are the anatomical components of the upper respiratory tract? | 16 | |
| 5437338073 | nasal bones | What bones form the bridge of the nose? | 17 | |
| 5437338074 | nostrils | What are the external nares? | 18 | |
| 5437338075 | pharynx | What structure is the nasal cavity continuous with posteriorly? | 19 | |
| 5437338076 | internal nares | What are the openings between the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx? | 20 | |
| 5437338077 | vestibule | What is the region of the nasal cavity near the nostrils? | 21 | |
| 5437338078 | nasal septum | What structure divides the nasal cavity into left and right portions? |  | 22 |
| 5437338079 | perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, vomer, septal cartilage | What skeletal elements make up the nasal septum? | 23 | |
| 5437338080 | superior, middle, and inferior nasal conchae | What are the three bony projections on the lateral walls of the nasal cavity? |  | 24 |
| 5437338081 | turbinate bones | What is another name for the nasal conchae? | 25 | |
| 5437338083 | "frontal sinus, ethmoidal sinuses, sphenoidal sinuses, maxillary sinuses" | List the paranasal sinuses. |  | 26 |
| 5437338084 | pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium | What type of tissue lines the paranasal sinuses and the nasal cavity? | 27 | |
| 5437338085 | keratinized stratified squamous epithelium | What type of tissue lines the nasal vestibule? | 28 | |
| 5437338086 | pharynx | What is the funnel-shaped region that connects the nasal cavity and oral cavity to the larynx and the esophagus? |  | 29 |
| 5437338087 | nasopharynx | What region of the pharynx is posterior to the nasal cavity and superior to the soft palate? | 30 | |
| 5437338088 | pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium | What type of tissue lines the nasopharynx? | 31 | |
| 5437338089 | The auditory tubes open into the nasopharynx. | How is the middle ear cavity related to the nasopharynx? | 32 | |
| 5437338090 | pharyngeal tonsil (adenoids) | What lymphatic structure lies within the nasopharynx? |  | 33 |
| 5437338091 | oropharynx | What region of the pharynx lies between the soft palate and the level of the hyoid bone? | 34 | |
| 5437338092 | nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium | What type of tissue lines the oropharynx? | 35 | |
| 5437338093 | palatine tonsils & lingual tonsils | What lymphatic structures lie within the oropharynx? | 36 | |
| 5437338094 | palatine tonsils | What structures are surgically excised during a tonsillectomy? |  | 37 |
| 5437338095 | laryngopharynx | What region of the pharynx lies between the level of the hyoid bone and the superior border of the esophagus or the level of the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage? |  | 38 |
| 5437338096 | nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium | What type of tissue lines the laryngopharynx? | 39 | |
| 5437338098 | "Conducting airways: larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles. Respiratory portion: respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveoli" | What general structures make up the lower respiratory tract? | 40 | |
| 5437338099 | nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium | What type of tissue lines the superior portion of the larynx? | 41 | |
| 5437338100 | pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium | What type of tissue lines the inferior portion of the larynx? | 42 | |
| 5437338101 | Prevents swallowed material from entering the lower respiratory tract. Conducts air into the lower respiratory tract. Produces sound. | What are the functions of the larynx? | 43 | |
| 5437338102 | thyroid cartilage | What component of the larynx forms the anterior and lateral walls and the anterior projection known as the laryngeal prominence or "Adam's apple" in males? |  | 44 |
| 5437338103 | cricoid cartilage | What ring-shaped structure of the larynx forms the inferior base of this organ and connects it to the trachea? |  | 45 |
| 5437338104 | cricothyroid ligament | What band of dense connective tissue lies between cricoid cartilage and the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and can be palpated? |  | 46 |
| 5437338105 | epiglottis | What spoon- or leaf-shaped structure of the larynx folds over the laryngeal opening during swallowing to prevent food and drink from entering the larynx? |  | 47 |
| 5437338106 | glottis | What is the anatomical term for the vocal cords and the opening between them? |  | 48 |
| 5437338107 | trachea | What is the tubular structure that extends from the larynx inferiorly for 12 - 14 centimeters into the mediastinum? |  | 49 |
| 5437338108 | esophagus | What structure lies immediately posterior to the trachea? |  | 50 |
| 5437338109 | Incomplete rings of cartilage. Large branches lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium; small branches lined by ciliated columnar epithelium. A complete ring of smooth muscle. | What characteristics do all the bronchi of the lungs share? | 51 | |
| 5437338110 | c-shaped tracheal cartilages | What structures keep the trachea patent? |  | 52 |
| 5437338111 | pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium | What type of tissue lines the trachea? |  | 53 |
| 5437338112 | level of the sternal angle | At what level does the trachea bifurcate? | 54 | |
| 5437338113 | primary bronchi | What are the bifurcations of the trachea? | 55 | |
| 5437338114 | carina | What is the most inferior, keel-shaped cartilage of the trachea? |  | 56 |
| 5437338115 | bronchial tree | What is the highly branched system of air-conducting passages that originate from the left and right primary bronchi and branch into narrower tubes as they diverge throughout the lungs before entering the terminal bronchioles? |  | 57 |
| 5437338116 | Right. It is wider and steeper. | Which primary bronchus is more likely to have foreign objects fall lodge in it? Why? | 58 | |
| 5437338117 | bronchioles | What airways within the lungs are less than 1 mm in diameter? |  | 59 |
| 5437338118 | alveoli | Within the lungs what are the small saccular outpocketings that provide surfaces for the diffusion of gases? | 60 | |
| 5437338119 | pleura | What serous membranes cover the lungs and line the internal thoracic wall? | 61 | |
| 5437338120 | visceral pleura | What specific serous membranes adhere to the outer surfaces of the lungs? | 62 | |
| 5437338121 | parietal pleura | What specific serous membrane lines the walls of the thorax cavity, the lateral surface of the mediastinum, and covers the superior surface of the diaphragm? | 63 | |
| 5437338122 | pleural cavity | What is the potential space between the layers of the serous membranes associated with the lungs? |  | 64 |
| 5437338123 | conical | What is the general shape of the lungs? | 65 | |
| 5437338124 | base | What portion of each lung is concave and lies on the diaphragm? | 66 | |
| 5437338125 | apex | What portion of each lung is the superior, blunt end? | 67 | |
| 5437338126 | superior to the clavicle | How far superiorly does each lung extend? | 68 | |
| 5437338127 | costal surface | What portion of each lung is in contact with the thoracic wall? | 69 | |
| 5437338128 | mediastinal surface | What portion of each lung is directed medially? |  | 70 |
| 5437338130 | "hilum | What portion of each lung is directed medially, oriented vertically, is indented, and is the area through which the bronchi, pulmonary vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves pass? |  | 71 |
| 5437338131 | root | Collectively what are the bronchi, pulmonary vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves passing into each lung called? | 72 | |
| 5437338132 | cardiac notch | What is the indentation formed by the heart within the left lung? |  | 73 |
| 5437338133 | superior lobe, middle lobe, inferior lobe | List the lobes of the right lung |  | 74 |
| 5437338134 | superior lobe, inferior lobe | List the lobes of the left lung. | 75 |
