Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals Respiratory System Anatomy and Physiology Flash Cards

Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals

Respiratory SystemAnatomy and Physiology Flash Cards


Directions

• The first slide asks a question.

• The second slide answers the question.

• Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge.


Question

• List the four primary functions of the respiratory system.


Answer

1. Air distribution

2. Gas exchange

3. Transport of gases

4. Internal respiration


Question

• The four pairs of ______ are located in four separate bones of the skull.


Answer

Sinuses


Question

• Name the four bones that house sinuses.


Answer

1. Frontal

2. Maxillary

3. Ethmoid

4. Sphenoid


Question

• The nasal cavity is divided by the nasal ______.


Answer

Septum


Question

• What organ is located posteriorly and inferiorly to the nasal cavity?

a. Pharynx

b. Larynx

c. Trachea

d. External nares


Answer

a. Pharynxb. Larynx

c. Trachea

d. External nares


Question

• The voice box is found in the ______.a. Pharynx

b. Larynx

c. Trachea

d. Nasopharynx


Answer

a. Pharynx

b. Larynxc. Trachea

d. Nasopharynx


Question

• What is the piece of cartilage that covers the larynx during swallowing called? (Its purpose is to avoid the passage of food into the airways.)


Answer

Epiglottis


Question

• The trachea divides to form the ______.a. Bronchioles

b. Alveolar ducts

c. Primary bronchi

d. Larynx


Answer

a. Bronchioles

b. Alveolar ducts

c. Primary bronchid. Larynx


Question

• The right lung has ______ lobes.

• The left lung has ______ lobes.


Answer

• Three

• Two


Question

• Each lung is covered by a serous membrane called the:

a. Pleura

b. Mediastinum

c. Serous

d. Parietal


Answer

a. Pleura

b. Mediastinum

c. Serous

d. Parietal


Question

• What vessel delivers deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

a. Pulmonary veins

b. Pulmonary arteries

c. Aorta

d. Superior vena cava


Answer

a. Pulmonary veins

b. Pulmonary arteriesc. Aorta

d. Superior vena cava


Question

• The act of inhalation creates a ______ pressure, which results in air being sucked into the lungs.


Answer

Low


Question

• Oxygen binds to the ______, which are found within the red blood cell.


Answer

Hemoglobin


Question

• The alveolar sacs are made of multiple smaller cavities called ______.

a. Alveolar ducts

b. Alveolar cavities

c. Alveoli

d. Bronchioles


Answer

a. Alveolar ducts

b. Alveolar cavities

c. Alveolid. Bronchioles


Question

• What structure within the lungs is the site for gas exchange?

a. Respiratory membrane

b. Bronchioles

c. Alveolar ducts

d. Pleura


Answer

a. Respiratory membraneb. Bronchioles

c. Alveolar ducts

d. Pleura


Question

• The primary breathing muscle is the ______.


Answer

Diaphragm


Question

• Describe the diaphragm’s shape, origin, and insertion.


Answer

1. The diaphragm is a dome shaped muscle forming a transverse wall which separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

2. Origin: The inner surface of the xifoid process, the inner surfaces of ribs 7-12, and the bodies of L1-L3.

3. Insertion: Into it’s own central tendon.


Question

• When is the diaphragm contracting?a. During the superior movement.

b. During the inferior movement.

c. Neither; it doesn’t contract.


Answer

a. During the superior movement.

b. During the inferior movement.c. Neither; it doesn’t contract.

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