Respiratory Test #1
Question Answer
What is Cilia?
Fine hairs that move mucus to
the back of the throat. Helps
prevent irritation and
contamination of lower airways
What purpose does the
paranasal sinuses serve?
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Respiratory Test #1
Question Answer
What is Cilia?
Fine hairs that move mucus to
the back of the throat. Helps
prevent irritation and
contamination of lower airways
What purpose does the
paranasal sinuses serve?
Lighten the weight of the skull
and give resonance to the
voice.
What purpose does the
laryngopharynx serve?
Serves as a passage for
breathing and eating. Tonsils
and adenoids are located here.
What prevents food from
falling into the trachea? Epiglottis
What lines the lung
surface? Visceral pleura
Internal Respiration
Process by which oxygen is
transferred from the blood to
body cells and carbon dioxide
is passed from the body cells to
the blood to be eliminated from
the body
External Respiration (Ventilation) consist of the
movement of oxygen into the
lungs (inhalation) and the
removal of carbon dioxide
from the lungs (exhalation)
What pattern does
inhaled air follow?
Nose, Pharynx, Trachea,
Bronchi, Alveoli
What is dyspnea? Period of difficulty breathing
What position would
someone experiencing
dyspnea be most
comfortable in?
Sitting upright
Define Cheyne stokes
respirations.
Pattern of respiration in which
shallow, rapid, breathing is
followed by a period of apnea.
(Usually occurs before
someone dies)
Define tachypnea
Increased rat
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