Respiratory System Study Guide

Respiratory System Study guide:

Answer the following, submit through the assignments link as an msword document.

1. What percent of air is oxygen? 21%

2. What is the entire process of gas exchange between atmosphere and body cells called respiration

3. What is the waste product of cells? Carbon Dioxide

4. What organs are located in the upper respiratory tract? Nose, Nasal Cavity, Ethmoidal Air Cells, Frontal Sinuses, Maxillary Sinus, Sphenoidal Sinus, Larynx, Trachea

5. What organs are in the lower respiratory tract? Lungs, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli

6. What is the function of the nasal cavity? Filtering air and transportation of air into the trachea

7. What does mucous do? Traps the bacteria and dust particles breathed in through the nose so they do not travel into the lungs.

8. What is the function of the larynx? Also called the voice box that vibrates to make the sound of your voice

9. Which lung is larger, the right or the left? Right

10. What is laryngitis? Inflammation of the larynx usually caused by excessive talking, screaming, singing, etc.

11. What is a bronchoscopy? A slim tube like camera that is used to look at the bronchi

12. The paranasal sinuses are resonant chambers that affect the quality of voice and function to reduce the weight of skull and resonant chambers that affect quality of voice

13. What is found within the trachea that prevents it from collapsing and blocking the airway? 20 ‘C’ shaped pieces of cartilage

14. What is inspiration? Is when the pressure inside the alveoli decreases and outside pressure is greator

15. What is tidal volume? The amount of air the lungs take in each breath.