Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals Respiratory System Anatomy and Physiology Flash Cards
Jan 13, 2016
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Respiratory SystemAnatomy and Physiology Flash Cards
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Directions
• The first slide asks a question.
• The second slide answers the question.
• Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge.
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Question
• List the four primary functions of the respiratory system.
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Answer
1. Air distribution
2. Gas exchange
3. Transport of gases
4. Internal respiration
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• The four pairs of ______ are located in four separate bones of the skull.
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Answer
Sinuses
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• Name the four bones that house sinuses.
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Answer
1. Frontal
2. Maxillary
3. Ethmoid
4. Sphenoid
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• The nasal cavity is divided by the nasal ______.
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Septum
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• What organ is located posteriorly and inferiorly to the nasal cavity?
a. Pharynx
b. Larynx
c. Trachea
d. External nares
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Answer
a. Pharynxb. Larynx
c. Trachea
d. External nares
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• The voice box is found in the ______.a. Pharynx
b. Larynx
c. Trachea
d. Nasopharynx
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Answer
a. Pharynx
b. Larynxc. Trachea
d. Nasopharynx
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• 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.)
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Answer
Epiglottis
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• The trachea divides to form the ______.a. Bronchioles
b. Alveolar ducts
c. Primary bronchi
d. Larynx
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Answer
a. Bronchioles
b. Alveolar ducts
c. Primary bronchid. Larynx
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• The right lung has ______ lobes.
• The left lung has ______ lobes.
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Answer
• Three
• Two
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• Each lung is covered by a serous membrane called the:
a. Pleura
b. Mediastinum
c. Serous
d. Parietal
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Answer
a. Pleura
b. Mediastinum
c. Serous
d. Parietal
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• What vessel delivers deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
a. Pulmonary veins
b. Pulmonary arteries
c. Aorta
d. Superior vena cava
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Answer
a. Pulmonary veins
b. Pulmonary arteriesc. Aorta
d. Superior vena cava
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• The act of inhalation creates a ______ pressure, which results in air being sucked into the lungs.
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Low
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• Oxygen binds to the ______, which are found within the red blood cell.
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Answer
Hemoglobin
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• The alveolar sacs are made of multiple smaller cavities called ______.
a. Alveolar ducts
b. Alveolar cavities
c. Alveoli
d. Bronchioles
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Answer
a. Alveolar ducts
b. Alveolar cavities
c. Alveolid. Bronchioles
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• What structure within the lungs is the site for gas exchange?
a. Respiratory membrane
b. Bronchioles
c. Alveolar ducts
d. Pleura
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a. Respiratory membraneb. Bronchioles
c. Alveolar ducts
d. Pleura
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• The primary breathing muscle is the ______.
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Answer
Diaphragm
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• Describe the diaphragm’s shape, origin, and insertion.
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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.
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• When is the diaphragm contracting?a. During the superior movement.
b. During the inferior movement.
c. Neither; it doesn’t contract.
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a. During the superior movement.
b. During the inferior movement.c. Neither; it doesn’t contract.