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University of Iowa Human Anatomy Exam 5 with ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




accurate detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Respiratory system - correct answer✔✔the structures and organs that function in air ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




distribution and gas exchange ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




nose - correct answer✔✔where air is taken in, filtered, and warmed
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pharynx - correct answer✔✔the throat; connects the oral cavity to the esophagus ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




larynx - correct answer✔✔where the vocal cords are located
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Nares - correct answer✔✔external openings of the nose
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vestibule (nasal) - correct answer✔✔the "waiting area" just inside the nose ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




nasal cavity - correct answer✔✔the entire internal space of the nose, one on the left side
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and one on the right
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median nasal septum - correct answer✔✔bony structure that divides the two nasal cavities
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(vomer and perpendicular plate) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




deviated septum - correct answer✔✔where the septum is significantly off-center or||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




crooked, making breathing difficult ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

,conchae - correct answer✔✔responsible for regulating the airflow through the nasal
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olfactory receptor cells - correct answer✔✔what receives chemicals interpreted as smells
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paranasal sinuses - correct answer✔✔air-filled spaces in the skull ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




sinusitis - correct answer✔✔inflammation of the sinus membrane ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




hard palate - correct answer✔✔anterior roof of the mouth made of bony tissue that
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separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




soft palate - correct answer✔✔cartilaginous and soft tissue that separates the nasopharynx
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from the oral cavity||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




uvula - correct answer✔✔projection from the soft palate that flips up when swallowing to
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prevent food and fluid from traveling out the nose ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




nasopharynx - correct answer✔✔behind the nasal cavity ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




oropharynx - correct answer✔✔behind the oral cavity ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




laryngopharynx - correct answer✔✔inferior to the oropharynx ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




The pharynx - correct answer✔✔What is a common tube for the respiratory and digestive
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systems that connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx and esophagus?
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, glottis - correct answer✔✔opening into the larynx
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epiglottis - correct answer✔✔cartilaginous flap that covers the glottis when swallowing
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food



false vocal cords - correct answer✔✔what forms the wall of the glottis laterally in the larynx
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true vocal cords - correct answer✔✔medially in the larynx that vibrates to produce sound
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trachea, primary bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs - correct answer✔✔what are the
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divisions of the lower respiratory tract? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




larynx, bronchi - correct answer✔✔The trachea extends from the _______ to the ________.
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the hilus - correct answer✔✔where the primary bronchi enter
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secondary bronchi - correct answer✔✔smaller tubes of bronchi ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




tertiary bronchi - correct answer✔✔what branches from secondary bronchi
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bronchioles - correct answer✔✔many smaller tubes that branch off from the tertiary ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




bronchi



final branches - correct answer✔✔terminal branches of bronchioles
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alveoli - correct answer✔✔clusters of sacs at the end of the terminal bronchioles
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