Structure and Function of the Body -
Final Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Respiratory system - functions -
correct answer ✅1. air distributor
2. gas exchanger
3. filters, warms and humidifies air we breathe
olfaction -
correct answer ✅sense of smell
Respiratory system - organs -
correct answer ✅1. nose
2. pharynx
3. larynx
4. trachea
5. bronchi
6. lungs
alveoli -
correct answer ✅extremely tiny, thin walled sacs
small cavity
,Structure and Function of the Body -
Final Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
distribute air close enough to blood for a gas exchange between air
and blood
hypoxia -
correct answer ✅insufficient oxygen supply to tissues
Respiratory system - upper tract -
correct answer ✅1. pharynx
a. nasal cavity
b. nasopharynx
c. oropharynx
d. laryngopharynx
2. larynx
3. nose
Respiratory system - lower tract -
correct answer ✅1. trachea
2. left and right primary bronchi
3. bronchioles (tree)
,Structure and Function of the Body -
Final Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
a. alveoli
b. alveolar duct
c. pulmonary capillary
d. alveolar sac
4. lungs
Head Cold -
correct answer ✅upper respiratory infection (URI)
involve sinuses, nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx
Chest Cold -
correct answer ✅pneumonia like symptoms
involve organs of the lower respiratory tract
diffusion -
correct answer ✅passive transport process
exchange of gases that occurs in the respiratory system
, Structure and Function of the Body -
Final Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
respiratory mucosa -
correct answer ✅- membrane that lines most of the air
distribution tubes in the respiratory system
- covered by pseudostratified columnar epithelium rich in mucus
producing cells
- hair like cilia cover the epithelium
- serves ax the most important air purification mechanism
- also line the nasal cavity
mucous blanket -
correct answer ✅layer of cleansing mucus
a continuous sheet that covers the lining of the air distribution
tubes in the respiratory tree
moves upward to the pharynx from the lower branches of the
respiratory tree
respiratory tree -
correct answer ✅upside down tree
trunk -trachea or windpipe
branches - bronchial tubes
Final Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Respiratory system - functions -
correct answer ✅1. air distributor
2. gas exchanger
3. filters, warms and humidifies air we breathe
olfaction -
correct answer ✅sense of smell
Respiratory system - organs -
correct answer ✅1. nose
2. pharynx
3. larynx
4. trachea
5. bronchi
6. lungs
alveoli -
correct answer ✅extremely tiny, thin walled sacs
small cavity
,Structure and Function of the Body -
Final Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
distribute air close enough to blood for a gas exchange between air
and blood
hypoxia -
correct answer ✅insufficient oxygen supply to tissues
Respiratory system - upper tract -
correct answer ✅1. pharynx
a. nasal cavity
b. nasopharynx
c. oropharynx
d. laryngopharynx
2. larynx
3. nose
Respiratory system - lower tract -
correct answer ✅1. trachea
2. left and right primary bronchi
3. bronchioles (tree)
,Structure and Function of the Body -
Final Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
a. alveoli
b. alveolar duct
c. pulmonary capillary
d. alveolar sac
4. lungs
Head Cold -
correct answer ✅upper respiratory infection (URI)
involve sinuses, nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx
Chest Cold -
correct answer ✅pneumonia like symptoms
involve organs of the lower respiratory tract
diffusion -
correct answer ✅passive transport process
exchange of gases that occurs in the respiratory system
, Structure and Function of the Body -
Final Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
respiratory mucosa -
correct answer ✅- membrane that lines most of the air
distribution tubes in the respiratory system
- covered by pseudostratified columnar epithelium rich in mucus
producing cells
- hair like cilia cover the epithelium
- serves ax the most important air purification mechanism
- also line the nasal cavity
mucous blanket -
correct answer ✅layer of cleansing mucus
a continuous sheet that covers the lining of the air distribution
tubes in the respiratory tree
moves upward to the pharynx from the lower branches of the
respiratory tree
respiratory tree -
correct answer ✅upside down tree
trunk -trachea or windpipe
branches - bronchial tubes
