EVALUATION TEST PAPER FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PACK
●● What are the three parts of the pharynx? (Review figure to label
locations)
Answer: Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
●● Hard palate and Soft palate
Answer: Separate oral cavity from nasal cavity
●● The rings that cover the trachea are a complete circle. T or F
Answer: False
●● Important steps need to happen during the swallowing process to
prevent aspiration
Answer: The rise of the larynx, soft palate elevate, and the glottis need
to flap down so liquids or food can enter the esophagus
●● Why does the soft palate elevate during swallowing?
, Answer: To prevent anything from entering the nasal cavity
●● Glottis
Answer: An opening into the larynx or voice box
●● Aspiration
Answer: When food and liquid accidentally enter the trachea
●● The left lung has three lobes
Answer: False
●● Two functions of the pleura
Answer: Reduce friction and provide a negative pressure environment
needed for lung inflation
Help to pull the lungs open with the chest wall during inhalation
●● What is the name of the "floor" of the epithelium in the respiratory
tract?
Answer: Basement Membrane
●● Why are the cells in the respiratory epithelium called columnar cells?
Answer: They are taller than they are wide