HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY RECOMMENDED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HUMAN ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY RECOMMENDED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

The conchae A) provide a surface for the sense of smell. B)
provide an opening to paranasal sinuses. C) divide the nasal
cavity into a right and a left side. D) provide an opening into
the pharynx. E) create turbulence in the air to trap particulate
matter in mucus.
E) create turbulence in the air to trap particulate matter in
mucus
The portion of the pharynx that receives both air and food is
the A)oropharynx. B) laryngopharynx. C) aeropharynx.
D)internal pharynx. E) nasopharynx.
A) oropharynx
The common passageway shared by the respiratory and
digestive systems is the A) larynx. B) trachea. C) glottis. D)
pharynx.
D) pharynx
The auditory tubes open into the A) laryngopharynx. B) larynx.
C) nasal cavity. D) oropharynx. E) nasopharynx.
E) nasopharynx

,The palatine tonsils lie in the walls of the A) oropharynx. B)
nasal cavity. C) larynx. D) nasopharynx. E) laryngopharynx.
D) oropharynx
The larynx contains ________ cartilages. A) three unpaired B)
six paired C) a total of nine D) A, B, and C E) a variable number
of
D) A, B, and C
The largest cartilage of the larynx is A) arytenoid B) cuneiform
C) cricoid D) thyroid E) epiglottic
A) arytenoid
The ring-shaped cartilage just inferior to the thyroid cartilage
is the ________ cartilage. A) cricoid B) epiglottis C) cuneiform
D)corniculate E) arytenoid
A) cricoid
The placement of a tube directly into the trachea to bypass
the larynx is termed a(n) A) tunnelization. B) intubation. C)
tracheostomy. D) catheterization. E) trachectomy.
B) intubation
Which of the following statements about the trachea is false?
A) is reinforced with C-shaped cartilages B) is lined by
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium C) alters its
diameter in response to the autonomic nervous system D)

,contains many mucous glands E) is reinforced with D-shaped
cartilages
E) is reinforced with D-shaped cartilages
Secondary bronchi supply air to the A) lobes of the lungs. B)
alveoli. C) lungs. D) alveolar ducts. E) lobules of the lungs.
A) lobes of the lungs
They branch from the trachea at the carina. A) tertiary bronchi
B) primary bronchi C) secondary bronchi D) terminal
bronchioles E) alveolar ducts
B) primary bronchi
1. secondary bronchus
2. bronchioles
3. alveolar ducts
4. primary bronchus
5. respiratory bronchiole
6. alveoli
7. terminal bronchiole
The order in which air passes through is
Primary bronchus, secondary bronchus, bronchioles, terminal
bronchiole, respiratory bronchiole, alveolar ducts, alveoli
The interlobular septa divide the lungs into A) pulmonary
lobules. B) visceral pleura and fibrous trabeculae. C) vital
capacity and residual volume. D) alveolar sacs. E)lobes.
A) pulmonary lobules

, The actual sites of gas exchange within the lungs are A)
terminal bronchioles. B) pleural spaces. C) bronchioles. D)
alveoli. E) interlobular septa.
D) alveoli
Boyle's law states that gas volume is A) inversely proportional
to temperature. B) directly proportional to pressure. C)
directly proportional to temperature. D) inversely proportional
to pressure. E) both A and B
D) inversely proportional to pressure
Which of the following muscles might be recruited to increase
inspired volume? A) serratus anterior B) pectoralis minor C)
scalenes D) sternocleidomastoid E) all of the above
E) all of the above
Expiratory movements are produced by contraction of the
________ muscle(s). A) serratus anterior B) internal intercostal
C) external intercostal D) diaphragm E) scalenes
B) internal intercostal
When the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles
contract, A) the volume of the lungs decreases. B) expiration
occurs. C) the volume of the thorax decreases. D) the volume
of the thorax increases. E) the lungs shrink.
E) the lungs shrink