MA400, Unit 1, Today's Medical
Assistant, Ch 13, Respiratory System
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The airways that are formed when the trachea branches into the lungs -
✔✔Bronchi
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the blood
in the surrounding capillaries - ✔✔External respiration
Portion of the pharynx that is posterior to the larynx - ✔✔Laryngopharynx
Passagway of air between the pharynx and trachea; also known as the
voice box - ✔✔Larynx
The portion of the respiratory tract including the trachea, bronchial tree and
lungs that is inferior to the larynx - ✔✔Lower respiratory tract
Passageway for air and food that opens into the larynx and esphagus -
✔✔Pharynx
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, Small space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura -
✔✔Pleural cavity
Any surface in the lungs where diffusion occurs - ✔✔Respiratory
membrane
Passageway for air made up of 15-20 C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage
that extend inferiorly to the larynx and branches into bronchi-also known as
the windpipe - ✔✔Trachea
Portion of the respiratory tract that includes the nose, pharynx, and larynx -
✔✔Upper respiratory tract
Breathing-movement of air into and out of lungs - ✔✔Pulmonary ventilation
Microscopic dilations of terminal bronchioles in the lungs, where diffusion of
gases occurs (air sacs in lungs) - ✔✔alveoli
The bronchi and all their branches that function as passageways between
the trachea and the alveoli - ✔✔Bronchial tree
Opening from oral cavity into oropharynx - ✔✔Fauces
Exchange of gases between the blood and tissues - ✔✔Internal respiration
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Assistant, Ch 13, Respiratory System
2024/2025 Exam Questions and Answers
| A+ Score Assured
The airways that are formed when the trachea branches into the lungs -
✔✔Bronchi
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the blood
in the surrounding capillaries - ✔✔External respiration
Portion of the pharynx that is posterior to the larynx - ✔✔Laryngopharynx
Passagway of air between the pharynx and trachea; also known as the
voice box - ✔✔Larynx
The portion of the respiratory tract including the trachea, bronchial tree and
lungs that is inferior to the larynx - ✔✔Lower respiratory tract
Passageway for air and food that opens into the larynx and esphagus -
✔✔Pharynx
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Small space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura -
✔✔Pleural cavity
Any surface in the lungs where diffusion occurs - ✔✔Respiratory
membrane
Passageway for air made up of 15-20 C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage
that extend inferiorly to the larynx and branches into bronchi-also known as
the windpipe - ✔✔Trachea
Portion of the respiratory tract that includes the nose, pharynx, and larynx -
✔✔Upper respiratory tract
Breathing-movement of air into and out of lungs - ✔✔Pulmonary ventilation
Microscopic dilations of terminal bronchioles in the lungs, where diffusion of
gases occurs (air sacs in lungs) - ✔✔alveoli
The bronchi and all their branches that function as passageways between
the trachea and the alveoli - ✔✔Bronchial tree
Opening from oral cavity into oropharynx - ✔✔Fauces
Exchange of gases between the blood and tissues - ✔✔Internal respiration
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