MA400, Unit 1, Today's Medical
Assistant, Ch 13, Respiratory System
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
Bronchi - ANSWER-The airways that are formed when the trachea branches into
the lungs
External respiration - ANSWER-Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between
the lungs and the blood in the surrounding capillaries
Laryngopharynx - ANSWER-Portion of the pharynx that is posterior to the larynx
Larynx - ANSWER-Passagway of air between the pharynx and trachea; also known
as the voice box
Lower respiratory tract - ANSWER-The portion of the respiratory tract including
the trachea, bronchial tree and lungs that is inferior to the larynx
Pharynx - ANSWER-Passageway for air and food that opens into the larynx and
esphagus
Pleural cavity - ANSWER-Small space between the parietal and visceral layers of
the pleura
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, Respiratory membrane - ANSWER-Any surface in the lungs where diffusion
occurs
Trachea - ANSWER-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
Upper respiratory tract - ANSWER-Portion of the respiratory tract that includes
the nose, pharynx, and larynx
Pulmonary ventilation - ANSWER-Breathing-movement of air into and out of
lungs
alveoli - ANSWER-Microscopic dilations of terminal bronchioles in the lungs,
where diffusion of gases occurs (air sacs in lungs)
Bronchial tree - ANSWER-The bronchi and all their branches that function as
passageways between the trachea and the alveoli
Fauces - ANSWER-Opening from oral cavity into oropharynx
Internal respiration - ANSWER-Exchange of gases between the blood and tissues
Nasopharynx - ANSWER-Portion of pharynx that is posterior to nasal cavities
Pleura - ANSWER-the double-layered serous membrane that encloses the lung
Respiration - ANSWER-Exchange of oxygen between atmosphere and body cells
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Assistant, Ch 13, Respiratory System
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
Bronchi - ANSWER-The airways that are formed when the trachea branches into
the lungs
External respiration - ANSWER-Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between
the lungs and the blood in the surrounding capillaries
Laryngopharynx - ANSWER-Portion of the pharynx that is posterior to the larynx
Larynx - ANSWER-Passagway of air between the pharynx and trachea; also known
as the voice box
Lower respiratory tract - ANSWER-The portion of the respiratory tract including
the trachea, bronchial tree and lungs that is inferior to the larynx
Pharynx - ANSWER-Passageway for air and food that opens into the larynx and
esphagus
Pleural cavity - ANSWER-Small space between the parietal and visceral layers of
the pleura
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, Respiratory membrane - ANSWER-Any surface in the lungs where diffusion
occurs
Trachea - ANSWER-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
Upper respiratory tract - ANSWER-Portion of the respiratory tract that includes
the nose, pharynx, and larynx
Pulmonary ventilation - ANSWER-Breathing-movement of air into and out of
lungs
alveoli - ANSWER-Microscopic dilations of terminal bronchioles in the lungs,
where diffusion of gases occurs (air sacs in lungs)
Bronchial tree - ANSWER-The bronchi and all their branches that function as
passageways between the trachea and the alveoli
Fauces - ANSWER-Opening from oral cavity into oropharynx
Internal respiration - ANSWER-Exchange of gases between the blood and tissues
Nasopharynx - ANSWER-Portion of pharynx that is posterior to nasal cavities
Pleura - ANSWER-the double-layered serous membrane that encloses the lung
Respiration - ANSWER-Exchange of oxygen between atmosphere and body cells
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