The Respiratory System: the Upper Respiratory Tract

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Inspired air is almost 100% saturated with water in the nasal cavity.

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What is the anterior nares?

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What is the posterior nares?

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Both the mouth and nose open into the pharynx.

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Label this image to show the regions of the pharynx. Note how this image shows how both the mouth and nose open up into the pharynx.

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What are the nasal conchae?

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What is the purpose of the nasal conchae and the blood vessels being close to the mucosa of the nasal cavity?

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Which part of the pharynx would you find an opening to the middle ear?

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The larynx acts as a sphincter that prevents food and fluid from entering the airway.

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What is the carina?

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Which bronchus has a smaller and at more of an angle, making it more vulnerable to aspiration?

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Which is true of the branching of the bronchi?

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Which is true of the organisation of the bronchi?

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Label this diagram to show the divisions of the bronchi.

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Which of the following describes respiratory epithelium?

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Where do the bronchial arteries branch off?

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Which is true of the bronchial arteries?

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Fill in the blanks to label the pulmonary vasculature.

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There are goblet cells and serous glands in the respiratory epithelium. What do serous glands secrete?

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Where do the cilia in the respiratory tract move bacteria-laden mucus to?

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Macrophages are destroyed in the stomach after they have engulfed bacteria.

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What do mast cells release?

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What does histamine do?

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What does the hypothalamus change breathing in response to?

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What is proprioception?

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What do the C-receptors detect?

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Where are the receptors for the cough reflex found?

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Where do afferent fibres from the cough reflex integrate?

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Which is the afferent pathway in the cough reflex?

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Which of the following are efferent nerves of the cough reflex?

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The trachealis is involved in the cough reflex.

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Label this image to show the anatomy of the larynx.

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Label this image of the larynx from inside the mouth.

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Label this coronal section of the larynx.

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Label this section of the trachea.

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What type of connective tissue occurs in the adventitia of the trachea?

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Drag and drop the correct labels to each of the below positions of the larynx.

Rotation of arytenoids

Abduction of arytenoids

Used for whispering

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Label this image to show the anatomy of the larynx, in particular the membranes.

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What do you puncture in a laryngotomy?

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Why is it dangerous to perform a laryngotomy on an individual with three thyroid gland lobes?

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Medicine Anatomy of Systems Test sobre The Respiratory System: the Upper Respiratory Tract, creado por Charlotte Jakes el 26/01/2020.

The Respiratory System: the Upper Respiratory Tract

Inspired air is almost 100% saturated with water in the nasal cavity.

What is the anterior nares?

What is the posterior nares?

Both the mouth and nose open into the pharynx.

Label this image to show the regions of the pharynx. Note how this image shows how both the mouth and nose open up into the pharynx.

What are the nasal conchae?

What is the purpose of the nasal conchae and the blood vessels being close to the mucosa of the nasal cavity?

Which part of the pharynx would you find an opening to the middle ear?

The larynx acts as a sphincter that prevents food and fluid from entering the airway.

What is the carina?

Which bronchus has a smaller and at more of an angle, making it more vulnerable to aspiration?

Which is true of the branching of the bronchi?

Which is true of the organisation of the bronchi?

Label this diagram to show the divisions of the bronchi.

Which of the following describes respiratory epithelium?

Where do the bronchial arteries branch off?

Which is true of the bronchial arteries?

Fill in the blanks to label the pulmonary vasculature.

There are goblet cells and serous glands in the respiratory epithelium. What do serous glands secrete?

Where do the cilia in the respiratory tract move bacteria-laden mucus to?