TCA Respiratory Starter Questions Payday 1

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formative assessment, starter questions

The nose serves all of the following functions EXCEPT:

as the direct initiator of the cough reflex

warming and humidifying

cleansing the air

as a passageway for air movement

ciliated mucous lining the nose

porous structures of turbinate bones (nasal conchae)

abundant blood supply to nasal mucosa

action of the epiglottis

True

False

True

False

alveolar sacs

alveoli

alveolar duct

respiratory bronchioles

True

False

surface tension of water

c-shaped cartilage rings

surfactant production

pseudostriatified ciliated epithelium

force with which air rushes across the vocal folds

thickness of vestibular folds

length of the vocal folds

strength of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles

The nose serves all of the following functions EXCEPT:

as the direct initiator of the cough reflex

warming and humidifying

cleansing the air

as a passageway for air movement

Most inspired particles such as dust fail to reach the lungs because of the ___.

ciliated mucous lining the nose

porous structures of turbinate bones (nasal conchae)

abundant blood supply to nasal mucosa

action of the epiglottis

Tracheal obstructions are life threatening.

True

False

The paired lungs occupy the mediastinum of the thoracic cavity.

True

False

The main site of gas exchange is the ____.

alveolar sacs

alveoli

alveolar duct

respiratory bronchioles

The parietal pleura lines the thoracic wall.

True

False

Which of the following maintains the patency (openness) of the trachea?

surface tension of water

c-shaped cartilage rings

surfactant production

pseudostriatified ciliated epithelium

The loudness of a person's voice depends on the ____.

force with which air rushes across the vocal folds

thickness of vestibular folds

length of the vocal folds

strength of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles