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TCA Respiratory Starter Questions Payday 1

Last updated almost 5 years ago

9 questions

Note from the author:

formative assessment, starter questions

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Question 1

1.

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

Question 2

2.

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

Question 3

3.

Tracheal obstructions are life threatening.

True

False

Question 4

4.

The paired lungs occupy the mediastinum of the thoracic cavity.

True

False

Question 5

5.

The main site of gas exchange is the ____.

alveolar sacs

alveoli

alveolar duct

respiratory bronchioles

Question 6

6.

The parietal pleura lines the thoracic wall.

True

False

Question 7

7.

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

surface tension of water

c-shaped cartilage rings

surfactant production

pseudostriatified ciliated epithelium

Question 8

8.

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

Question 9

9.

What is the function of the respiratory system?