Study Guide for Respiratory System

Name______Date ______

  1. Clearing the respiratory tract is accomplished by __ __ U______
  2. Where is the larynx found?
  3. In __ __ p ______dyspnea worsens as the disease progresses.
  4. What is the recommended treatment for the common cold?
  5. ______l __ e______is caused by a virus.
  6. ______h______is characterized by overdialated alveoli that have lost their elasticity.
  7. Sleeping can cause the respiration rate to increase or decrease?
  8. ______I ______involves taking air into the lungs.
  9. What is initially sensed by the brain to control breathing?
  10. Bacteria and ______are two main causes of __ n ______.
  11. ______f ______is a fatty substance in the lungs that prevents

______i from ______s ______.

  1. What is the name of the cartilage flap that covers the larynx when you swallow?
  2. The most common cause of chronic bronchitis is:
  3. What is the correct pathway of air into the lungs?
  4. ______n __ is the medical term for the throat
  5. The normal number of breaths an adult takes each minute at rest is about:
  6. What one word would most closely describe the work of the hair in the nose?
  7. ______located in the nasal epithelium perform the function of:
  8. The __ a______is responsible for voice production.
  9. The windpipe is referred to as the:
  10. The ______u __ is the partition that separated the nose into the right and left cavities.
  11. The tubes formed when the trachea divides to enter both lungs are called:
  12. Each lung is divided into two or three parts called:
  13. The walls of the trachea are made more rigid by the presence of:
  14. The ______r__ covers the outer surface of the lungs and lines the inner surface of the rib cage.
  15. The respiratory system ends in millions of tiny, thin walled sacs called:
  16. ______c ______is a respiratory disease with the following symptoms: cough, low grade fever in the afternoon, weight lose and night sweats.
  17. Structures that produce mucous for the respiratory tract and are located in the skull are the:
  18. Stephen comes into the ER with wheezing, dyspnea, and tightness in the chest. He may be experiencing:
  19. TB is increasing because of:
  20. Ana experienced hoarseness for two days and loss of voice for three days. She most likely suffers from:
  21. What body function is made possible by fibrous plates contained within the cartilage of the larynx:

Matching:

____DyspneaA. is a temporary stoppage of breathing movements

____EupenaB. is difficult breathing when the body is in a horizontal

position.

____ApneaC. Is difficult labored, or painful breathing

____ TachypneaD. is normal breathing with usual quiet inhalations and

exhalations

____OrthopneaE. is abnormally rapid and shallow rate of breathing

Describe the functions of the respiratory system;

One of the weapons terrorists may use to instill fear in the population is the release of anthrax spores. Explain the different types of anthrax. Describe the symptoms and treatment. Is the disease contagious?

You are a little molecule of oxygen, floating in the air. Suddenly you feel a whoosh, and you are in this dark tube with little hairs tickling you. Is this that thing called the nose? Trace your journey from there to the alveoli of the lung: you will recognize it when you get there; it looks like a bunch of grapes. Name the structures along the way.