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Match the components of the respiratory system with correct descriptions/functions of each. Answers may be used more than once.
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extend from lateral walls of the nasal cavity

2


lines the nasal cavity

3


divides the nasal cavity

4


is also part of the digestive system

5


lies just above the trachea

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has three cartilages

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extends from the larynx to the bronchi

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begins at the distal end of the trachea

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help remove pathogens from the respiratory structures.

A)trachea
B)bronchial tree
C)pharynx
D)nasal septum
E)larynx
F)larynx
G)nasal conchae
H)cilia
I)cilia

Match the components of the respiratory system to the correct descriptions/functions. Answers may be used more than once.
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tiny air sacs surrounded by capillaries

11


allow the lungs to move freely in the thorax

12


the part of the respiratory tree to which alveoli are attached

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the location of gas exchange

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secrete serous fluid

15


the opening between the vocal cords

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prevents food from entering the airway during swallowing

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receives carbon dioxide from the blood

A)alveoli
B)alveoli
C)glottis
D)alveoli
E)bronchioles
F)pleura
G)pleura
H)epiglottis

During breathing there are changes that occur which make air move in and out of the lungs. Match the direction of air movement to the changes (mechanisms) that cause it.
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enlarging thoracic cavity

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air pressure in the lungs is higher than atmospheric pressure

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decreasing thoracic pressure

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diaphragm contracts

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diaphragm relaxes

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intercostal muscles raise the ribs.

A)air enters the lungs
B)air leaves the lungs
C)air enters the lungs
D)air enters the lungs
E)air leaves the lungs
F)air enters the lungs

Several factors/structures control respiratory function. Match the respiratory changes to the correct controlling mechanism. Answers may be used more than once.
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pons

25


carbon dioxide in blood

26


medulla oblongata

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fear or pain

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pH in the blood

A)respiratory rate
B)respiratory rate
C)respiratory rate
D)respiratory rate
E)respiratory rhythm

Match the respiratory volumes with their correct definitions. Answers may be used more than once.
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the sum of tidal volume, inspiratory and expiratory volumes

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the amount of air exhaled forcefully after a normal exhalation

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the amount of air that moves in or out of the lungs during a normal breath

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the amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled after a normal inhalation

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the amount of air in the lungs after a forceful exhalation

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the total amount of air that the lungs can hold

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the total amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after the deepest inhalation possible

A)vital capacity
B)inspiratory reserve volume
C)tidal volume
D)residual volume
E)total lung capacity
F)total lung capacity
G)expiratory reserve volume







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