Exam 28: Respiratory System and Pathologies

Which process involves the tendency of the thorax and lungs to return to their pre-inhalation size?

Which term means the ease with which the thorax and lungs stretch during inhalation?

Which condition is characterized by inflammation of mucosa that line spaces in skull bones?

Which bone has a sinus?

Which condition is an infection of the lungs?

Which region contains conchae?

Which substance assists in gas exchange by stabilizing the alveolus and reducing surface tension?

Which function do the sinuses perform?

Which condition involves permanent enlargement of lower airways accompanied by destruction of alveolar walls?

Which term means the process of taking air into the lungs?

Which condition an acute, highly contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory tract?

Which functions does the respiratory system perform?

Which process is gas exchange between blood in the capillaries and body cells within tissues?

Where are the glottis and vocal cords located?

Which condition involves bronchospasms that cause breathing difficulties in susceptible people?

Which structure is referred to as the "guardian of the airways?"

What do the openings in the tracheal rings allow the esophagus to do?

Which cranial nerve is involved with smell?

Which structure is formed by the alveolar membrane, basement membrane, and capillary wall form?

Which term is synonymous with throat?