Exam 14: The Respiratory System: Its a Gas

Type II cells that line the alveoli are responsible for the production of

________ is characterized anatomically as the permanent, abnormal enlargement of distal airway spaces and destruction of the alveolar walls.

Swallowed materials pass through the ________ to get to the stomach.

Discuss the effect of surfactant.

________, or an inflamed voice box, is characterized by hoarseness and loss of speech.

The majority of cases of chronic bronchitis are caused by

Which of the following is not part of the lower respiratory tract?

This structure is not a part of the larynx ________.

Why do we breathe through our noses?

The major type of alveolar cell is Type II, or granular pneumocytes.

The oropharynx is lined with _________________ epithelium.

The respiratory system terminates at the

The vocal cords are found in the ________.

The _______________ nerve carries impulses to the diaphragm.

The trachea extends from the larynx to the ____________ vertebrae.

Which of the following is not a subdivision of the pharynx?

The nasal cavity is divided into right and left halves by a septum.

The windpipe is known as the ____________.

The site of bifurcation in the bronchi is called the ____________.

The liquid ________ layer lines the alveoli.