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What is the main function of the respiratory system?
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
- Filtering blood
- Conducting air to the lung (correct)
- Digesting food
- Producing hormones for the body
Which of the following is NOT part of the respiratory (conducting) passages?
Which of the following is NOT part of the respiratory (conducting) passages?
- Bronchi
- Nose
- Trachea
- Alveoli (correct)
Where is the vestibule located in the nasal cavity?
Where is the vestibule located in the nasal cavity?
- Behind the larynx
- At the base of the skull
- Anterior dilated part of the nose (correct)
- Near the trachea
What is the main component of the wall of the vestibule in the nasal cavity?
What is the main component of the wall of the vestibule in the nasal cavity?
Which one of the following is NOT a function of the nasal cavity?
Which one of the following is NOT a function of the nasal cavity?
What type of epithelium lines the posterior part of the nasal cavity?
What type of epithelium lines the posterior part of the nasal cavity?
What type of epithelium lines the Intra-Pulmonary Bronchi?
What type of epithelium lines the Intra-Pulmonary Bronchi?
What cells secrete serous fluid in the Terminal Bronchioles?
What cells secrete serous fluid in the Terminal Bronchioles?
What type of cells are more numerous in the alveoli?
What type of cells are more numerous in the alveoli?
What is the composition of the Inter-alveolar Septum?
What is the composition of the Inter-alveolar Septum?
What is the lining of the Alveolar Sacs primarily composed of?
What is the lining of the Alveolar Sacs primarily composed of?
What type of epithelium covers the middle and inferior conchae in the respiratory area of the nasal fossa?
What type of epithelium covers the middle and inferior conchae in the respiratory area of the nasal fossa?
Which area of the nasal fossa is covered by olfactory epithelium?
Which area of the nasal fossa is covered by olfactory epithelium?
What is the function of the trachealis muscle in the trachea?
What is the function of the trachealis muscle in the trachea?
Which type of cartilage forms the fibro-cartilaginous layer of the trachea?
Which type of cartilage forms the fibro-cartilaginous layer of the trachea?
What is the composition of the lamina propria in the trachea?
What is the composition of the lamina propria in the trachea?
Which structure marks the beginning of the trachea?
Which structure marks the beginning of the trachea?
What is the function of surfactant in the alveoli?
What is the function of surfactant in the alveoli?
Which type of cells are responsible for engulfing foreign particles like dust or carbon in the lung alveoli?
Which type of cells are responsible for engulfing foreign particles like dust or carbon in the lung alveoli?
What forms the blood-air barrier for the exchange of gases in the lungs?
What forms the blood-air barrier for the exchange of gases in the lungs?
Which type of pneumocytes contain secretory granules with surfactant?
Which type of pneumocytes contain secretory granules with surfactant?
What are Heart Failure Cells responsible for engulfing in patients with heart failure?
What are Heart Failure Cells responsible for engulfing in patients with heart failure?
What is the function of pleural membranes in the respiratory system?
What is the function of pleural membranes in the respiratory system?
