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What is the function of the larynx?
What is the function of the larynx?
- To aid in sound production (correct)
- To filter air entering the trachea
- To facilitate gas exchange
- To regulate the temperature of inhaled air
What covers the glottis during swallowing to prevent the entry of food into the larynx?
What covers the glottis during swallowing to prevent the entry of food into the larynx?
- Epiglottis (correct)
- Thyroid cartilage
- Arytenoid cartilage
- Cricoid cartilage
Where does the trachea divide into right and left primary bronchi?
Where does the trachea divide into right and left primary bronchi?
- At the level of the 5th thoracic vertebra (correct)
- At the level of the 1st thoracic vertebra
- At the level of the 3rd thoracic vertebra
- At the level of the 12th thoracic vertebra
What supports the trachea, primary, secondary, and tertiary bronchi, and initial bronchioles?
What supports the trachea, primary, secondary, and tertiary bronchi, and initial bronchioles?
What do the terminal bronchioles give rise to?
What do the terminal bronchioles give rise to?
What is the term used for the reversible compound formed by the binding of oxygen with haemoglobin?
What is the term used for the reversible compound formed by the binding of oxygen with haemoglobin?
What is the maximum number of oxygen molecules that a haemoglobin molecule can carry?
What is the maximum number of oxygen molecules that a haemoglobin molecule can carry?
What type of curve is obtained when percentage saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen is plotted against the partial pressure of oxygen?
What type of curve is obtained when percentage saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen is plotted against the partial pressure of oxygen?
In which location are the factors favorable for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin?
In which location are the factors favorable for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin?
What primarily influences the binding of oxygen with haemoglobin?
What primarily influences the binding of oxygen with haemoglobin?
