Respiratory System Overview Quiz

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Which part of the respiratory system consists of many interconnected air-filled spaces with very thin linings which allow rapid gas exchange?

  • Nose/nasal cavity
  • Alveoli (correct)
  • Pharynx
  • Bronchi

What is the function of the conducting portion of the respiratory system?

  • Interconnected air-filled spaces
  • Rapid gas exchange
  • Conducting air from the environment into respiratory spaces (correct)
  • Gas exchange

Which organ is not a part of the human respiratory system?

  • Liver (correct)
  • Bronchi
  • Trachea
  • Larynx

Which type of respiratory tract infection can involve the upper and lower airways?

<p>Pneumonia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents one of the more common reasons for visits to the physician, admission to the hospital, and forced inactivity among all age groups?

<p>Respiratory illnesses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of the respiratory system is responsible for controlling breathing through its contraction and relaxation?

<p>Diaphragm (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated percentage of the world population that is infected with tuberculosis?

<p>Between 19% and 43% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body does pulmonary tuberculosis most commonly affect?

<p>Lungs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classic symptom of active TB infection in the lungs?

<p>Chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In how many active cases of TB does the infection spread outside the lungs, causing extrapulmonary tuberculosis?

<p>15–20% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a notable extrapulmonary infection site of tuberculosis involving the central nervous system?

<p>Central nervous system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes tuberculosis, a widespread infectious disease?

<p>Various strains of bacteria (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group is more likely to experience extrapulmonary TB?

<p>Immunosuppressed persons and young children (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the fatality rate if latent tuberculosis progresses to active disease and is left untreated?

<p>More than 50% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the conducting portion of the human respiratory system?

<p>It conducts air from the environment into respiratory spaces (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which respiratory illness is commonly associated with visits to physicians, hospital admissions, and forced inactivity?

<p>Tuberculosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of the human respiratory system is responsible for controlling breathing through its contraction and relaxation?

<p>Diaphragm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which respiratory tract infection can involve both the upper and lower airways?

<p>Pneumonia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In how many active cases of tuberculosis does the infection spread outside the lungs, causing extrapulmonary tuberculosis?

<p>60% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents one of the major symptoms of active TB infection in the lungs?

<p>Persistent cough with blood-tinged sputum (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of tuberculosis, a widespread infectious disease?

<p>Mycobacterium tuberculosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents one of the major symptoms of active TB infection in the lungs?

<p>Chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In how many active cases of tuberculosis does the infection spread outside the lungs, causing extrapulmonary tuberculosis?

<p>15-20% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body does pulmonary tuberculosis most commonly affect?

<p>Lungs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents one of the more common reasons for visits to the physician, admission to the hospital, and forced inactivity among all age groups?

<p>Tuberculosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of respiratory tract infection can involve the upper and lower airways?

<p>Pneumonia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of the human respiratory system is responsible for controlling breathing through its contraction and relaxation?

<p>Diaphragm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated percentage of the world population that is infected with tuberculosis?

<p>15-20% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of the respiratory system consists of many interconnected air-filled spaces with very thin linings allowing rapid gas exchange?

<p>Alveoli (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What organ is not a part of the human respiratory system?

<p>Liver (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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