Respiratory System Structures and Functions

To regulate body temperature

To provide a passageway for food

To filter air and remove pathogens (correct)

To produce vocal sounds

To provide a passageway for food

To regulate body temperature

To trap debris and pathogens and push them towards the throat (correct)

To produce vocal sounds

To filter air and remove pathogens

To close off the larynx when swallowing to prevent food from entering the respiratory tract (correct)

To produce vocal sounds

To regulate body temperature

<p>To provide a direct passageway for air to and from the lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To induce violent coughing if a foreign body is present</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To facilitate gas exchange between the air and the blood</p> Signup and view all the answers