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What is the main function of the lungs?
What is the main function of the lungs?
- Regulating body temperature
- Filtering out carbon particles
- Oxygenating the blood (correct)
- Producing red blood cells
Where do bronchial arteries supply blood to?
Where do bronchial arteries supply blood to?
- Muscles in the arms
- Brain tissue
- Tissue of the lungs (correct)
- Kidneys
What separates the lobes of the left lung?
What separates the lobes of the left lung?
- Coronal fissure
- Oblique fissure (correct)
- Horizontal fissure
- Transverse fissure
Where does the hilum of the lung exist?
Where does the hilum of the lung exist?
What does the pleura line on the internal thoracic wall?
What does the pleura line on the internal thoracic wall?
What do lymph nodes collect within the connective tissue of the lung?
What do lymph nodes collect within the connective tissue of the lung?
What is the term used to describe the accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity?
What is the term used to describe the accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity?
Where is the needle typically inserted during a thoracentesis procedure?
Where is the needle typically inserted during a thoracentesis procedure?
What is the term used to describe the listening to the sound of air as it passes through the tracheobronchial tree?
What is the term used to describe the listening to the sound of air as it passes through the tracheobronchial tree?
What is the effect of air entering the pleural cavity on the lungs?
What is the effect of air entering the pleural cavity on the lungs?
What is the purpose of a thoracentesis procedure?
What is the purpose of a thoracentesis procedure?
What is the term used to describe the escape of fluid into the pleural cavities?
What is the term used to describe the escape of fluid into the pleural cavities?
What is the primary function of the thin wall of the alveolus?
What is the primary function of the thin wall of the alveolus?
Where can gas exchange take place in the respiratory system?
Where can gas exchange take place in the respiratory system?
What is the reason for the spongy nature of the lung?
What is the reason for the spongy nature of the lung?
Why is a foreign body more likely to enter the right bronchus?
Why is a foreign body more likely to enter the right bronchus?
What is the carina?
What is the carina?
What is the shape of each lung?
What is the shape of each lung?
What is the function of the cricothyroid muscle?
What is the function of the cricothyroid muscle?
Which muscle is responsible for widening the rima glottis?
Which muscle is responsible for widening the rima glottis?
What is the function of the lateral cricoarytenoid muscle?
What is the function of the lateral cricoarytenoid muscle?
Which muscles are responsible for approximating the arytenoid cartilages?
Which muscles are responsible for approximating the arytenoid cartilages?
What is the primary function of the extrinsic laryngeal muscles?
What is the primary function of the extrinsic laryngeal muscles?
What determines the color, pitch, and tones of sound produced by the vocal folds?
What determines the color, pitch, and tones of sound produced by the vocal folds?
What is the position of the rima glottis during whispering?
What is the position of the rima glottis during whispering?
Which muscle relaxes the vocal folds by pulling the arytenoid cartilages anteriorly?
Which muscle relaxes the vocal folds by pulling the arytenoid cartilages anteriorly?
What is the function of the vocalis muscle?
What is the function of the vocalis muscle?
Which of the following ligaments are covered by a mucous membrane and are involved in sound production?
Which of the following ligaments are covered by a mucous membrane and are involved in sound production?
What is the function of the vestibular folds?
What is the function of the vestibular folds?
Which factors determine the quality of the sound produced by the vocal folds?
Which factors determine the quality of the sound produced by the vocal folds?
