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Question 1

The nasopharynx is located

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posterior to the nose and above the soft palate

Question 2

The
oropharynx houses the

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faucial, or palatine, tonsils.

Question 3

The laryngopharynx
extends from the

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hyoid bone to the cricoid cartilage

Question 4

The epiglottis forms the

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entrance to the larynx

Question 4

The adenoids, or pharyngeal tonsils, are located

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the roof of the
nasopharynx

Question 5

a valve flap of cartilage that covers the opening to the
larynx during swallowing

Answer 5

Epiglottis: a valve flap of cartilage that covers the opening to the
larynx duri

Question 6

: the opening between the vocal cords in the larynx
Thyroid cartilage: the largest of the cartilage structures; part of it
forms the Adam’s apple

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Glottis:

Question 7

the only complete cartilaginous ring in the larynx
(located below the thyroid cartilage)

Answer 7

Cricoid cartilage:

Question 8

used in vocal cord movement with the thyroid
cartilage

Answer 8

Arytenoid cartilages:

Question 9

: ligaments controlled by muscular movements that
produce sounds; located in the lumen of the larynx

Answer 9

Vocal cords:

Question 10

Although the major function of the larynx is vocalization, it also protects
the lower airway from foreign substances and facilitates

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coughing;

Question 11

it is,
therefore, sometimes referred to as the “watchdog of the lungs”

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larynx

Question 12

The trachea, or windpipe, is composed of smooth muscle with C-shaped rings
of cartilage at regular intervals. The cartilaginous rings are incomplete on the

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posterior surface and give firmness to the wall of the trachea, preventing it
from collapsing

Question 13

The trachea serves as the passage between the

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larynx and the
right and left main stem bronchi, which enter the lungs through an opening
called the hilus.

Question 14

The right lung has ____lobes

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upper, middle, and lower

Question 15

, whereas the left
lung consists of ____ lobes

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upper and lower

Question 16

The visceral pleura covers the lungs;

Answer 16

The visceral pleura