Respiration Anatomy and Physiology Quiz
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has passive and active properties, during effortful tasks like coughing, sneezing, and certain voicing tasks, it contracts to compress the contents inside
A. abdominal wall
B. diaphragm
C. sternum
D. clavicle
serves for attachment of certain respiratory muscles like the trapezius, pectoralis major and sternocleidomastoid
A. clavicle
B. sternum
C. abdominal wall
D. bronchi
a membrane that covers the thorax
A. visceral pleura
B. parietal pleura
C. pleural linkage
passive expiration is accomplished by
A. non-muscular forces (recoil forces)
B. muscular forces
C. potential (stored) energy
D. passive expiratory pressure
the lungs are apposed (or connected) to the thorax by….
A. pleural linkage
B. visceral pleura
C. parietal pleura
D. functional residual capacity
as the diaphragm moves downward, the force is transferred to the lower ribs moving them…
A. outward
B. inward
C. upward
D. down
serves as an attachment for ribs 1 and 2
A. manubrium
B. the corpus
C. the xiphoid process
the external intercostal muscles are ____ forces of the respiratory system
A. active
B. passive
diaphragm and external intercostal muscles
A. muscles of quiet inspiration
B. muscles of forced inspiration
The ____ sits on top of the uppermost tracheal ring
A. larynx
B. esophagus
C. thorax
D. diaphragm
consists of 3 processes that serve as attachments for the respiratory muscles: manubrium, corpus, xiphoid process
A. sternum
B. abdominal wall
C. thorax
D. trachea
breath hold, bare down (e.g., giving birth)
A. intra-thoracic pressure
B. abdominal unit
C. external intercostal muscles
D. negative subglottal pressure
when they contract, they lift the ribs up and outward
A. diaphragm
B. external intercostal muscles
C. lungs
D. sternum
major muscle of inspiration
A. diaphragm
B. lungs
C. abdominal wall
D. trachea
due to the elastic properties of the respiratory system, the alveolar pressure is changed by____
A. passive force
B. active force
the thoracic cavity expands via active muscle contraction (diaphragm & intercostals)
A. inhalation
B. exhalation
neither the lung nor the thorax is really at their respective rest position
A. functional residual capacity
B. visceral pleura
C. TLC
D. pleural linkage
developed by the contraction of the respiratory muscles, alveolar pressure is changed by____
A. passive force
B. active force
added to the passive expiratory driving force by generating muscle contraction
A. active expiratory pressure
B. passive expiration
C. passive expiratory pressure
D. active pressure
the smallest branches stemming from the secondary bronci, lead to the alveoli where gas exchange occurs allowing air to enter into the blood
A. bronchioles
B. thorax
C. lungs
D. diaphragm
supplies innervation to the diaphragm
A. phrenic nerves ( C3,4,5)
B. spinal nerves
C. CN X
D. CN V
accessory muscles
A. muscles of quiet inspiration
B. muscles of forced inspiration
For air to flow out of the lungs (expiration), alveolar pressure must be less than atmospheric pressure
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
when the diaphragm moves downward and the force is transferred to the lower ribs moving them outward, the pressure rises and the lower rib cage….
A. expands
B. shrinks
C. rests
D. contracts
the body of the sternum and serves as the attachment for ribs 2-7
A. the manubrium
B. the corpus
C. the xiphoid process
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