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The act of taking air into the lungs.
a) Inspiration
b) Expiration
c) Breathing
d) Mastication

The passageway that carries air from the larynx to the lungs.
a) Trachea
b) Bronchi
c) Bronchiole
d) Alveolar duct

The layer of pleura that lines the thoracic cavity.
a) Parietal
b) Visceral
c) Occipital
d) Frontal

Tiny air sacs in the lungs through which gases are exchanged with the blood.
a) Alveoli
b) Adenoids
c) Bronchi
d) Bronchioles

COPD very often leads to this respiratory disorder.
a) Pneumonia
b) Asthma
c) Emphysema
d) Chronic bronchitis

The wall that divides the nasal cavity into left and right sides.
a) Nasal septum
b) Epiglottis
c) Uvula
d) Adenoid

The layer of pleura that covers the lungs.
a) Visceral
b) Parietal
c) Occipital
d) Frontal

The inner lining of the nasal cavity that contains a large amount of capillaries.
a) Nasal mucosa
b) Uvula
c) Epiglottis
d) Alveoli

The main air passageways branching off the trachea.
a) Bronchi
b) Bronchioles
c) Alveolar ducts
d) Capillaries

The thyroid cartilage that protects the larynx.
a) Adam's Apple
b) Hyoid bone
c) Trachea
d) Pharynx

The voice box where the vocal cords are housed.
a) Larynx
b) Pharynx
c) Trachea
d) Epiglottis

Another name for the pharyngeal tonsils.
a) Adenoids
b) Bronchi
c) Trachea
d) Larynx

People with COPD almost always have a history of...
a) Smoking
b) Asthma
c) Snoring
d) Bad breath

A condition in which the respiratory mucosa of the bronchioles has become inflammed.
a) Bronchitis
b) Tonsillitis
c) Sinusitis
d) Adenoiditis

The act of releasing air from the lungs.
a) Expiration
b) Inspiration
c) Emphysema
d) Dysnea

The inflammation of the nasal mucosa lining the sinuses.
a) Sinusitis
b) Tonsillitis
c) Laryngitis
d) Adenoiditis

This structure covers the opening to the larynx when you swallow to prevent food from entering.
a) Epiglottis
b) Uvula
c) Adenoid
d) Nasal septum

The throat area that is shared by the digestive and respiratory systems.
a) Pharynx
b) Larynx
c) Trachea
d) Uvula

Respiratory disorder in which the alveoli rupture and air is trapped in the lungs.
a) Emphysema
b) Chronic bronchitis
c) Asthma
d) Tonsillitis

Which sense is located in the nasal mucosa of the nasal cavity?
a) Olfactory
b) Gustatory
c) Kinesthetic
d) Auditory

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