11) Following the removal of the larynx, a person would be unable to:

A) speak

B) sneeze

C) eat

D) hear

E) breathe

12) The opening between the vocal cords is called the:

A) epiglottis

B) glottis

C) larynx

D) thyroid cartilage

E) esophagus

13) The flap of elastic cartilage that protects food from entering the larynx when swallowing is the:

A) glottis

B) thyroid cartilage

C) Adam’s apple

D) epiglottis

E) trachea

14) Vibration due to exhaled air that results in speech is a function of the:

A) complete voice box

B) true vocal cords

C) false vocal cords

D) glottis

E) epiglottis

15) Terminal bronchioles eventually terminate in:

A) alveoli

B) bronchioles

C) main (primary) bronchi

D) glottis

E) diaphragm

16) The serous membrane covering the surface of the lungs is called the:

A) mediastinum

B) visceral pleura

C) parietal pleura

D) main (primary) bronchi

E) pleurisy

17) Which one of the following is NOT true of the lungs:

A) the narrower portion of each lung is called the apex

B) the bases rest on the diaphragm

C) the left lung has two lobes

D) the right lung has three lobes

E) both lungs have two lobes

18) When oxygen enters the respiratory system, what is the next structure to which it travels immediately upon leaving the trachea:

A) bronchioles

B) alveoli

C) pleura

D) main (primary) bronchi

E) tertiary bronchi

19) Which one of the following structures is NOT part of the respiratory zone:

A) respiratory bronchioles

B) alveolar ducts

C) alveolar sacs

D) alveoli

E) primary bronchi

20) Which of the following is NOT one of the four main events of respiration:

A) pulmonary ventilation

B) respiratory gas transport

C) residual volume

D) external respiration

E) internal respiration