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Lesson 9.1 Review and Assessment
Know and Understand
What is the main purpose of the respiratory system?
Why are the bronchi and bronchioles together called the
conducting zone
?
How many lobes does each lung have?
What is the job of the cilia in the nasal cavity?
What is the common name for the palate?
Which structures are housed in the larynx?
Which structures provide rigid support for the trachea and prevent it from collapsing?
Analyze and Apply
Explain why a person's sense of taste is diminished when he or she has a stuffy nose.
Imagine that you are a doctor and one of your patients recently gave birth to an infant with a cleft palate and lip. How would you explain this condition and the treatment required?
Why is the epiglottis called the
gatekeeper
?
Explain the three reasons that the process of gas exchange occurs so rapidly.
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