Chapter 26: Anatomy of the Respiratory System

Chapter 26: Anatomy of the Respiratory System

 

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Chapter 26: Anatomy of the Respiratory System

 

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TRUE/FALSE

 

1. When the palatine bones fail to unite completely, the resulting condition is called cleft palate.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 799

TOP:    Structure of the Nose

 

2. The hollow nasal cavity is separated by a midline partition, the conchae, dividing it into a right cavity and a left cavity.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 799

TOP:    Structure of the Nose

 

3. The external openings into the nasal cavities are called nares.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 800

TOP:    Structure of the Nose

 

4. The cribriform plate is perforated by many small holes through which branches of the olfactory nerve pass, relaying smell to the brain.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 799

TOP:    Structure of the Nose

 

5. The nose is surrounded by the frontal bone and the mandible.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 799

TOP:    Structure of the Nose

 

6. When air leaves the posterior nares, it next enters the trachea.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 801

TOP:    Structure of the Nose

 

7. The more common name for the pharynx is the voice box.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 802

TOP:    Pharynx

 

8. The development of the paranasal sinuses is complete relatively early during fetal development.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization

REF:    Page 802 (Box 26-2)                          TOP:    Development of the Paranasal Sinuses

 

9. There are eight paranasal sinuses.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 802

TOP:    Structure of the Nose