Chapter 23 Anatomy of the Respiratory System

Chapter 23  Anatomy of the Respiratory System

TRUE/FALSE

1. When the palatine bones fail to unite completely, the resulting condition is called cleft palate. ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 777

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 TOP: Structure of the Nose

3. The external openings into the nasal cavities are called nares. ANS: T DIF: Memorization

TOP: Structure of the Nose

REF: Page 778

REF: Page 778

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 777 TOP: Structure of the Nose

5. All the paranasal sinuses produce mucus that drains into the nasopharynx.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 780 TOP: Structure of the Nose

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

ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 779 TOP: Structure of the Nose

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Test Bank 23-2

7. The more common name for the pharynx is the voice box.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 780

TOP: Pharynx