Question 1
What mechanism prevents food from entering the nasopharynx during swallowing?
Question 2
Which structure in the respiratory system is responsible for the cough reflex?
Question 3
What distinguishes conducting bronchioles from terminal bronchioles?
Question 4
What role do lysozymes play in the nasal cavity?
Question 5
What structural feature distinguishes bronchi from bronchioles?
Question 6
Which feature of the alveoli facilitates efficient gas exchange?
Question 7
What characteristic of the nasal passages aids in conditioning incoming air?
Question 8
What is the function of the mucociliary escalator?
Question 9
What is the role of type I pneumocytes in the alveoli?
Question 10
How do parasympathetic nerves influence bronchial smooth muscle?
Question 11
Why is the right bronchus more prone to foreign object entry than the left?
Question 12
How do sympathetic nerves affect the bronchial structure?
Question 13
Where does the actual process of gas exchange occur in the respiratory system?
Question 14
What is the primary function of club cells in the bronchioles?
Question 15
Which type of cells in the alveoli secrete surfactant?