A&P+Self+Check+Questions

//__**Respiratory - Chapter 16, Part 1**__// = 1. What do you call the bones found within the nasal cavity? =

= 2. What specific bone divides the nasal cavity into two sides? = = 3. The space at the back of the mouth is the________. = = 4. The spaces within the bones of the skull are called the ______________________ = = 5. What structure is known as the windpipe? ______ = = 6. What is the triangular slit that opens during breathing and talking? = = 7. In what structures does gas exchange occur? = = 8. During swallowing, this flap closes to prevent food from entering the airway: ______________________ =

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