Nose
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We should breathe through our nose only and not through our mouth. Why?
What are the different organs of the respiratory system?
Which of the following statements is correct about receptors?
Gustatory receptors detect taste while olfactory receptors detect smell.
Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect smell.
Auditory receptors detect smell and olfactory receptors detect taste.
Olfactory receptors detect taste and gustatory receptors smell.
The opening of the pharynx into the respiratory system is called ________.
glottis
gullet
bronchus
alveoli
- Elastic
- Hyaline
- Fibrous
- None of the above
Reason: Respiratory tree is responsible for clearing out foreign particles and humidifying the atmospheric air.
- Both the assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion
- Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation for the assertion
- Assertion is true but the reason is false
- Reason is true but the assertion is false
Olfactory nerve helps to
Hear
Smell
Taste
See
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The nose has two openings called the ______________(i), through which air enters the _____________(ii). The initial portion of this cavity is the ______________(iii), which is lined with stratified squamous epithelium. It has hairs called______________(iv).
i).➡ Nostrils, ii).➡ Nasal cavity, iii).➡Nasal vestibule , iv). ➡ Vibrissae.
i).➡ Nasal cavity, ii).➡Nostrils, iii).➡ Nasal vestibule, iv). ➡ Vibrissae.
i).➡ Nostrils, ii).➡ Vibrissae, iii).➡ Nasal cavity, iv). ➡ Nasal vestibule.
i).➡ Nostrils, ii).➡ Nasal vestibule, iii).➡ Nasal cavity, iv). ➡ Vibrissae
Most inspired particles such as dust fail to reach the lungs because of the ________.
Ciliated mucous lining in the nose
Abundant blood supply to nasal mucosa
Porous structure of turbinate bones
Action of the epiglottis
Answer the following questions in detail.
Name the various parts of the human respiratory system. Also mention their functions.
Which of the following statements is correct about receptors?
Gustatory receptors detect taste while olfactory receptors detect smell.
Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect smell.
Auditory receptors detect smell and olfactory receptors detect taste.
Olfactory receptors detect taste and gustatory receptors smell.
What is better than breathing through the nose or mouth?
- Gustatory, olfactory
- Auditory, gustatory
- Olfactory, auditory
- Olfactory, gustatory
Which of the following statements is correct about then receptors?
Gustatory receptors detect taste while olfactory receptors detect smell
Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect smell
Auditory receptors detect smell and olfactory receptors detect taste
Olfactory receptors detect taste and gustatory receptors detect smell
What is phantosmia?
Which of the following is true about the olfactory system?
The olfactory epithelium is present inside our eyes
The olfactory bulbs are a pair of swellings that are located inside the mouth
The olfactory bulb is a relay centre for the information regarding a taste
The olfactory epithelium has a mucous layer so, only water-soluble odour molecules will pass through.
- True
- False
Which of the following is concerned with taste?
Tangoreceptors
Gustatoreceptors
Olfactoreceptors
Phonoreceptors
- Olfactory foramina
- Olfactory bulb
- Olfactory epithelium
- None of the above
- nasopharynx
- nasal vestibule
- nasal septum
- nasal turbinates
- Ears
- Nose
- Eyes
- Tongue
- Elastic
- Hyaline
- Fibrous
- None of the above
Which of the following constitutes the wind pipe, or the upper four inches of the airway?
- Trachea
- Pharynx
- Larynx
- Bronchi
6 (x) Tick the correct statement:
As we breathe, fine hairs in the nostrils filter out the dust in the inhaled air.
- Hyaline cartilage
- Fibrous cartilage
- Calcified cartilage
- Elastic cartilage
- Passage of nose
- Hair in the nose
- Produce mucus
- Hold meatus open
- Female reproductive system of cockroach
- Anterior pituitary
- Olfactory epithelium of out nose
- Proximal end of uriniferous tubules