Functions of the nasal cavity include which of the following? A) filtering the a

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Functions of the nasal cavity include which of the following? A) filtering the air B) warming the air C) humidifying the air D) trapping airborne particles E) all of the answers are correct. The common passageway shared by the respiratory and digestive systems is the A) larynx. B) glottis C) vestibule. D) pharynx. E) trachea. The glottis is A) the soft tissue that hangs off the end of the soft palate. B) a flap of elastic cartilage. c) the opening to the larynx D) the opening to the pharynx E) part of the hard palate. The largest shield-shaped cartilage of the larynx is the ___ cartilage. A) thyroid B) cricoid C) cuneiform D) arytenoid E) epiglottal The airway that connects the larynx to the bronchi is the A) trachea. B) bronchiole. C) laryngopharynx. D) alveolar duct. E) bronchus.

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4)Answer (E)Functions of nasal cavity include Filtering the air,warming the air in winter,humidifying air in summer,trapping air borne particles through nostrils,so option E is correct.

5)Answer (A),The pharynx (and the glottis flap) in the throat are used by both systems, i.e. to swallow food and to breathe.

6)Answer (C),because glottis is the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slit-like opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

7)Answer (A)Thyroid cartilage,The thyroid cartilage is the largest of the nine cartilages that make up the laryngeal skeleton, the cartilage structure in and around the trachea that contains the larynx. It does not completely encircle the larynx; only the cricoid cartilage does.,

8)Answer (A)trachea or windpipe,

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