Match the sequence of statements with the correct structures as you trace air through the respiratory system. Group of answer choices Air first enters our body through the __________, better known as the nostrils. It then proceeds into the __________, a small, rounded entry-region of the nasal cavity. While in the nasal cavity, the air is humidified, warmed, and filtered because turbulence is created by the _________ (bones). The indentations between the structures in the previous question are called __________. To officially exit the nasal cavity, the air passes through the __________. Now the air is inside of the __________. The air moves down into the "back of throat" - the area you can see if you look in a mirror and say "ahhhh" - called the __________. The final and most inferior region of the "throat" is the __________. The air has now left the pharynx and entered the larynx, where it encounters a set of mucosal flaps called the __________ that are not normally involved in speech. Inferior to the structures in the previous question are another pair of flaps containing ligaments that vibrate to produce sound called the __________. The air now enters an opening between the structures in the previous question is called the __________. The air travels down the "windpipe", better known as the __________.

Match the sequence of statements with the correct structures as you trace air through the respiratory system. Group of answer choices Air first enters our body through the ____, better known as the nostrils. It then proceeds into the , a small, rounded entry-region of the nasal cavity. While in the nasal cavity, the air is humidified, warmed, and filtered because turbulence is created by the _ (bones). The indentations between the structures in the previous question are called . To officially exit the nasal cavity, the air passes through the . Now the air is inside of the . The air moves down into the "back of throat" - the area you can see if you look in a mirror and say "ahhhh" - called the . The final and most inferior region of the "throat" is the . The air has now left the pharynx and entered the larynx, where it encounters a set of mucosal flaps called the that are not normally involved in speech. Inferior to the structures in the previous question are another pair of flaps containing ligaments that vibrate to produce sound called the . The air now enters an opening between the structures in the previous question is called the . The air travels down the "windpipe", better known as the ______.

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

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Match the sequence of statements with the correct structures as you trace air through the respiratory system.

Group of answer choices

Air first enters our body through the __________, better known as the nostrils.

It then proceeds into the __________, a small, rounded entry-region of the nasal cavity.

While in the nasal cavity, the air is humidified, warmed, and filtered because turbulence is created by the _________ (bones).

The indentations between the structures in the previous question are called __________.

To officially exit the nasal cavity, the air passes through the __________.

Now the air is inside of the __________.

The air moves down into the "back of throat" - the area you can see if you look in a mirror and say "ahhhh" - called the __________.

The final and most inferior region of the "throat" is the __________.

The air has now left the pharynx and entered the larynx, where it encounters a set of mucosal flaps called the __________ that are not normally involved in speech.

Inferior to the structures in the previous question are another pair of flaps containing ligaments that vibrate to produce sound called the __________.

The air now enters an opening between the structures in the previous question is called the __________.

The air travels down the "windpipe", better known as the __________.