This week’s Canvas assignment is a Drop Box Assignment which covers topics related to the Respiratory System in health and disease (Ch. 13).
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
· Download this assignment to your computer and save it. Follow the instructions for Parts A and B and answer the questions in MS WORD; be sure to save your work frequently.
· After you have answered all questions, review your work and correct any factual, spelling, formatting, or grammatical errors. Define or explain technical terms in plain but accurate language.
· PARAPHRASING: When answering questions in this assignment, paraphrase information retrieved from sources, including the textbook and website(s). Copying information verbatim (word for word) from a source does not show me that you have understood the information read. Thus, answers must be written in your own words – no direct quotes from sources are permitted.
· DUE DATE: This assignment (both Parts A and B) must be submitted using the Assignment 8 Text Box link provided in the Week 8 Module in Canvas by Saturday midnight (11:59 pm). Only work submitted using the text box will be graded. Please do not email work to me. Do not attach links to your assignment. No late work accepted.
· ASSIGNMENT GRADE: The total number of points possible for this assignment is 30. Part A is worth 15 points; Part B is worth 15 points.
Part A: Healthy Respiratory System A & P QUESTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS: Perform research using your textbook to answer the questions below about normal respiratory system structures and functions. Format your answers for each part by including the question number, the topic (written in UPPERCASE font), and your answers (see format example below). Place a space line between each answer number.
EXAMPLE of ANSWER FORMAT:
Part A:
1. PATHWAY OF AIR FLOW DURING BREATHING
Your answer
2. PLEURAL MEMBRANES AND FLUID
A. your answer
B. your answer
C. your answer
D. your answer
Etc.
PART A QUESTIONS:
1. PATHWAY OF AIR FLOW DURING BREATHING
Trace the pathway of anatomical structures through which a molecule of oxygen would pass as it enters the body through the nostrils and travels down to an alveolus in the lungs.
2. PLEURAL MEMBRANES AND FLUID
A. What type of membranes are the pleural membranes?
B. Name the 2 sets of pleural membranes and describe their locations.
C. Where is each pleural cavity located?
D. What substance does the pleural cavity contain and what is its function?
3. RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM
A. What specific type of epithelial tissue lines the upper respiratory passageways?
B. This epithelium contains goblet cells. Name the substance that goblet cells secrete and describe its function.
C. This epithelium contains cells with cilia. Describe the structure and function of cilia.