According to the respiratory slide, do antibiotics treat viral upper respiratory infections?	No. The slide distinguishes bacterial infections from viral infections and says antibiotics are not effective against viral colds.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 7</small>
What structures help the pharynx warm, moisten, and filter inhaled air?	Its mucous membranes.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 4</small>
What happens at the larynx during swallowing in the slide's explanation?	It moves up to meet the epiglottis so swallowed food passes toward the esophagus rather than the airway.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 4</small>
Why does the trachea combine cartilage support with flexibility?	C-shaped rings support the air passage, while flexibility allows space when food passes through the nearby esophagus.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 4</small>
How does the course describe the basic control of inspiration?	The brain&#x27;s respiratory center sends impulses through the phrenic nerve; the diaphragm contracts and inspiration begins.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 6</small>
What three effects of asthma does the slide list?	Inflammation, excess mucus production, and bronchospasm.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 7</small>
Which disease examples does the COPD slide group together?	Chronic bronchitis and emphysema.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 8</small>
Which nonrespiratory secretions are affected in the slide's description of cystic fibrosis?	Digestive and sweat secretions, as well as respiratory secretions.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 9</small>
Which TB treatment duration is printed on the course slide?	A 9-month course of drugs. This is the slide&#x27;s study detail, not a universal treatment regimen.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 9</small>
What distinction separates pulmonary edema from pleural effusion in the slides?	Pulmonary edema is fluid in alveoli; pleural effusion is fluid in the pleural space.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slides 9, 11</small>
What distinction separates atelectasis from pneumothorax?	Atelectasis means lung collapse; pneumothorax specifies air in the pleural space causing collapse.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slides 8, 11</small>
What gases does the respiratory system bring in and expel?	It brings in oxygen and expels the waste product carbon dioxide.<br><br><small>Priority B · Respiratory System 2026.pptx slide 3</small>