The Nasopharynx Is Lined with a Ciliated Mucosal Membrane with a Highly

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nasopharynx is lined with a ciliated mucosal membrane with a highly vascular blood supply.The nurse is discussing the functions of this membrane.Which information should be included? One function of the membrane is to:

• A) Absorb air
• B) Humidify air
• C) Cool air
• D) Exchange gases

---

Definitions:

Box-and-Whisker Plot

A graphical representation used in statistics to display the distribution of a dataset that shows the median, quartiles, and outliers.

STDEV.S(data range)

A statistical function that calculates the standard deviation for a sample set of data, measuring how much data points deviate from the mean.

STDEV.P(data range)

The standard deviation of a population, calculated using the exact data range, which quantifies the dispersion of data points.

MODE.SNGL(data range)

An Excel function that returns the most frequently occurring value in a data range.