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Exam Review Respiratory
Question | Answer |
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What is the nasal cavity | a chamber lined with mucous membrane and tiny hairs or cilia |
What are olfactory neurons | receptors for the sense of smell |
What happens when CO2 as it enters pulmonary capillaries | diffuses from blood and enters alveoli spaces while O2 from alveoli diffuses into the blood |
What happens to the diaphragm when we breath | contracts and moves down to draw in air (inspiration). Relaxes and moves up when we exhale. |
What is external respiration | exchange of O2 & CO2 between alveoli & blood in pulmonary capillaries |
What is internal respiration | exchange of O2 & CO2 between body cells & blood in systemic capillaries |
What is pulmonary ventilation | breathing |
What is the transport of respiratory gases | when blood aided by the cardiovascular system transports C02 to lungs and O2 to body cells |
What is the respiratory system responsible for | taking O2 from the air into lungs and body cells and returning CO2,water, waste to the environment |
What are exudates | high protein, contains blood and immune cells |
What are transudates | non inflammatory fluid resembles serum with less protein |
What causes asthma | Allergen, irritants, cold, exercise and stress (AICES) |
What are 3 major disorders of COPD | asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema (ACE) |
What is emphysema | a decrease in elasticity of the alveoli- cannot contract back to original size. |