| Question | Answer |
| name the parts of the upper airway | mouth, nasal cavity, and oral cavity |
| name the parts of the lower airway | larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli |
| what is a hemothorax | a colection of blood in the plural space |
| what is a hemopneumothorax | a colection of air and blood in the plural space. |
| What is a pneumothorax | a collection of air in the plural space |
| What branches off of the aorta and supply the lung tissues themselves with blood | bronchial arteries |
| what is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs | ventilation |
| the amount of air that is inspired during normal inhalation | tidal volume |
| the amount of air that remains in the repiratory passages after a forcefull expiration | residual volume |
| What is the process by which a gas dissolves in a liquid | diffusion |
| where is the respiratory center located | medulla oblongata |
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