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Anatomy
Anatomy possible final questions
Question | Answer |
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The Walls of the aveoli are composed of two types of cells, type I and type II the function of type two is to? | Secrete surfactant |
Air moves out of the lungs when pressure inside the lungs are? | Greater than the pressure in the atmosphere |
What maintains the patency (openness) of the trachea? | Cartilage rings |
intrapulmonary pressure is? | Pressure within the pleural cavity |
Surfactant helps prevent the alveoli from collapsing by | interfering with the cohesiveness of water molecules thereby reducing the surface tension of alveolar fluid |
what is not an event necessary to supply the body with O2 and dispose of CO2? | Blood pH adjustment |