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Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the purpose of the respiratory system? | The purpose of the respiratory system is the bring oxygen into the body and expel the waste product carbon dioxide |
| What does the mucous membrane covering the turbinate's help do? | Mucous membrane humidifies the air and produces mucus |
| True or False. The epiglottis seals off the pharynx so that food moves into the esophagus | False; the epiglottis seals off the larynx so that food moves into the esophagus |
| What is a trachea? | The trachea's or windpipe is about 1 inch in diameter and 4 inches in length it is a passageway for inhaled and exhaled air |
| What are the smallest passageways in the lungs called? | The smallest passageways are called bronchioles |
| Which lung has three lobes and which has two lobes? | There's three lobes on the right side and two on the left side |
| what are clusters of air sacs in the lungs called? | The alveoli |
| What is the space between the lungs in the thoracic cavity called? | The pleural cavity |
| What does respiration consist of? | respiration consist of breathing in and breathing out. |
| Normal depth and rate of respiration's is known as what? | Having a normal depth and rate of respiration is known as eupnea |
| What is the medical word for collapse lung? | Pneumothorax |
| what is the indentation on the medial surface of the lung called? | Hilum |
| What consist of the upper respiratory system? | head and neck; nose,nasal cavity, and pharynx(throat) |
| what consist of the lower respiratory system? |
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