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Respiratory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tidal Volume | amount of air inhaled and exhaled in a single breath during normal breathing at rest |
| major organs of respiration | lungs |
| bronchi divide into | bronchioles |
| gas exchange occurs in the ___________ | alveoli |
| what nerve innervates the diaphram | phrenic |
| 4 paranasal sinuses are the | frontal, sphenoidal, ethmoidal, maxillary |
| why do we have incomplete sections of tracheal rings | to allow expansion into the trachea when we swallow |
| Surfacant | phospholipid that reduces surface tension in the alveoli |
| what is the guardian of the airways | epiglottis |
| what is the resonating chamber of sound | sinuses |
| pharynx is also called | throat |
| what affects how long we can hold our breath | the amount of carbon dioxide |
| what is the main muscle of breathing | diaphram |
| hiccups | intermittent involuntary contractions of the diaphragm followed by the spasmodic closure of the vocal folds |
| what is different between the right and left lung lobes | right lung: 3 lobes left lung: 2 lobes |
| what is labored breathing | dyspnea |
| how do the scalene muscles assist with respiration | they cause the elevation of the ribs when the client breathes in |