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Shebette Lewis
Physiology week 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the processs of mechanical digestion involves the esophogas? | Deglutition and Peristalsis |
| What is one of the main function of the liver? | Production of Bile |
| Internal respiration can be defined as what? | The exchange of gases between the blood capillaries andthe tissue cells. |
| What constitutes total lung volume? | Residual volume and vital capacity. |
| What helps determine the amount of oxygen that diffuses into the blood each minute? | Alveolar ventilation, The total functional surface area of the respiratory membrane. The oxygen pressure gradient between alveolar air and incoming pu;monary blood. |
| Standard atmospheric pressure is? | 760 |
| What hormone stimulates the gallbladder to releaase bile? | cholecystokinin |
| What step of deglutition is under voluntary control? | Oral stage |
| Hyperpnea means? | increase in breathing. |
| What form does oxygen travel in the blood? | Dissolve oxygen in the plasma. Associated with hemoglobin. |