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W14
| Chemical digestion requires the secretion of _____ into the lumen of the GI tract. | digestive enzymes and bile |
| During which stage of swallowing is there a risk of food entering respiratory pathways? | Oropharyngeal |
| The hormone that inhibits gastric muscle, slowing passage of food into the duodenum, is called | gastric inhibitory peptide |
| Which of the following is not one of the openings that must be blocked when food moves from the pharynx into the esophagus? | Oropharynx |
| Which of the following combinations in arterial blood could cause an increase in the respiratory rate? | Increased PCO2, decreased arterial pressure, decreased pH, decreased PO2 |
| The approximate partial pressure of oxygen at standard atmospheric pressure is about _____ mm Hg. | 160 |
| Which gas law deals with the solubility of gases in solution? | Henry |
| Which of the following would you expect to happen to cellular respiration during exercise? | Increased cellular respiration occurs during exercise, causing a rise in plasma PCO2, which is detected by central chemoreceptors in the brain and perhaps peripheral chemoreceptors in the carotid sinus and aorta to cause an increase in respiration rate. |
| The basic rhythm of the respiratory cycle of inspiration and expiration seems to be generated by the | medullary rhythmicity area. |
| The PCO2 in alveolar air is _____ blood. | Less than in the systemic venous and equal to the systemic arterial |
| The tendency of the thorax and lungs to return to the preinspiration volume is called | elastic recoil |
| Fluid that is clear, watery and contains protein molecules, salts, and other substances is called | intercellular fluid |