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THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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WHAT IS NOT A FUNCTIONAL PROCESS PERFORMED BY THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM   show
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show FORCE WITH WHICH AIR RUSHES ACROSS THE VOCAL CORDS  
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THE WALLS OF THE ALVEOLI ARE COMPOSED OF TWO TYPES OF CELLS, TYPE I AND TYPE II. THE FUNCTION OF THE TYPE II IS TO   show
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show GREATER THAN PRESSURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE  
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UNLIKE INSPIRATION, EXPIRATION IS A PASSIVE ACT BECAUSE NO MUSCULAR CONTRACTIONS ARE INVOLVED. EXPIRATION HOWEVER DEPENDS ON TWO FACTORS. WHAT ARE THE TWO FACTORS   show
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show CARTILAGE RINGS  
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show PRESSURE WITHIN THE ALVEOLI OF THE LUNGS  
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRESSURE AND VOLUME OF GASES IS GIVEN BY   show
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show DALTONS LAW  
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show INTERFERING WITH THE COHESIVENESS OF WATER MOLECULES THEREBY REDUCING SURFACE TENSION OF ALVEOLAR FLUID.  
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show 0.5 TO 1 MICROMETER THICK  
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show DECREASE IN PH (ACIDOSIS)WEAKENS THE HEMOGLOBIN OXYGEN BOND  
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show INCREASE IN CARBON DIOXIDE  
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NERVE IMPULSES FROM ____ WILL RESULT IN INSPIRATION   show
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show ONLY ABOUT 1.5% OF THE OXYGEN CARRIED IN DISSOLVED FORM.  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS CORRECT   show
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WHAT BEST DESCRIBES THE FORCES THAT ACT TO PULL THE LUNGS AWAY FROM THE THORAX WALL AND THUS COLLAPSE THE LUNGS   show
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show DECREASE IN LACTIC ACID LEVELS  
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show KAPOSI SARCOMA  
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WHAT IS NOT AN EVENT NECESSARY TO SUPPLY THE BODY WITH O2 AND DISPOSE OF CO2   show
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show RESISTANCE TO AIR FLOW INCREASES DUE TO THE INCREASE IN CROSS SECTIONAL DIAMETER  
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show ALVEOLAR SURFACE TENSION  
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TIDAL VOLUME IS AIR   show
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show PARTIAL PRESSURE GRADIENT  
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POSSIBLE CAUSES OF HYPOXIA INCLUDE   show
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show VITAL CAPACITY  
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BECAUSE THE LUNGS ARE FILLED WITH FLUID DURING FETAL LIFE WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING RESPIRATORY EXCHANGE   show
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WHAT IS NOT A STIMULUS FOR BREATHING   show
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show MEDULLA AND PONS  
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show INSPIRATORY RESERVE  
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show MORE CO2 DISSOLVES IN THE BLOOD PLASMA THAN IS CARRIED IN THE RBC'S  
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OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE ARE EXCHANGED IN THE LUNGS AND THROUGH ALL CELL MEMBRANES BY   show
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SELECT THE CORRECT STATEMENT ABOUT THE PHARYNX   show
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THE LARYNX CONTAINS   show
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WHICH RESPIRATORY ASSOCIATED MUSCLES WOULD CONTRACT IF YOU WERE TO BLOW UP A BALLOON   show
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HOW IS THE BULK OF CARBON DIOXIDE CARRIED IN THE BLOOD   show
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show CARDIAC NOTCH  
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show AIDS IN BLOOD FLOW TO AND FROM THE HEART BECAUSE THE HEART SITS BETWEEN THE LUNGS  
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show ATTACHED TO THE HEME PART OF HEMOGLOBIN  
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show VOLUNTARY CORTICAL CONTROL  
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WHAT PROVIDES THE GREATEST SURFACE AREA FOR GAS EXCHANGE   show
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THE RESPIRATORY MEMBRANE IS A COMBINATION OF____   show
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show DIVER HOLDS HIS BREATH UPON ASCENT  
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INSPIRATORY CAPACITY IS   show
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WHICH CENTER IS LOCATED IN THE PONS   show
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THE NOSE SERVES ALL THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS EXCEPT   show
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A PREMATURE BABY USUALLY HAS DIFFICULTY BREATHING, HOWEVER THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS DEVELOPED ENOUGH FOR SURVIVAL BY   show
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WHAT IS A TRUE STATEMENT REGARDING THE RESPIRATORY RATE OF NEWBORNS   show
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show THE PONS IS THOUGHT TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM INSPIRATION TO EXPIRATION  
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WHAT IS NOT A FACTOR THAT PROMOTES OXYGEN BINDING TO AND DISSOCIATION FROM HEMOGLOBIN.   show
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