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The Respiratory System

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Inhaled air is first warmed by the   show
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The bones the increase the surface of the nasal mucosa are the   show
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show nasal cavities  
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show ciliated  
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The oropharynx is located behind the   show
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The oropharynx is lined with epithelium   show
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The laryngopharynx opens into the   show
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The part of the pharynx that is an air passageway only is the   show
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The parts of the pharynx that are passageways for both air and food are   show
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show soft palate  
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show nasopharynx, swallowing  
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During swallowing the larynx is covered by the   show
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The function epiglottis is to cover the during   show
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show lymphatic  
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The palatine tonsils are on the lateral walls of the   show
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show lymphatic  
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show nasopharynx  
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The general purpose of the tonsils is to   show
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Coming from the middle ear cavities, the open into the nasopharynx   show
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show ciliated  
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The trachea is lined with epithelial tissue   show
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Mucus and pathogens are swept out of the larynx and trachea by   show
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The larynx is an passage way between the   show
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The larynx contains vocal cords, folds that vibrate when air is   show
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For most people, the speech areas are in the of the cerebrum   show
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The airway of the larynx is kept open by   show
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show cartilage  
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The trachea is kept open by cartilage shape of a   show
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show cartilage  
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show larynx, primary bronchi  
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The trachea and all the respiratory passages are collectively called the   show
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show cartilage, close  
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show smooth muscle  
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The right bronchus branches into secondary bronchi   show
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The left primary bronchus branches into   show
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The serous membrane that lines the chest cavity is the   show
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show visceral pleura  
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The pleura covers the lungs   show
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show parietal  
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During breathing, friction between the pleural membranes is reduces by   show
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show friction, breathing  
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The alveoli and the pulmonary capillaries are all made of   show
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show tissue fluid  
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Normal inflation of alveoli is possible because decreases the surface tension within alveoli   show
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Pulmonary surfactant permits normal inhalation because it decreases the within alveoli   show
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All of the structures and substance through which gasses diffuse in the lungs are collectively called the   show
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The diaphragm is made of muscle   show
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show downward  
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show contracts  
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The diaphragm during exhalation   show
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During exhalation the diaphragm moves   show
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The diaphragm contracts during   show
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The diaphragm relaxes during   show
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show didphragm  
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show inhalation, up and out  
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show external intercostal  
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The internal intercostal muscles contribute to a   show
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show internal intercostal  
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show diaphragm  
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The elastic connective tissue of the lungs contributes to   show
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show elastic connective  
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show atmospheric pressure  
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The air pressure within the bronchial tree is called   show
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During inhalation, intrapulmonic pressure   show
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During exhalation, intrapulmonic pressure   show
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In external respiration oxygen diffuses from the   show
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In external respiration carbon dioxide diffuses from the   show
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show serous fluid  
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show consentration  
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show blood, tissue  
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In internal respiration carbon dioxide diffuses form the to the blood   show
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In internal respiration the PO2 in the blood is   show
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show low  
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In internal respiration the PCO2 in the blood is   show
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In internal respiration the PCO2 in the tissues is   show
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show hemoglobin  
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show red blood cells  
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The mineral that is essential for oxygen transport is   show
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show hemoglobin  
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Oxygen is released from hemoglobin to tissues where the P is low and the P is high   show
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show bicarbonate ions, plasma  
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Bicarbonate ions are in the plasma are the form of blood transport of   show
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The CNS respiration centers are located in the and   show
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The inspiration and expiration centers are located in the   show
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show pons of the brain  
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show inspiratory, medulla  
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The _________ nerves are motor to the diaphragm   show
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show diaphragm  
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The functions of the apneustic center is to   show
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show exhalation  
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The strongest stimulus to increase the breathing rate is a ________ level of ______ in the blood   show
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The strongest stimulus to increase the breathing rate is a higher level of _______ in the blood because this makes the blood more __________   show
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show Carbon dioxide, decrease  
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show carotid body, aortic body  
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The carotid and aortic bodies contain _________ that detect decreases in the blood ________ level   show
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show medulla  
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show carbon dioxide  
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show increase, inhale more oxygen  
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show increase, exhale more CO2  
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show ciliated  
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show ciliated, mucus  
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Two functions of the nasal mucosa are to ________ the incoming air and add _________   show
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show decrease, more  
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The general cause of respiratory alkalosis is a _________ in breathing rate that results in __________ CO2 in the body   show
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show 7.35  
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A severe respiratory alkalosis will cause the blood pH to rise above   show
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show alkalosis  
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show acidosis  
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To compensate for the metabolic acidosis the respiratory rate will _______ in order to _________ more carbon dioxide   show
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show increase, exhale, raise  
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show decrease, retain  
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show decrease, retain, lower  
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show 75%  
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