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Final Exam Clinical

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Microscopic air sacs that are the primary unit of gas exchange in the lungs is called what?   Alveolus or Alveoli  
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The primary muscle of breathing that seperates the chest and the abdominal cavities is called?   Diaphragm  
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What is the law of diffusion?   Basis of gas mechanics  
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What is diffusion?   When molecules move across a membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration  
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Lungs exchange oxygen and carbond dioxide via __________?   Diffusion  
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Carbon-Dioxide rich blood circulates from the right side of the_____ to the lungs.   HEART  
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What is ORTHOPENA?   Ability to breath only in the standing or upright sittting position  
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What is hemothorax?   accumilation of blood and fluids in the plueral cavity that limit the expansion of the lungs  
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What is EMPHYSEMA?   Disease of chronic airways obstruction in which air is trapped (smoking or heredity)  
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