A&P CH 12 Respirator Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Absorption | movement of food molecules from the digestive tract to the circulatory or lymphatic systems |
| Basal Metabolic Rate | the rate of energy expenditure of the body during normal relaxed activities |
| Breathing Pattern Disorder | a complex set of behaviors that leads to overbreathing without the presence of a pathologic condition |
| Diaphragm | a dome shaped sheet of muscle attached to the thoracic wall that separates the lungs and thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity |
| Digestion | the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food |
| Elimination | removal and release of solid wast products from food that cannot be digested or absorbed |
| External Respiration | exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between lungs and bloodstream |
| Gestation | the period of fetal growth from conception until birth |
| Hyperventilation | abnormally deep or rapid breathing in excess of physical demands |
| Ingestion | taking food into the mouth |
| Internal Respiration | exchange of gases between the tissue and blood |
| Lower Respiratory Tract | larynx, trachea, bronchi, and alveoli |
| Lungs | primary organs of respiration |
| Peristalsis | rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles that propels products of digestion along the tract from the esophagus to the anus |
| Respiration | movement of air in and out of the lungs |
| Sinuses | 4 groups of air filled spaces that open intot he internal nose |
| Thorax | chest cavity |
| Upper Respiratory Tract | nasal cavity and all its structures and pharynx |
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