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| Movement of air in and out of lungs |
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| Gas exchange between air in lungs and blood |
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| Gas exchange between the blood and tissues |
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| Oxygen enters blood and carbon dioxide leaves |
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| Altered by changing blood carbon dioxide levels |
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| Movement of air past vocal folds makes sound and speech |
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| Smell occurs when airborn molecules draw into nasal cavity |
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| Against microorganisms by preventing entry and removing them |
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| The Nose functions 4 things |
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-Passageway for air
-Cleans the air
-Humidifies, warms air
-Smell |
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| -Common opening for digestive and respiratory systems |
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-Maintains an open passageway for air movement.
-Epiglottis and vestibular folds prevent swallowed material from moving into larynx.
-Vocal folds are primary source of sound production. |
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-Trachea to terminal bronchioles which is ciliated for removal of debris.
-Cartilage holds tube system open and smooth muscle control tube diameter. |
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-Respiratory bronchioles to alveoli
-Site for gas exchange. |
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| Pleural fluid is produced by.... |
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| reduce surface tension by disrupting the cohesive forces between water molecules |
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| Surfactants also result in an ___________ and a ___________ in the force needed to inflate the lungs |
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| increase in lung compliance; decrease |
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| Movement of air into and out of the lungs is called..... |
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| Air moves from an area of ____ pressure to are of _____ pressure. |
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| Volume of air inspired or expired during a normal inspiration. |
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| Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) |
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| Amount of air inspired forcefully after inspiration of normal tidal volume. |
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| Expiratory reserve volume |
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| Amount of air forcefully expired after expiration of normal tidal volume. |
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| Volume of air remaining in respiratory passages and lungs after the most forceful expiration. |
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| Inspiratory Capacity (IC) |
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| Tidal Volume (TV) plus inspiratory reserve volume. |
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| Functional residual capacity (FRC) |
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| Expiratory reserve volume plus residual volume. |
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| Sum of inspiratory reserve volume, tidal volume, and expiratory reserve volume |
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| Sum of inspiratory and expiratory reserve volumes plus the tidal volume and residual volume. |
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| Total amount of air moved into and out of respiratory system per minute. |
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| Respiratory rate or frequency |
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| Number of breaths taken per minute. |
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| Part of the respiratory system where gas exchange does not take place. |
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| How much air per minute enters the parts of the respiratory system in which gas exchange does take place. |
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