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| What are the Organs of the Respiratory System? |
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| Nose, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs-alveoli |
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| Why is nose breathing preferable to mouth breathing? |
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| B/c the respiratory mucosa rests on thin-walled veins that warm the incoming air, mucus produced by the mucous glands moistens the air and traps dust and bacteria. The oral mucosa performs none of these functions. |
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| Four events of Respiration |
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| Pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, respiratory gas transport, and Internal respiration. |
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| Moving air into and out of the lungs (commonly called breathing) |
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Gas exchange between pulmonary blood and alveoli.
( O2 is loaded into blood and C02 is unloaded from the blood) |
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| Respiratory Gas Transport |
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| Transport of O2 and Co2 via the blood stream |
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| Gas exchange between blood and tissue cells in systemic capillaries. |
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| presence of air in the intrapleural space |
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| Normal breathing moves about ____ of air with each breathe |
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| tidal volume= respiratory volume |
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| True or false? Most carbon dioxide is transported in the plasma as bicarbonate ion (HCO3) |
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| Rising levels of COz in the blood (acidosis) results in faster deeper breathing |
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| Over-secretion of thick mucus clogs the respiratory system |
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| true or false: New borns respiration is 30 respirations per minute. |
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| False. a newborns respirations range from 40-80 respirations per minute. Infants are 30 respiration per minute. |
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| gastrointestinal tract; it is continuous, coiled, and hollow tube that runs through the ventral cavity from stomach to anus! |
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