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37 Cards in this Set
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The Trachea extends from the larynx to the _________ Vertebrae?
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6th Cervical
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The area of the left lung that corresponds to the right middle lobe is the _________
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Lingula
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What region contains the coarse nasal hairs?
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Olfactory
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Due to the structure of the __________, a large amount of moisture is added to the respiratory system every day.
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Conchae
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_______ cells are responsible for the production of mucus?
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Goblet
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Which region of the brain controls breathing?
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Medulla Oblongata
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The process of gas exchange between air and blood is called?
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External Respiration
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the vocal chords are located in the?
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Larynx
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During Metabolism, your body produces the waste product _______ ?
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Carbon Dioxide
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The Diaphragm receives help from the _________ Muscles in the activity of breathing?
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Accessory
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The diaphragm is line with a serous membrane called the _________?
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Parietal Pleura
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The "clean-up" cells are loacted in the _____ layer of alveolar membrane?
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Epithelial
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The respiratory system terminates at the
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Alveoli
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The Kidneys attempt to increase hemoglobin levels in the body by the release of
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Erythoprotein
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Type II cells that line the alveoli are responsible for the production of
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Surfacttant
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T or F:
The hilum is the area where the root of each lung is attatched. |
True
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T or F:
The domed shape muscle that acts to ventialate is the diaphragm? |
True
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The throacic cavity and the upper side of the diaphragm is lined with the visceral pleura?
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False
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Cilia are microscopic hairlike structures.
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True
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The cerebrum of the brain controls breathing?
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False
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The oropharynx is behind the mouth?
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True
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Altelectasis is the situation in which the air sacs collapse?
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True
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The major types of alveolar surface is type II, or granular pneumocytes?
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False
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The portion of the sternum where cpr is performed is the xiphoid process.
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False
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Mucous Membranes add 650-1000 mL of water each hour to moisten inspired air.
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True
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The upper respiratory tract begin at the nares and end at the trachea?
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True
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Inspired objucts usually lodge in the left lung.
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False
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The hormone Erythropoietin is released in the lungs.
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False
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The thoraic cage consists of twelve pairs of elastic arches of bones called ribs.
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True
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The nasal cavities are seperated by a septum
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True
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Which gas is found in the atmosphere?
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Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide
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The process of moving gas into and out of the respiratory system is the?
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Ventialtion
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The process of gas exchange at the tissue sites is the
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internal respiration
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Gas exchange takes place across the
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Alveolar-capillary membrane
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The bones in the respiratory region of the nose are called
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turbinites
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The portion of the sternum where cpr is performed is the
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body
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the _______ plerual lines the thoracic cavity
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parietal
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