AnP Lab Exercises 36 and 37 – Flashcards
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This portion of the upper respiratory system serves only as an air passageway.
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nasopharynx
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Speech occurs when air is moved through this passageway between the
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Vocal Folds (True Vocal Cords)
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The trachea divides into ________ bronchi that lead to the lungs.
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Because the conducting zone structures have no gas exchange function, they are called
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Anatomical Dead Space or Conducting Zone Structures
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The right lung has superior, middle, and inferior lobes. Which lobe is missing on the left side?
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Middle Lobe
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The portion of the serous membrane that lines the thoracic walls is called the
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parietal pleura
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The function of the bronchial tree through the terminal bronchiole is ________; the function of the respiratory bronchiole and alveoli is ________.
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to move air gas exchange
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The amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after a normal tidal volume exhalation is called the
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expiratory reserve
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Minute respiratory volume can be computed if one knows ________ and ________.
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tidal volume respiratory rate
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Hyperventilation causes a ________ in the blood concentration of CO2, and thus ________ the rate of respiration.
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Decrease Decrease
