Exam 15: The Respiratory System

The serous membrane that covers the lungs is the ____________________.

In respiratory alkalosis, the pH of the blood might be:

Which of the following is NOT a bone of the nasal cavities?

During exhalation, intrapulmonic pressure ____ and air ____.

A blood pH of 7.48 indicates:

A breathing rate that could help compensate for metabolic acidosis would be ____ per minute.

During exhalation, the diaphragm:

During swallowing, the nasopharynx is covered by the ____________________.

The internal intercostal muscles contribute to a ____________________ by pulling the ribs ____________________.

In response to high blood carbon dioxide levels, the breathing rate will:

The larynx contains vocal cords, folds that vibrate when air is ____________________.

The apneustic and pneumotaxic centers are located in the ____________________ of the brain.

During inhalation, intrapulmonic pressure ____ and air ____.

In external respiration, carbon dioxide diffuses from the ____________________ to the ____________________.

The partial pressure of a gas in air or a body fluid is a measure of the ____________________ of the gas.

The bones that increase the surface of the nasal mucosa are the ____________________.

The trachea is lined with ____________________ epithelial tissue.

The limit of respiratory compensation for an ongoing metabolic pH imbalance is approximately ____________________ %.

Severe respiratory alkalosis will cause the blood pH to rise above ____________________.

External respiration is: