Exam 15: The Respiratory System

The CNS respiratory centers are located in the ____________________ and ____________________.

The function of the serous fluid of the pleural membranes is to prevent ____________________ during ____________________.

The function of hemoglobin is to carry:

The importance of the tissue fluid that lines the alveoli is that it:

If total lung capacity is 5000 mL and vital capacity is 4000 mL, the remaining liter of air is:

The air pressure outside the body is called:

Most carbon dioxide is transported in the blood in the form of ____________________ in the ____________________.

The oropharynx is located behind the ____________________ and is lined with ____________________ epithelium.

Carbon dioxide is the most important regulator of respiration because an excess will make the blood too:

Which of the following statements are true of O₂ and CO₂ transport in the blood? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Bicarbonate ions in the plasma are the form in which ____________________ is transported in the blood.

Oxygen is released from hemoglobin when the PCO₂ of the surrounding tissues is ____________________.

Most carbon dioxide is transported in the blood:

Oxygen is released from hemoglobin to tissues when the PO₂ is ____________________ and the PCO₂ is ____________________.

The chemoreceptors that most rapidly detect an increase in blood carbon dioxide are located in the:

A blood pH of 7.32 indicates: