Exam 15: The Respiratory System

The adenoid is ____________________ tissue on the wall of the ____________________.

A blood pH of 7.36 indicates:

The diaphragm is made of ____________________ muscle, and during inhalation it moves ____________________.

Respiratory acidosis would be most likely with a breathing rate of ____ per minute.

The ____________________ nerves are motor to the diaphragm.

The larynx is an air passage between the ____________________ and the ____________________.

The palatine tonsils are ____ tissue and are found in the ____.

Which statement is NOT true of the bronchial tree?

To compensate for metabolic alkalosis, the respiratory rate will:

A minute respiratory volume that could help compensate for metabolic alkalosis would be:

Exchange of gases is possible in the lungs because the alveoli are lined with ____________________, in which gases can dissolve.

The nasal mucosa is made of ____________________ epithelial tissue.

Inflation of the alveoli is made possible by the presence of ____ within the alveoli.

Severe respiratory acidosis will cause the blood pH to fall below ____________________.

Mucus and pathogens are swept out of the larynx and trachea by ____________________.

A patient who is anxious and hyperventilating may also be in a pH state of respiratory ____________________.

The diaphragm ____________________ during exhalation, and moves ____________________.

The chemoreceptors that detect decreases in the blood oxygen level are located in the:

During swallowing, the larynx is covered by the:

The nasal cavities are lined with: