Exam 16: Respiratory System

What term describes the amount of air that enters or leaves the lungs during a respiratory cycle?

Which respiratory pattern will increase the amount of fresh air entering the alveoli?

During normal quiet inspiration, the contraction of the __________ causes air to move into the lungs.

The condition in which outside air enters the pleural cavity is called __________.

What reaction occurs in the pulmonary capillaries?

The air around us is about __________% oxygen.

The organs of the upper respiratory tract are located outside the thorax.

Which muscle(s) is/are used during forceful expiration?

An excessive increase in the rate and depth of breathing, resulting in a drop in P _CO2 below normal levels, is called __________.

Cathy has been diagnosed with emphysema, a condition associated with destruction of alveolar walls. What effect would this anatomical change have on Cathy's respiratory function?

What typically causes the condition in newborns called respiratory distress syndrome?

What type of tissue forms the walls of the alveoli?

Brad suffers from anxiety attacks during which he hyperventilates and occasionally passes out. Why would he faint?

The maximum amount of air a person can exhale after taking the deepest breath possible is a measurement of that person'svital capacity.

The pectoralis minor and the sternocleidomastoid muscles are used during forced expiration.

Which of the following adheres the visceral and parietal pleural membranes together?

What factor will cause an increase in breathing rate?

How is carbon dioxide transported in the blood?

The layer of serous membrane that is firmly attached to the surface of a lung is called the __________ pleura.

What structure(s) is/are not part of the anatomical dead space?