Exam 15: Respiratory System

All of the following regions of the pharynx are correctly paired with a feature of that region EXCEPT

Surgical repair of the nose is

The visceral pleura is a

The openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx are called

What is the term given to the air that is normally inhaled and exhaled in quiet breathing?

The primary stimuli that cause the respiratory center to initiate inspiration are

If a mixture of gases has a total pressure of 200 mm Hg and it is 80% nitrogen and 20% oxygen,then according to Dalton's law of partial pressures,the pressure due to oxygen is _____ mm Hg.

The movable cartilage that covers the opening into the larynx during swallowing is the

When the diaphragm contracts,the volume of the lungs increases,and the intraalveolar pressure decreases.

More oxygen combines with hemoglobin when there is _____ carbon dioxide,_____ pH,and _____ temperature

The right lung is shorter and wider than the left lung and has three lobes.

What is the factor that provides the strongest stimulus for breathing?

Active transport accounts for the exchange of air between the lungs and the blood.

The removal of the pharyngeal tonsils is called a tonsillectomy.

What are the two regions of the CNS that contain respiratory neurons?

What is the term for the type of epithelium in the respiratory membrane?

The parietal pleura is closely adherent to the surface of the lungs.

Internal respiration is the

External respiration is the

What is the term for the type of tissue that forms the lining of the trachea?