Exam 14: The Respiratory System

The organs of the respiratory system that contain alveoli are ________.

Which of the following is a significant function of the nose?

Luz,a woman with a history of asthma,walked by a house and noticed that smoke was pouring out of the basement.Evidently,any smoke detector was either absent or not working because nobody in the home was reacting to the emergency.Luz banged on the front door and threw it open,screaming that there was a fire.The family immediately rushed out but upon reaching the safety of the front lawn,one of the children said the cat was trapped inside.Luz dashed into the now smoke-filled structure,searched around,found the cat,and emerged with the frightened but safe creature.According to the chapter,what short- and long-term problems will Luz most likely have?